Recent content by TexasGuy

The disappointment continues. I reserved on 5/19 at 9:33 EST. No email. No “Order Now” on ford.com. WA Wa wa. Congrats to those who have ordered.

Thanks. How much weight does it support on top?

Congrats to those who made it under the wire this wave. So painful! Ordered at 9:42 EST 5/19 and still waiting.?

On my last truck, I had the LineX spray in liner and I was quite happy. I also had a Lear cover and was disapointed. Nothing about the cover, but that it was a PITA to remove and I needed it off as much as I needed it on. So in doing research in anticipation of my new lightning what are...

Well, I have been driving my Model S since '19, and I will say to each their own. I agree on the maintenance end and not having to pump gas. Those are great conveniences. I also like never having to clean my garage floor. Conversely, every time I even think of planning a trip, I severely...

OK, rub that in! However, let's look at wind energy production:

Based on what? Recent history does not seem to support that conclusion. You very well may be right, but building plants takes years and the grid is already outdated and overstressed. With the current environment, hydroelectric production in the west may be on a decline.

Why? Do you care about the condition of the propane tank you get? You assume that it is tested every so often to ensure it's safe. Why would you feel different about batteries? As they approach their end of life, they'd get recycled. Also, so you get a 'bad' battery which has only 75%-90%...

I'm going to throw a lit match into some gasoline here: I think the demand for these BEV trucks is way overestimated. My guess is that a majority of folks who have placed deposits or have reservations for a EV truck (Rivian R1T/R1S, Tesla Cybertruck, F150 Lightning, Hummer or Silverado EV)...

Sticking with the numbers. If Ford builds 15k +/- Lightnings in '22 and there were only 15k-20k reservations placed on the first day, it would appear that generally the above conclusion is correct. As evidenced by the number of folks that have said they want a Pro model that is already sold...

I think that dealers may be misinformed about their 2022 allocations, and I think that we are too worried about it. I am concluding that based upon; a) the number of vehicles I expect Ford to build in 2022 (15k-20k), b) the number of people who reserved the same day (about 20k), comments...

It will soon enough! Progressive lawmakers see buyers of EVs as wealthy, er, great targets for taxes! It's not the oil, but the taxes they love. Oil producing states just get to tax the oil producers. Most states want to incentivize EV's but don't want to lose the highway (gas) tax...

I'm in the disappointed club. I ordered on 5/19 at 9:43 EST and was #8 at my dealer. I have no idea how many orders, but since they are a large volume Dallas dealer, and TX is the #2 or 3 state for buying EVs behind CA, one would think they should get a good share of allocations. They did say...

Looks like there is a ton of overthinking this. We are trying to solve for a number when most of the factors we don’t know: allocations per dealer, number to be built in MY 22, prioritization of certain states, how many per wave, what Ford is thinking, etc. I’m supposedly #6 at my dealer, and...

Does anyone know what type of battery design and construction Ford is using?