Not to start anything (there's enough of that in this forum), but that 60/40 split transformed from supposition 10 months ago to fact somewhere around 8 months ago. As far as I have ever seen, no Ford employee publicly or on this forum has substantiated that ratio.The originally intended production split for the Mach-e was 40/60 US/EU-UK
You have chosen incorrectly. Other than the small players, Mazda, etc., most will want to transition quickly. An electric powertrain is far, far simpler and cheaper than an ICE powertrain. Less labor is needed to assemble it, also. The UAW is scared to death of electric vehicles going mainstream. They know it will be a huge hit to their membership numbers. It is likely their number one worry.I look at it from the other angle - how can we avoid closing engine plants, transmission plants, hiring more battery and motor engineers while laying off engine engineers, meet the bare minimum regulatory compliance and sell more fossil cars in the meantime, etc...
Change is hard and Ford, like most automakers, is trying to avoid the changes EVs will bring, even though that resistance is futile just like resistance to all technology is.
I never said Ford was the *slowest* to transition.You have chosen incorrectly. Other than the small players, Mazda, etc., most will want to transition quickly. An electric powertrain is far, far simpler and cheaper than an ICE powertrain. Less labor is needed to assemble it, also. The UAW is scared to death of electric vehicles going mainstream. They know it will be a huge hit to their membership numbers. It is likely their number one worry.
The only players who don't get in the game fast are the ones that can't afford too.
UAW is its own, not ford. everyone is moving to the EV market. At the pace, they decide on. Ford is moving quicker than just about everyone. How many have a vehicle like the Mache? The id3 and id4 really just the same. Model 3 and model y really the same.I never said Ford was the *slowest* to transition.
Just that they are transitioning painfully slowly, and are at significant risk of being left behind in the EV future.
There's no reason whatsoever Ford couldn't bring the UAW along on this EV journey - battery cell, module, pack, motor, inverter, etc. production all in house by UAW men and women.
Ford just doesn't want to vertically integrate in case this whole "EV" thing turns out to be the fad they hope it is, I feel.
I really can't see that, I truly can't. I see Ford dipping a toe in, and VW jumping fully in.UAW is its own, not ford. everyone is moving to the EV market. At the pace, they decide on. Ford is moving quicker than just about everyone. How many have a vehicle like the Mache? The id3 and id4 really just the same. Model 3 and model y really the same.