Could not agree more that interior headroom is crucial.  A roof that is too low limits demand for commercial and private applications alike.  IMO the previous generation of Ford Transit Custom was about as close to perfect as one can expect given everything requires compromise.         Somewhere in middle between Maverick width of 72.6” and full-size vans sounds good for a compact mid-size EV van, but when talking about a new ICE/HEV and perhaps PHEV van based on Maverick platform, I’m curious how much wider could a new van be made on same C2 platform?  Assuming an all-new van design and not just a cargo box tacked on to a Maverick pickup to save money upfront.  Could width go up to 74~75 inch range?

Real question is how are manufacturers going to address this issue of high repair costs?  Will other manufacturers avoid giga castings and in the process encounter higher initial build costs?  And if battery packs have to be removed for many repairs, how is that going to be made easier, especially when newest designs are sometimes using batteries as part of structure?  Sure, it helps lower initial costs but what about accident repairs?  High insurance costs eventually affects demand and subsequently price buyers are willing to pay.  Cybertruck was going to fail in marketplace anyway, but high insurance doesn’t help.     At present EV profitability is still in question as BYD and Tesla struggle for market share, perhaps leaving others in worse shape.  Without government mandates and or subsidies EVs will need to evolve a lot to become competitive against ICE and HEV.  Maybe Ford can stop the financial bleeding with new technology, but given they have been losing approximately $5 billion annually for the last few years, they have a long way to go.

Lets also keep in mind that Mustang is done on a budget and we are still dealing with 20 year old roots in the 2005 S197 platform   The screen integration looks ok, but I'm sure they could have done a better job if they had a bigger budget to make them more integrated into the dash vs using what they had. 

Move MachE to Louisville or BOC and turn CA into another C2 plant for Edge, Nautilus and Corsair.

Could it also be availability of drivetrains? With Escape ending production, Ford now have access to hybrid batteries, trannys, and Atkinson cycle engines to be reassigned elsewhere in the Ford line up (same for the Ecoboost engines used in Escape). If one assumes that Ford is to some extent capacity constrained in the drivetrain arena (especially on the hybrid drivetrains), then a nice chunk of capacity will be coming available to be used elsewhere in the product line. More Maverick hybrids? Bronco Sport? Maverick van?  

If Cuautitlán Assembly gets upgraded to build out CE1, that is a distinct possibility. 

What's interesting is Farley made a comment on how Ford wouldn't be investing in 50-60 grand electric SUVs. The mach-e, particularly certain trim levels like the gt, rally, and so on, are basically right in that price range.    I wonder if that means mach-e is done after one generation, or if it means a CE1 based mach-e will be significantly cheaper, selling for like 25-40k instead of playing at the higher price points. 

Whoops..this is getting sticky but let’s just say that CE1 products are mid -sized as in bigger than compact but smaller than full size.

How do you know the width of a CE1 van?