Actually another failure was not training the pilots that it even existed. Had they known they could have disabled it which is what Boeing expected them to do but Boeing went out of their way to avoid classifying it as a new feature that would have automatically triggered additional training and it was all done to save money.
As long as Ford's systems have some type of failsafe to avoid crashing at 70 mph it should be fine.
The issue is the market never took off-in a vacuum this looks bad for Ford, but its not like other makers aren't experiencing the same issues and having the same drawback in products.
The only upside is that is Ford has another production plant it prob could have used for the past 15-20 years and EV products cancelled are being replaced by other products.
Really? The entire CE1 project says they did exactly that and instead of pushing large expensive BEVs they're going for smaller cheaper ones which should have higher volumes on price alone and which should also provide higher profit margins. It's all theory until the vehicles are out but what other course should they be taking?
I don't have an issue with having the feature, though mine basically doesn't function anymore, even though my car turns over just fine. I'm sure once I get a new battery it'll work better again, but still.
I feel like they could just give a "perma-off" function for people that don't like it, and let people that are ok with it use it.
Stop/start doesn’t work as well as it should because the battery isn’t big enough to carry functions long enough in engine off situations and results in more shocks to auto transmissions ( pumps don’t keep systems pressurised)