The 5.5 Billion Reasons Why Ford Just Made a Smart EV Decision for Investors

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[Ronaldus Magnus III]

In 2021, Ford announced its goal to sell only EVs in Europe by the end of 2030.

It's important for companies to remain flexible with their EV strategies at a time when the market is slowing. Ford is doing just that.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

""Ford appears to be walking that pledge back and is now admitting it will continue to sell vehicles with internal combustion engines after 2030 if there is demand.""

IF??? IF???

""Ford has also adjusted plans for its EV battery factory in Marshall, Michigan, and it will now be much smaller than originally thought.""

There is no major "demand" for EVs without government (taxpayer) $$$$$.

As the coming Global Cooling advances** European EVs will become a fun late spring, summer toy, and any EV owners will, no doubt, have one or more internal combustion vehicles for every day needs.

**Global Cooling advances - the current theory is about 100,000 years of major cold, with 10-15, 000 years of warm in between the cold. The Great Cold will return, and all we can do is adapt.

[MinorityRepublican]

Depends on who’s the POTUS.

[Sirius Lee]

Europe = faggotry on estrogen.

[MinorityRepublican]

It’s the same deal in USA.

[Leaning Right]

> There is no major “demand” for EVs without government (taxpayer) $$$$$. <

Governments have many tricks at their disposal to force people into EVs. Here’s two:

- They could slowly raise gasoline taxes to astronomical levels.
- They could slowly ramp up mpg requirements until no ICE car can meet them.

There would be resistance to both in the US. But sadly, the EU is comfortable with such central planning. It could certainly happen there.

[cuban leaf]

“Ford appears to be walking that pledge back and is now admitting it will continue to sell vehicles with internal combustion engines after 2030 if there is demand.”

So they’re going to start making Toyotas?

I don’t know about most buyers, but I’ve taken the same pledge with Ford that I’ve taken with GM and Nissan: Never again. For the record, Ford’s F-150 $5,500 tail light repair turned me away, hard.

[cuban leaf]

My biggest concern is that governments may finally use this to get everyone out of personal transportation. Imagine none of the laws about not selling ICE vehicles oddly stay in place. Where does that leave us? Sure, we’ll still have all the vehicles made before that cutoff date, but still. People tend to be willing to do whatever it takes to get along.

It’s important to remember that not everyone was on board with the American revolution. There were a lot of cowards that didn’t want to upset the apple cart.

[rktman]

Easier to survive today’s climate than the cold cycle. Great idea to try to reflect the suns rays. If you want to help the return of ice. Fooki’ idjits!

[butlerweave]

Will Ford be gone by 2030 ?

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I had my doubts about Farley, but he seems to be going in the right direction.

[Freest Republican]

It’s worse in Europe.

Vanguard, State Street and Blackrock lost insane money in ESG and is moving away from it.

Europe will be married to it much longer.

[Bonemaker]

Sell your turds to Eurotrash just get them out of here,

[Osage Orange]

You should have fixed it yourself.....That's what I have done my whole life.

Of course I drive a 61 VW...a 1998 Honda and a 1998 Ford..

[citizen]

All you need to be street legal is you or someone to mount a red lens and a light that functions when the brakes are applied, right?

If you also want it purty, that’s your choice and a different matter.

[hinckley buzzard]

In the UK there is a requirement that by 2030 80% of vehicles sold must be zero emissions. ICE vehicles will incur stiff surcharges. In all likelihood EU countries will follow suit. Ford is adapting to government distortions in the market. It looks like no ICE Fords for UK by 2030 but other countries maybe so.

[Does so]

“For the record, Ford’s F-150 $5,500 tail light repair turned me away, hard.”

Was this the ICE truck or the Ford Lightning? Was the model the difference?

[cuban leaf]

You should have fixed it yourself.....That’s what I have done my whole life.

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I’m assuming you’re talking about the ford tail light. First, it wasn’t me and, second, it’s the cost of the tail light assembly itself. It contains key components of the car’s computer system. The rest of the car cares about how the tail lights work. And that’s the problem. Modern cars are way too complicated in order to offer features that are peripheral and not really all that important, if at all, to owners.

But about fixing it myself, I built a 30x60 shop building in early 2020 for exactly that. The first “serious” repair I did was in 1970 as a junior in High school when I rebuilt the manual transmission on my 1963 Rambler Classic. I’ve had 38 cars and pickups in my time here. With the exception of the FR-S, I did all my own repairs and, now that it’s not my commuter car (retired), I’m doing the repairs on that one too.

I confess that I don’t always enjoy it, but at least I trust the work, which is more than I can say for when I pay someone to do it.

BTW, OBD is a godsend to people that do their own work. Back in the late 90’s I had a Plymouth reliant that was completely dead. I checked the codes and they said it had a bad map sensor. I went to a junkyard and they GAVE ME ONE. Installed it and the car started right up. Imagine trying to identify such a problem before OBD.😋

[cuban leaf]

The problem with the ford tail light is that it’s a very complicated device, with a very complicated wiring connection and function. It feeds back to the computer system with electronics built into the tail light. If it fills with water, you’re in deep doo-doo.

I prefer to avoid such vehicles.

[cuban leaf]

I believe it was the ICE version.

Here is a video on it:
https://youtu.be/MUkFsuilVD0?si=sZ-6hRA0n4qZUxQD

[cuban leaf]

I believe it was the ICE version.

Here is a video on it:
https://youtu.be/MUkFsuilVD0?si=sZ-6hRA0n4qZUxQD