Posted on 07/03/2021 10:15:30 AM PDT by ScubaDiver
The Ford Mustang Mach-E just keeps gaining steam as the year goes on.
We all knew it was coming—the day Ford would sell more of an electric car than it would its iconic Mustang. That day is here, and it's all the more painful for those who are V8 diehards. The reason why, exactly, is because the EV in question is the one that inherited the Mustang's name: the Mach-E.
First confirmed in Ford's June sales report Friday morning, then observed by Automotive News' Michael Martinez on Twitter, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E outsold its pony car namesake last month, moving 2,465 units to the normal Mustang's 2,240. The combustion-engined model, however, still leads the Mach-E in total sales this year, having managed 31,950 to the EV's 12,975 in 2021.
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“...that is NOT A MUSTANG!”
I guess under the new determination of what it is by our government it is an electric car, parts from China, assembled in Mexico. You can safely say it is not an American car in any way.
Changan Ford Automobile Corporation, Ltd. is a 50-50 Chinese joint venture between Ford Motor Company and China’s state-owned Chongqing Changan Automobile Company, Ltd., one of China’s four biggest auto manufacturers. The company produces and distributes Ford-branded vehicles in China.
In 2016, Ford stated to shift all North American small-car production from the U.S. to Mexico according to CEO Mark Fields. Ford currently has two factories in Mexico, producing around 400,000 cars per year, at Hermosillo and Cuautitlán, mostly for export to US and Canada.
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No, it's the reverse-- since solar has zero nighttime capacity, that zero capacity is always 100% used.
Regardless, you have the right idea.
"The useful thing is the amount of new generating capacity required if the whole country move to EVs is essentially zero."
My home solar is quite large and my battery storage is usually enough to make it through the night. That said, I don't have enough power generation or storage to take on the additional power in the day to later charge an EV when I get home in the evening. Although if EV's keep improving I might one day upgrade the system.
Even still, I need a gas powered car in the family too for when we go on long trips and such. My take on EV's are they're good for some things if you already have a certain scenario (in my case I have extra solar power half the year that I'm not consuming and could enjoy that going into something useful like an EV). But they can't totally replace gas cars.
And don't get me started on Ford having the audacity to refer to that grandmother's car looking hybrid as a Mustang!
My Jeep identifies as a Lamborghini.
1. where they work
2. where they shop and/or dine outside the home
3. along the routes where they travel for vacation/leisure
EV charging in these three places will be done mostly during peak daytime hours.
I can fill up my F150 in 8 minutes and drive 777 miles (36 gallon tank). There is no way the EV industry will ever be able to match this safely.
EV charging stations on every corner? A mid-sized gas station prolly uses a 3phase 480volt 200amp service - 400amps if there is a convenience store attached. To provide the power for a Tesla type supercharging station is 3000amps at 13,800 volts. Even then if too many cars are charging the available power is cut to each vehicle, thus increasing the “time” factor.
The grid will never be able to expand fast enough. And there will be a high tension tower on every corner for the feed. Don't get me started on the issues with increasing underground feeder sizes.
A very pretty vehicle in Pro Stoc drag trom. They could sell millions of 1970 body Mustangs, but they won’t make them. First company that makes a full size pickup at sedan ride height equipped with proper suspension will clean house.
“They could sell millions of 1970 body Mustangs, but they won’t make them.”
True. Volkswagen makes new Beetles with dog bowl hub caps and they are very popular in So Cal, along with Chargers, Challengers, Mustangs, Camaros and F-150’s. I seen two E-Mustangs and they are boring.
Just remember Ford sold a butt-load more 1958 Thunderbirds (the ones with the backseat) than they ever sold in 1955, 1956 or 1957; the classic two-seater models.
So ask yourself which one would you rather have today?
Maybe the numbers are like that because you can’t find a regular Mustang on a dealer’s lot
“I can fill up my F150 in 8 minutes and drive 777 miles (36 gallon tank). There is no way the EV industry will ever be able to match this safely.”
I agree, this is the major limit on EVs and the one thing that might stop them from replacing gas powered cars.
There are two markets where charging time doesn’t matter much and EVs will do well:
*Fleet vehicles - for big operators like Amazon and the Post Office EVs being cheaper to fuel and maintain will drive their adoption
*Cool vehicles - If the goal of your car is to go fast and impress girls a Tesla Plaid is what you want today.
According to Autotrader, there are roughly the same exact number of Mustangs and Mustang Mach-Es for sale in the US today; 1,750, give or take 25.
Production for both models has been impeded by the global chip shortage.
More like a crossover.
My first car. $1995 off the lot, Freudian Gilt.
Yeah…..just no.
Regards and thank you for your thoughts!
I don’t care what they call it it’s a Ford I’ll keep my Maxwell thank you.
From that angle, it looks like a hatchback. Much more stylish but not profoundly different in shape than my Prius (which I’d never consider a crossover, but I suppose it is because you can fold the seats down and create a station-wagon-like-but-smaller area in the back.
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