Maybe Ford prefers making more Mach Es and F150 Lightnings than Mavericks, perhaps public social pressure can help shift some of the lithium and chips resources towards more Mavericks.
I would think they have a system already in place to send emails to dealers, they send emails all the time. They sent one notifying they would close orders "early to mid next week"
They did send an email notifying about the unexpected high demand and that they would close the orders by "early to mid next week", so it seems they had some good idea a few days in advance, still they chose to wait until Tuesday for some reason.
This make sense, otherwise why would Ford close retail EB orders just 1 day after hybrids if the ratio is something like 70/30 or 80/20 for Hybrids/EBs. Ford could have kept receiving EB orders for a few more days. Unless they're hoping they can convince a good chunk of customers to switch...
I arrived a few minutes after orders bank opened, was told that my order was the 6th or 7th(at this dealership of course), there were other people there at same time, but I knew exactly what I was going to order so my order got submitted pretty quickly and they gave me the preview order, it says...
It doesn't look like the Maverick is depreciating much and Mavericks can also get taken good care of, we'll see how the 23 MY does, I would hope it has less recalls than the 22.
I ordered an XLT hybrid with cp360, I think my order was #6 at my dealership which makes me hopeful that my order will be fulfilled, unless the dealership only gets enough allocations for rollovers.
I have thought about it, even asked my sales guy if it would be possible to switch my Hybrid order to EB FWD, but I think I'll stick with the hybrid. If shuddering or other issues arise, warranty should cover it, hybrid savings are worth it.
On a second note, just watched this video of a hybrid...