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Just not proud of taking welfare from taxpayers, especially when I can afford it. That is the gripe about the Tesla handouts, do people who can afford $150k cars deserve a taxpayer funded handout?

Using your cell phone analogy, the $12500 or even the $7500 government incentive is the same as when Obama gave out free cell phones.

You are picking up what I am laying down......

Had an EV, took advantage of the FREE government discount......for the 3 years I owned the vehicle, nothing ruined the EV experience more than the guilt of that $7500 discount.

Finally found time to ceramic coat my truck today. Feynlab lite is so easy and so nice, $40. DIY FTW.

All good arguements. But may I add a few to ponder. 1)Coal and Natural gas fired power plants are used to charge the majority of EV’s, Solar and wind can’t currently sustain the Grid alone. 2) mining of lithium and other rare earth materials for batteries is pretty devastating 3)Battery...

I am interested in what information are you dealing with that is wrong? let’s just vet the information directly versus vetting for only experts.

I agree with most of the above. If you like the lightning by all means buy it and enjoy it for what it is. Unfortunately EV is super political in nature and that is where the lines get drawn. Just how the country is right now. Having owned an EV, it served its purpose, enjoyed the...

Brian, With all due respect..... what would the vetting criteria be? 1) prior ownership of an EV? 2) works in automotive field? 3)Engineering degree required? If these are what you are thinking, your forum members who are qualified to post would be very limited. most lightning owners would...

Tesla fanbois are a surly bunch. The CT is still in the quoting phase, my company is currently quoting significant CT content. Tesla is demanding 6-9 months timing to launch and for reference, the fastest time frame done to date is 18 months on the parts we are quoting, 6-9 months in not...

This is exactly why the lightning needs its own standalone forum.

Personally I will stick with a 36 gallon tank F150 and save the extra 3-4 hours charging time, weekends are already short enough.

I used clay bars years ago, they do work great for pulling contamination but don’t add any additional shine. NanoScrub mitts have replaced clay, much easier to use and reuse able appx 50x. DA polishing in my personal opinion as providing maximum gloss prior to applying ceramic coating.

The way to see paint etching, rail dust and fallout is when you wash your truck , as you dry it, you can see vertical streaks where metal stains have left residue. it’s hard to capture with a picture. When the paint is dry it’s not as noticeable. I will say I found more dirt nibs in the paint...

I did it myself with a DA polisher, rupes yellow pad and rupes DA-fine polish. It did not require a two step compound.

A solar roof and bed cover would be like using a garden hose to put out a forest fire. A standard solar panel on a sunny day can produce appx 1 kw per day. You would need about a 100 solar panels to charge a lightning each day...

8000# boat trailer to and from the lake. if car and driver estimated range is under 100 miles, that is very limiting. plus what charging network currently allows Ford products and accommodates truck and trailers? I am sure a few exist, but Tesla’s superchargers do not accommodate a drive...

Ouch, that is awful towing range. That is a deal killer for me. I owned an EV before and they are ok. Range anxiety is real and cold weather effects are real. None of the EV trucks coming to market will have sufficient towing range.

You are going to be waiting awhile for the cybertruck, Tesla is way behind in development. They are still in the sourcing phase and are demanding suppliers meet 6-9 month development timing which is impossible, reality is 18-20 months is best case.

Towing range please with 7500# trailer.