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The truck already has a DC battery pack capable of giving enough power and two strong DC motors. Next gen F150 should have this as a built in function with only the cable assembly as an accessory.

Unless the labor cost for replacing/fixing the expensive part is higher and the customer is more clueless than you are. Kiding aside, what you are saying is true and it is wise to practice it, but it is easy to be Monday night quarterback for us. Most trouble shooting in practice is based on...

They knew about my accident and VIN number for all the cars in my household. In fact they knew more about my life than I do. They have enough data to know how lazy I am to shop around. I have been with Geico for decades so they figured they can getaway with raising rates and keeping it high...

Just tried to get a quote from State Farm in U.S. they know exactly how much I drive. It seems they have almost up to date mileage on my truck. Ford does not seem to be shy about sharing my info.

CATL has 18000 people working in R&D. Things will be definitely more interesting in 2033. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Electric-vehicles-can-claim-15-year-warranty-as-CATL-outs-million-mile-battery-with-zero-degradation-in-1000-cycles.819405.0.html

I have gamified the driving for myself keeping the energy bar in both directions (acceleration and deceleration) bellow 20% for 99% of my drives. Hopefully, it will keep, battery, tires and other components last a little longer while it gives me added range and keep my passengers more...

That is my dream car. I drool over it every time I see one on the road. As much as I love my Lightning, I will trade it in a heartbeat if GM made an EV Roadmaster. That is the beauty of being old, I don’t care what I look like to others as long as I am having a ball.🏀 🏈

Two of my teenage cousins died in a single car accident reportedly caused by another car driven by other teenagers. I remember how I was driving when I was younger. Completely oblivious to the risks I was surrounded by. Although lightning may be slightly safer for your son, it is a deadly...

A question for those that keep their vehicles after 8 years: If a module fails, third party mechanic tells you, they can remove disable/disconnect the module for $1K or replace it for $5K what would you do? Assuming in case of Pro, you have 1/6 power and range loss if you disable.

The truck this one replaced was a 20 year old Frontier in good condition. I suspect this will be like my electric shaver. The cost of replacing the screen on my shaver was half the cost of buying a new one so I replaced the screen. That was several years ago and it is still running with...

Of course it is fair. Our government supports EVs (Tesla probably wouldn't survive without it) and those $7,500 incentives really go to the manufacturer through our pockets. we just don't care about it as much as chinese do. We subsidize oil, and most of all we put our resources in our...

Yup, 2083 OTA will disable one of the motors and half the battery packs, and 2024 update will enable them (for a fee = millions). Ford stock will be splitting at $500/share because they finally learned they can make much more money out of making unreliable software than they can from unreliable...

This is how much they spend on Warranty Fixes ($4.8B): https://qz.com/ford-warranty-costs-earnings-1851605102 https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-lower-managers-bonuses-company-performance-slips-sources-say-2024-10-31/ They may bring the threshold of what constitute a...

Or may be they increased the production earlier because sales are up 86% this year but overshot and are sitting on a large inventory. I am curious if they can address the loss by higher volume or they are actually losing money per unit aside from overhead.

heard about it. Sounds very exciting and in the right direction. My next EV will definitely be more efficient and hopefully less expensive.

Got some on the last dip ($9.75) but it is going to be tough to compete with Chinese and Koreans. It will be interesting to see how Skunk Works is going to beat a $10K BYD Seagull without U.S. government protection.

They lost $1.2 Billions on EVs just last quarter. I am sure there is a lot of pressure in those board meetings to fix this fast or just spend a fraction of that money on lobbying for Hybrids and keeping Chinese out. Stock is down 8.44% today. Making money off of inefficient EVs is hard. Heck...

That was mighty bad but I consider that as much of Government failure as the company. Emission test is basically not a test. It is honor system. But I get your point of view and respect it.

I have never owned one but the ones I drove (especially Touareg) had a sweet ride. People that own them tell me while they are running, they are a blast but once they break down not so much. What has been your experience? "up to 80% of the components are user serviceable" sounded mighty good...