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:ShinerBock wrote:
I am not an EV or ICE hater. I am a realist though and dislike people making false claims to make their side look better ...........
Excellent summary of the problem of EV discussions and it plays out on the marketing departments being very much guilty of the same issue.
Overstating the capabilities creates distrust and hurts marketing because unless you are a true acolyte, you can see thru the BS.
Instead, focus on what they do well and admit the limitations and you could build an market where they are very much viable.
- If I needed a commuter car (2 car family), I would be all over an EV with a 100-150 mile range that costs the same or less than equivalent gas car and by limiting the range, you bring costs way down which makes it even more viable to market.
- When the acolytes push towing (there are a few who speak honestly but they are often drowned out), it's obvious there are severe limitations that 99.99% of people can't/won't accept. The harder they push, the more obvious it becomes that they aren't being honest.
Then it give ammunition to those who are simply anti-EV without good reason to sow further distrust.
While most RV trips are under 200miles, I know very few RVers who don't take at least a 300-400mile trip per year (often 1000-3000mile trip each year). So short of renting an ICE truck for those longer trips, it's not viable for the vast majority of RVers. That may change but it actually hurts adoption by pushing the theme.
100% agree. The more you lie about something, the worst it gets and the more fire you give to the other side. Just be honest with facts, and understand that when it comes to opinions that other can disagree without being hated. Of course, we can all be wrong with what we thought was truthful information. This has happen to me many times. This is different than purposely stating a lie. Then there is the factor of separating what is subjective and objective. Some people seem to have a hard time discerning be the two and believe that their opinions are hard facts.
