I understand where he is coming from. He was hired to make money for Ford. Which means selling pick-up trucks that hardly anyone actually needs. But he is also a car enthusiast who realizes bigger is not always better.
Market research probably showed that no one will buy an EV with 120 mile...
In my opinion, rear camera is a must. When I got hit, the footage made it smooth sailing getting paid by the insurance.
I wired my system to the fuse behind the glovebox. No trim removal.
Now imagine all these people are in a car with average of 1.2 person per vehicle. So it's just the opposite for me. When I am stuck in traffic I think about how I'd rather be somewhere else.
At least with a train you have options to get out or wait for another one or take a local that will be...
I lived in NYC most of my life and until my 30s I would just ride the train or bike to work. (number 2 worst on the list) Then I got my driver's license and I would drive to work in Brooklyn sometimes. About 10 miles so it would be under an hour one way.
Now I live in NJ and still go into BK...
They see the writing on the wall. EVs are the latest attempt in securing a future for their business. So they'll lobby the governments and blow billions on marketing. Just to keep everyone trapped in the past with car dependency and wasted resources.
Zero interest in big bronco. The sport is already plenty big for me.
We don't need this arms race of increasingly larger cars on the road in the guise of "safety"
We had a Chinese built EV on sale for a couple years now. Polestar (Volvo ((Geely)) is made in China and doesnt qualify for the tax break. China makes more cars than all other other countries combined and locally they have 30% market share for EVs. It's silly to assume they don't know what they...
Nah when the fuel injector goes bad it feels like a damn tractor. Pretty funny. Cylinder deactivation you can't really tell when it's happening. Limp mode is like Eco mode+++ the ecu limits your throttle inputs heavily.