Ford stops taking orders on the lightening
Seems after 200k orders these truck are sold out through 2023. link
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valhalla360 wrote:Lantley wrote:
If the roll out of EV F-150's is smooth without lots of issues then their popularity will grow quickly.
If there are lots of growing pains and head scratching EV's popularity will stall.
It's easy to look at Tesla and try to mimick what they are doing.
Actually converting a legacy ICE maker to EV is far more challenging!
Roll out will be the deciding factor. I was skeptical of the ecoboost 3.5 but it's gone pretty well, so hopefully since Ford didn't dump an EV pickup out quick, they sorted out the details.
I do think the ICE will hang around for quite a while. If you plan to do towing, EV simply isn't there but if they sell 1,000,000 F-150's per year, they can carve out a sizable niche for the electric ones as most never do any significant towing.
Why do you think a legacy automaker would have difficulty putting out an EV? Most of the EVs coming out (tesla included) achieve range by putting big battery packs in as opposed to a lot of technology. If it's cost competitive and no big muck ups, I expect they will sell well. Just a bit of a slow transition with the general supply chain issues and ramping up the new subcomponent parts.
I see the potential for difficulty because Tesla has an entirely different sales and service model.
There is not a Tesla deaership on every corner. Tesla only does one thing EV! Can Ford or any legacy dealer keep up with it all?
EV and ICE under one roof.
An ICE mechanic may not be as proficeient with a volt meter and osciliscope as a EV mechanic.
It's an entire new world for legacy dealers.
Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
I'm not saying it can't be done. But starting from scratch is sometimes easier than trying to adapt!
Microsoft was able to manilpulate the computer in ways IBM never imagined. Google raised the bar on Microsoft.
Tesla has now re invented how to propel a car down the road.
Will the legacy car dealers figure it out?
Time will tell,but merely trying to mimick Tesla will not be enough to turn the big ships around.
