Its a race for market share. If traditional auto makers can switch over there production to EV they can win or survive. Building the factories to build the cars in volume is the hard part. You also need vehicles consumers want and can afford.
I follow your logic and understand. Here is a story to help you out . .I worked at an assembly plant and they ran out of dull chrome rims. Now the vehicle could have been purchased with a more expensive chrome package. But the dull rims actually cost more to make as there was an added process to...
So long and thanks for all the fish!. . .You purchased a sweet truck. . .Years ago a friend put a deposit on a hybrid RAV4. He waited 6 months with no delivery in site, so he walked into dealer and out with a Limited Tacoma they had on the lot. I joked next summer I'll be walking into ford...
Tesla is just starting to put lithium 12v batteries in for the accessories. They have same life cycle as main battery. Elon wants 48V or higher to run accessories but no one makes the switches and systems that run off of high voltage.
Plug in hybrid is amazing. I think you will be waiting some time for plug in hybrid compact truck. My guess is ford makes a plug in hybrid maverick in about 3 years. Wait lists will be worse then current hybrid maverick. . . At one time before plug in hybrid Prius there was a company that would...
Part of the reason I wanted Lux was for spray in bed liner. I might have just order an XL. Sounds stupid as its only a fraction of the package but how I felt when ordering. I wanted spray in bed and trailer hitch. Also not sure the bed extender works with drop in liner.
Some say if you ordered before x date and sheet says spray in your good, now were hearing vin. I will be very sad if mine shows up with a drop in liner.
I wanted a maverick but needed to see one in person before ordering. Have not been able to drive one as both at dealer sold. . . I was worried it would be too small but was surprised how much interior room. Also bed did not appear small. I think part of the problem is how big trucks have gotten...
10/25 I ordered hybrid, XLT, Lux. I told sales person I wanted to order before hybrid cut off and she thought I was crazy. Said a few others called wanting to order before cut off but she said all rumors and not true. She also thought I would get truck in January. Lol. . .I said see you in June...
I have seen 2 up close at dealer and one on the road. All were black. Looked smaller on the road then up close at dealer. Can't wait to drive one, guessing it will be the one I ordered for first time.
I think if you order summer 2022 you will be waiting 6 months. Batteries will be the biggest hold up with hybrid orders. Its why every toyota is not a hybrid. Ford is selling gas as an upgrade so they can make volume and money not because its a real upgrade. Thats why hybrid not AWD or 4k tow...
I'm at the end of the 18 to 35 age group. This will be first new vehicle and first ford. Price to buy and price to operate were a big factor. I wanted a truck bed for weekend warrior stuff and my rental properties. It's a bonus that it can fit people in the back. . .
The ford maverick has...
You can tell ford had been paying attention. More then others. I think the success they will have with the Ford lightning could take the sails out of the cyber truck. It will all come down to volume. They need to get trucks to customers! Ford knows trucks. You can see it in the Maverick and the...
The line can probably only do X percent of vehicles with spray in bed liners. As an example 50 percent or every other vehicle the robot cycles in to spray. If 2 back to back come down the line they have to slow process down to accommodate spray in bed process. This is just a simple example, I...