How do  you claim to be the leader in commercial vehicles when it looks like your days of class 6 and 7 are numbered-something which you have been predicting.    And everyone else who was never certainly in class 6 and to a lesser extent in class 7 are suddenly in those classes.  Mack is the latest.  Two examples come to mind of new Mack customers in my area.  One was a processor of cooking oils.  26,000 GVW Mack.  Porta-John Operator that serves our Fairgrounds..new class 6 mack to deliver and pick up    Ford was  if not a leader, a very strong presence in those classes in the Louisville days. And don't confuse the market with "Trucking", it is a market where the vehicle supports the primary reason the business exists.  You are not going to satisfy that with F-550's and F-600's.  And why haven't Ford's 650/750 numbers been good?  I guess it is because the option list continues to shrink and probably a lot of potential buyers are afraid they will be abandoned.   They do NOTHING to show they are a player IMO.

It's hard to say. I don't believe most consumers unlike enthusiasts even know what a traditional belt and pulley style CVT is, or why it should be avoided aside from the minority who go on internet forums to research cars before buying them.    It really is unfortunate that a planetary gear style cvt from my research can't really be put into non-hybrid vehicles, because it resolves basically all the issues a normal CVT has. 

I just wish we could get back to the days when people were better at having more nuanced, balanced opinions on things. As far as I'm concerned, EVs are a really solid choice for people who want a short distance commuter for owners who want something with significantly lower ownership costs. But they aren't great currently if you want to do a lot of road trips or heavy towing.    They're great for some use cases, and not so great for some others. It's pretty straight forward imo. Yet it seems the team that guy is part of is just anti-ev all the way, and then you had people, including people who used to comment on this site, who believed EVs were the answer to everything and Ford was gonna go out of business if they didn't adopt a fully electric line up in 5 years.    As with most things, the truth is somewhere in the middle. 

That would be shocking.....     Please tip your waitress.   

Did a lightning owner steal his wife or something? What is this journalism lol?

I was about to say the same thing. This is lazy ai slop

FTFY

any updates on your situation? im experiencing the same. 2025 RR 3.0l

What?  I didn’t give GM “credit for massive design changes”.  I simply stated that small vehicles can be made better and more practical by paying attention to details.   I realize this is a Ford forum and followed mostly by Ford fans, but there is no need to become so defensive when discussing other products from various manufacturers.  It’s inevitable that other manufacturers will occasionally have better ideas and products and sticking to a rigid party line doesn’t help.   And to be clear and transparent, yes, I like what I’ve seen so far on Bolt given its price.  IMO it meets a need Ford doesn’t cover at all.  Having said that I’ve only owned one Chevy and it had a lot of problems so never went back; however, if buying an EV, Bolt would be on short list to evaluate.

Article: https://www.autoblog.com/news/plug-in-hybrids-five-times-dirtier-than-claimed-te-study   Direct link to study: Smoke screen: the growing PHEV emissions scandal   Also looking like people aren't plugging in their PHEVs as often as they should, once again.