Lariat ER I think was the largest fraction of planned production, so if that's what you are planning on getting and your reservation has changed to an order you should be safe once they resolve the issues.
in order to sell a leased vehicle for a profit, you have to buy it first at the end of the lease and then sell it. Your options at end of lease are to turn it in or buy it. You don't own it yet so you can't sell it. There were some people combining those steps with some car buying services but...
They gave every wave until March to place the order, so most likely they will wait until then to do the overall scheduling and start production in April. The waves were only for priority in ordering.
I think the point about super low allocations is right on point. My dealership told me they expect less than 10, however they have 6 orders so far through wave 3. Ford has enough reservations for years, even with a small reservation to order turnover rate.
on the topic of the order process- I remember seeing something recommending visiting the dealership and signing something in person. I submitted my wave 3 order online, paid the dealership deposit, and my Ford.com order page now says "Order accepted by Dealer" and below that is "Scheduled for...
that is what I meant to say but it came out wrong. People normally talk about two quarters but it's actually the one that the manufacturer hits 200k in sales and the one after that as you quoted. Hopefully most if not all of the 2022 deliveries make it.
I think Ford mentioned that currently you could not charge the vehicle at the same time the battery is being used as intelligent backup power. It might be something they can add later, since those of us with solar would love that feature.
I go camping at least once a year for a week or more away from the vehicle, and my current vehicle sits there with half a tank of gas with no issues. Do EVs lose any significant charge while sitting long-term? I can probably find a way to bring an extension cord and trickle charge at level 1...
looking closer at the order form, the $100 is shown as reservation deposit, and the $500 is called order deposit. I didn't realize that varied across dealerships, but at least it's refundable in the odd case I decide not to go through with the purchase.