Ford has huge inventory of Mach E

[nvabill]

No more realizing on the way to work you have to pull over at a station and fill up, spilling gas all over yourself in the process.

Now that is funny right there, I have literally never ever ever spilled gasoline all over myself while filling up! ? Guess you really are a perfect candidate for an EV. ?

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[Roomba]

You must have a magical car. Please read and understand the following:

• Terrain: Driving on hilly or mountainous terrain consumes more battery power.
• Elevation gains: Driving at high altitudes can reduce the amount of oxygen available to the battery, which can affect its ability to produce power.

This used to be true for ICE vehicles since they are internal combustion and require air and fuel mixture.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but a battery doesn't need air to power anything. Maybe to cool it down but cooling it down isn't affected by the density of air.

 

[nvabill]

Well, they say people who buy EVs must be stupid, so I guess this is confirmation

No No, not saying that just messing with you. I'm sure you haven't spilled as much gasoline as you alluded to.

 

[superdave80]

You must have a magical car.

Strangely, I do not.

Please read and understand the following:

Your patronizing tone is heard loud and clear.

Terrain: Driving on hilly or mountainous terrain consumes more battery power.

I never claimed otherwise.

Do you know that driving into a headwind consumes more battery power? Do you avoid driving into a headwind? No? Then why are you worried about a little elevation?

Elevation gains: Driving at high altitudes can reduce the amount of oxygen available to the battery, which can affect its ability to produce power.

Well, you stated that you didn't want to drive from the HIGHER elevation where you lived (presumably where your battery performs worse), to a LOWER elevation (where your battery would perform better?), so now I'm not really sure what your point is.

And again, I don't need to avoid every single thing that might put a slight strain on my battery.



Oh, and the battery pack is sealed tight anyways.

 

[superdave80]

Allegedly, that can literally change with the stroke of a pen, I will believe it when I see it.

And it has before. Back in the 90s, California tried to force just 2% (or some small number) of vehicles to be EV. The technology wasn't ready, there wasn't enough demand, and they tossed the whole requirement soon thereafter. This ban/deadline has zero force behind it.

 

[thekat03]

Take it for what it is worth but according to Caredge.com there are 23,275 new Mach E's for sale and at a sales rate of 3473 every 45 days that means there is a 302 market day supply. So, not quite a years worth of inventory.

Ford sold 40,771 Mustang Mach-E's last year. The number of days it will take to sell 23,275 more of them depends on how aggressively Ford and their dealerships want to price them, but I doubt it will take a year. Regardless of how long that takes, measuring a number of cars in how many days or years it might possibly take to sell them is silly.

 

[TheSteelRider]

No No, not saying that just messing with you. I'm sure you haven't spilled as much gasoline as you alluded to.

I have not. T'was hyperbole. But, I have definitely encountered more than one nozzle that had a broken siphon and didn't shut off, spilling gas everywhere. Luckily with an EV electrons can't spill out of the nozzle onto the ground. well, I guess technically they can via an arc, but if that happens something is significantly wrong and you will probably die

That said, surely I am not the only husband who has been instructed that I shall always fill up the vehicles so that the wife's nails are not ruined. So, hyperbole maybe, but grounded in truth nonetheless. The wife is perfectly happy plugging in every night with the Mach E.

 

[nvabill]

And it has before. Back in the 90s, California tried to force just 2% (or some small number) of vehicles to be EV. The technology wasn't ready, there wasn't enough demand, and they tossed the whole requirement soon thereafter. This ban/deadline has zero force behind it.

Exactly, it is just an arbitrary date that the state government signed off on knowing they could easily amend it.

 

[nvabill]

Ford sold 40,771 Mustang Mach-E's last year. The number of days it will take to sell 23,275 more of them depends on how aggressively Ford and their dealerships want to price them, but I doubt it will take a year. Regardless of how long that takes, measuring a number of cars in how many days or years it might possibly take to sell them is silly.

Hey, don't shoot the messenger, I told you to take it for what it is worth. But, "Market Day Supply" is a real thing, the fact that you think it is silly doesn't change that.

 

[Susanne76]

I love my car and although I certainly overpaid for it last February I
had to get a new car at that time and it’s something that happens to me routinely in the stock market LOL so I just chalk it up to bad timing. As far as the “HOV” or clean vehicle lanes here in SoCal as you might have observed they aren’t much faster than the regular lanes (think 405) so even though I paid $22 for those stickers they’re still in my glove compartment.

All markets move in cycles and we had a huge demand cycle driven by the Covid era of supply chain shortages and now we’re in a glut but…I think EVs will be here to stay. It’s just a better car to drive.


I think the future of EVs is going to be fine and I am happy to be part of the EV world.

 

[JSW]

Hey, don't shoot the messenger, I told you to take it for what it is worth. But, "Market Day Supply" is a real thing, the fact that you think it is silly doesn't change that.

I saw substantially similar data from a source I trust. Unless/until Ford scales back production, supply will outpace demand and prices will remain unstable.

 

[nvabill]

I saw substantially similar data from a source I trust. Unless/until Ford scales back production, supply will outpace demand and prices will remain unstable.

Yes, very similar data from what I found. I can't help but laugh when someone dismisses market day supply as irrelevant when it is huge in not only the auto industry but also the housing market.

 

[waldo1949]

If last century technology gasoline vehicles paid there fair share then EVs would seem cheap. The cost of protecting oil supplies for them (think Iraq wars 1 and 2) about to subsidies of trillions of dollars. Gas should be taxed to pay for those wars.

 

[Deleted member 20140]

Strangely, I do not.

Your patronizing tone is heard loud and clear.

I never claimed otherwise.

Do you know that driving into a headwind consumes more battery power? Do you avoid driving into a headwind? No? Then why are you worried about a little elevation?

Well, you stated that you didn't want to drive from the HIGHER elevation where you lived (presumably where your battery performs worse), to a LOWER elevation (where your battery would perform better?), so now I'm not really sure what your point is.

And again, I don't need to avoid every single thing that might put a slight strain on my battery.



Oh, and the battery pack is sealed tight anyways.

I apologize if you viewed my comment as patronizing. I was just quoting from a Google AI search which stated the following:

Yes, driving uphill can reduce an electric vehicle's (EV) range. When an EV climbs a hill, the motor has to work harder to overcome resistance, which uses more energy and reduces the car's range. The exact amount of range lost depends on several factors, including:

• The steepness and length of the incline
• The car's efficiency
• Driving habits

Other factors that can affect an EV's range include:

• Driving on rough terrain
• Driving at high altitudes
• Tires
• Weather
• Driving style

Good night!

 

[nvabill]

... both of which might be on the edge of a 2008 event ...

Yep!

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