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Ford Reports Devastating Losses Thanks to Electric Vehicle Gamble
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| May 3, 2022
| Thomas Catenacci
Posted on 05/06/2022 10:18:16 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: fireman15
“all the world’s cell production combined represents well under 10% of what we will need in 10 years”
And there aren’t enough mines in the world to produce the Rare Earth Metals to make the batteries, motors, windmills and solar cells that drive the Green Wet Dream. It is almost impossible to open these mines in the US, so they will be opened in other parts of the world with minimal environmental safeguards. This is the DIRTY not-so-secret secret of “green” energy. Hardly anybody is taking an overall systems perspective when evaluating this green future. It will be a disaster on many levels.
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:02:32 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(Instead of criminalizing guns, we need to criminalize criminals.)
To: fireman15
Ford Reports Devastating Losses Thanks to Electric Vehicle Gamble
I wonder if they ever learn. No doubt that sometimes in the future electric cars may be the answer when they come up with some magic battery, which charges up quick, lasts for quite some time and is relatively inexpensive. But until then our good old faithful combustion engines will do just nicely.
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:09:32 PM PDT
by
saintgermaine
(Saintgermain the time traveler)
To: Tell It Right
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:09:41 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: DuncanWaring
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:14:51 PM PDT
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: fireman15
Ford Reports Devastating Losses Thanks to Electric Vehicle Gamble
I wonder if they ever learn. No doubt that sometimes in the future electric cars may be the answer when they come up with some magic battery, which charges up quick, lasts for quite some time and is relatively inexpensive. But until then our good old faithful combustion engines will do just nicely.
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:19:15 PM PDT
by
saintgermaine
(Saintgermain the time traveler)
To: MissEdie
$4800 for an oil pump is mighty steep. the part from Rock Auto tops out at about $170 for a standard replacement. If it takes your mechanic 8 hours to replace it - and it should take considerably less than that - he’s getting about $575 an hour. You probably have to pull then engine, but he should be able to do that without too much trouble
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:20:15 PM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
To: ChuckHam; alternatives?
Ford vehicle sales overall were down 17% in the 1st quarter, but their puckup truck sales were down 31%.
To: MissEdie
2007 Ford Expedition Mechanic is telling me it needs a $4800 oil pump job
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Autozone $115-$240. Install labor does not cost $4,500. Unless there is something you are not saying - find another shop
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:28:46 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: Gay State Conservative
Some places diesel is $6.39 gal.
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:32:30 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: Night Hides Not
Yup!
Folks are either nuts and do not know the problems associated with the EV's.
The battery pack and installation of the battery pack will have to paid by the owner of the EV and this is a huge costs no matter what.
The brainless Biden keeps pushing this nonsense and he pushes this nonsense because Obama tells him to do this.
Obama is running the show and he wants this great country of ours to be non-existent.
To: Repealthe17thAmendment
"...I saw a Rivian truck on the road about a week or so ago.
Until then, I’d never heard of it. Sharp looking truck." 'Sharp Looking'? Really?
I think it's kind-of butt-ugly.
It looks like a toy made by Playskool.
But that's just me...
To: Adder
“How would you know what you were buying and if you would need to replace the batteries immediately or shortly down the road?”
If you know the manufacture date and mileage you’ll have a good sense of the battery usage.
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:33:35 PM PDT
by
Wayne07
To: rlmorel
. Batteries will get better, last longer, charge quicker, be cheaper, all those things.Not necessarily. The limitations on batteries and charging times are in the fundamental nature of physics (the laws of thermodynamics) that no law or arbitrary CAFE standard can change.
But it is stupidity and insanity of the highest order to suggest the internal combustion engine is obsolete and we should go all in on electric cars right now.
Agree wholeheartedly with this
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:34:32 PM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
To: PIF
Yup,true...but that's only within the last couple of weeks.I'm not sure why...haven't done any research.
To: M Kehoe
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:38:21 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: fireman15
R
...ivian CEO RJ Scaringe recently suggested that the supply chain for EV batteries is still far behind where it needs to be to achieve many of the goals pushed by Western governments, the WSJ reported. “Put very simply, all the world’s cell production combined represents well under 10% of what we will need in 10 years,” Not counting batteries that will need to be replaced in 'older' cars... at a whopping $8,000 a pop...So much for all the money people will save driving electric.
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:39:26 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Biden's motto "America Last". If YOU object you're labeled 'domestic terrorist' and put on a list.)
To: Gay State Conservative
Chevy had a diesel that was something of a success though it wasn't a Chevy. Knew a gal that had an 80's model Chevette with the 1.8L Isuzu diesel and 5 speed stick trans. She had a job that kept her driving on the highway and could get 50 mpg out of that thing on average. That was when the speed limit was still double nickel and the gutless 50 horsepower wasn't much of a detriment to keeping up with traffic. Hit the interstate and let it roll. Put a lot of miles on that thing. Have heard some of those are
still on the road.
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:39:28 PM PDT
by
lapsus calami
(What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
To: Wayne07
Maybe...but you have no idea of the treatment of those batteries...discharged completely? Overcharged often?
And no idea about the motors etc...but that is just me. Not a car guy but we ARE familiar with the ICE somewhat...
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:40:38 PM PDT
by
Adder
(Proud member of the FJBLGB community: /s is implied where applicable.)
To: lapsus calami
Worked with Isuzu on the Duramax 6.6 liter program.
They knew their stuff about diesel engines.
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posted on
05/06/2022 1:45:34 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Let's Go Brandon!)
To: lapsus calami
See...there's the key.Japanese engine.The ones that were put into larger Oldsmobiles/Cadillacs were disasters. At least that's what I've read.
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