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No I hate auto start-stop feature on gas car be frankly. I have 2017 Prius plug-in, it is different from BYD Shark. Prius is not using a 12V starter but rather high voltage (probably 288V) starter which is MUCH MORE smooth. But, Toyota Hybrid technology is too advanced and it is still a gas...

It is not necessarily complex. For BYD Shark, the engine is mainly a generator, it only drive wheels at freeway for efficiency, so it does not have a transmission.

The new EREV would be more practical. It would be like a BYD Shark, which has a fairly large battery pack for daily commute or local shopping, and use gas to generate power, still driving like an EV. That would be my dream truck indeed, with 80+ miles EV range, and you can still use gas when...

BYD Shark hybrid truck looks actually good.

48A provides close to 12kWh or 24 miles per hour. That should be enough. Moving to 60A is a big jump, to wire/breaker and installation cost. Also recommend Tesla type charger (probably with an adaptor) for future proof.

This is incredible deal. Can I get it in California? I see $494/month at Ford website.

Of course I wish Rivian can survive. But I really doubt. Unless Rivian can cut the cost dramatically, they cannot ramp up the volume, volume is the key for long term operation.

Ford is not going to bankrupt but Rivian will. So he should feel embarrassed.

So what is the total discount now?

Say it costs 10B to develop it, if Ford sold one Lightning, the cost is 20B, if Ford can sell 200k per year for 5 years, then R&D cost per truck is $10k.

Motion sickness is most probably caused by your driving style.

What's the gain to pay lawyer if Ford give all your money back?

I am early adoptor of EVs so I am not really arguing... EV sale needs 30-50% jump year over year. Without volume it is not sustainable, very simple.

Our tier1 is 45 cents and we always charge at tier2 at 53 cents. And yes Tesla SC (not open for other brand yet) 5 miles away is 35 cents and 16 cents after 8pm.

This is with $7500 credit. Imagine without this next year. People just have no interest, hard to find the right charge with enough speed, battery failure, miserable resale value, and the unpredictable repare cost, no need to mention the high insurance cost and extra $100-200 registratin fee...

XLT (ER) is OOS everywhere.

Simple math: Gas means > 40 cents per mile. Electricity means 2 cents per mile.

30A breaker for 24A charger adds 5.5 kWh per hour for 10-12 miles and 12 hours to charge 20-80%. If you have a reliable EA around it is fine. Otherwise, consider a 60A breaker 48A charger which reduce charge time to be half.

If this number is for engine/transmission failure with replacement/rebuild, it would be shocking. I hope Ford already has a solution.

80 trucks with bad module is not good.