Yeah, fact is that increasing demand regardless of where it comes from usually leads to higher prices, and not just for AI or BEV owners, but also for those who need electricity to keep lights on, cook, power air conditioning, etc.  Problem I see is that planning on higher prices alone to limit demand may be too painful on many people because we don’t know how profitable AI may be.  As example, I don’t know if electricity prices were to double, whether that would even faze them and force reductions.  Since governments (controlled by voters) often have to approve rate hikes and or added capacity, it will be interesting to see how this issue plays out.  In Texas the grid seems more stressed and less reliable than decades ago, though I have no data to back that up.  Just opinion based on perceived numbers of outages.

True, and utilities buy power from a market of potential suppliers , those suppliers can't keep up with demand from AI so the price increases until the demand matches the supply.

According to the article in Ford Authority, "..that the automaker has made great strides in terms of improving initial quality for 2025 model year vehicles, specifically, and the 2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS)...)  All well and good, but virtually all of the recalls involve vehicles 1-5 years old. The JD Power Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) better reflects that. It measures owner satisfaction after three years. And despite all of the recalls over time, Ford shows up pretty ok, but has along ways to go to catch up to GM and Toyota. Figures are for 2022 vehicles:  

it doesn't really matter-any repair over 5K for a car that is out of warranty is more or less a major financial event that would basically force the owner to get a new vehicle, since the vast majority of people can't afford a one time hit that easily. 

So they are walking the walk and talking the talk. That gets you nothing!

It would not be a Ford Bronco Sport but a model based on a Chinese new energy vehicle architecture. According to the latest information, both BEV models and Range-Extended EV will be available.  

Another one   Ford recalls over 694,000 SUVs in US after year-long fuel leak probe     I just checked my Wife's BS and it doesn't seem like is affected by it but it was also a later production 2024    

Completely agree personal responsibility matters. Blaming manufacturers for reckless behaviour sets a dangerous precedent. Tort reform is long overdue!

Ford makes ridiculous decisions that customers notice.  I for one want the badging.  I haven’t heard many say they want them removed.     In respect to the Platinum, they are really diminishing the value of the trim.  There aren’t substantial differences between it and the Limited.    I saw a 2025 Platinum without the quad tailpipes which looked the same as the Active I drive for work.  I presume it’s the model with the 2.3l but it did not have a premium look.  

Coal-fired power plants have essentially been regulated out of existence in the United States. It isn't the free-market causing the issue...