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Which part? All facts, even if you don't like them.

Is that worse than all the oil rigs? Actually, I don't give a shit about being green. That's not me. But I do really hate giving international oil companies my money. With an EV I don't have to. I make my own power. And I don't know about 'raped' either. I grew up in coal country, I know...

I believe that has been stated from several sources. After the book closes you cannot change the PEP code or the engine type.

Mine is a new 23 order, not a 'rollover'.

Yes, and that is the real joker at this point with all the rumors about hugely reduced dealer allocations. Which honestly makes no sense at all as it has been reported. But allocations aside it appears Ford has the ability to get close, though parts constraints might cause some particular...

Tim Bartz said his dealership had 88 left out of roughly 500 as of a few weeks ago. He has said his guess is somewhere around 10,000 will not get built. I would think his guess (while only a guess) is as good as we are going to get. My local dealership had 8 left, no idea how many they had...

And if you could get 4k towing? I think its possible, the truck itself obviously supports it. Not sure why they didn't offer it on the hybrid.

Best guess. That coincides with projected opening of Blue Oval City and related EV projects.

I can appreciate that. My wife and I built our first house ourselves. A few friends and a lot of beer. Took us 7 years to finish. Never had a mortgage, built more as money came in. But that was a long time ago. Young and dumb and glad to have a roof over heads. Had a contractor build this...

Oddly coincidental but the ad playing on your post was for a Chevy Blazer EV :) And the next ad was for a Toyota BZ4X.................... We are very lucky here, when we built the house we designed it with solar in mind. House faces due south and we have a 19kW array on the roof. Supplies the...

Glad to say I do, we factored an EV into the calculation when we put in our array. Generating extra now but its there when we need it. Agree, I would much rather have a Maverick Lightening Most likely that will be 2025 or 2026 when Ford's and GM's new battery plants come on line. That is...

I don't understand what you mean. I don't think hybrids work that way, at least my Prius didn't. The ICE engine and the regen braking charge the battery. The motor runs at first to get you started then the ICE engine takes over as you go faster. So the motor is used when it is the most...

Does the escape have a separate motor for the rear wheels? That might be the difference.

Why is that? Or maybe how is that done? If they use the same 2.5l engine I mean.

They might now have 2 years of production orders on the books. So if you order quick you might get a 2024 model.

Assuming the engine cost is the same cost, and the AWD, FX4 or Tremor versions were offered in either hybrid or Ecoboost. So the only difference is the engine / transmission choice. Better mileage on the hybrid, more horsepower / torque on the EcoBoost.

I think Ford's plan was to cut off retail orders well within their ability to produce and then backfill with dealer stock. Much easier to tell a dealer they only can get a few allocations than it is to (again) leave retail customers hanging. They could also more easily dictate what models and...

Highly recommend Bellingham Ford. No deposit, no add ons. Ordering took 5 minutes, I had the Ford confirm email in 30 minutes. Salesman sent a copy of my "COVP - Approved" two days later. So far super nice folks to deal with. I even asked if they needed a deposit and they just said, nope...

Good points. Battery recycling is in development with some top ex-tesla execs leading the way. major investors including Bill Gates. All lead acid batteries are recycled so why not Lithium? Ford's Tennessee battery plant is supposed to include a recycling facility. Lithium is expensive, no...

Washington preceded California actually. We just don't get the national news like California. Obviously, you are not a fan of electric vehicles and I respect that. But please don't continue to spread FUD just because of that. My house is equipped with solar panels that power the house and...