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I wonder about road trips and range? Is range really a big deal considering I’m the GV60 can go from 10% to 80% charge in 18 minutes. I believe Straight Pipes pulled it off in 16 via DC fast charging… Hyundai/KIA are figuring it out. 235/250/300, does it really matter that much if you can...

Sorry for your pain, I truly am. I sometimes get tempted about thinking "Maybe a Mach-e in a year or two" but in reality, I need to weight this properly and throw out hype and marketing blitz bombardment which is non-stop for EVs and embrace reality. Correct me if my perspective is off, but...

That's painful. I also know pain of Tesla owners and it just isn't fun all around in this emerging market. An acquaintance has a Model 3. Something went terribly wrong and Tesla lets him know, it's still driveable, but to fix it he must drive from the Portland area to their Seattle location. Get...

It occurred to me a few months ago that the term "Range Anxiety" really isn't about range at all. Sure, most everyone asks "How far can it go on a single charge?" But the question isn't really about range-per-charge, or having anxiety about a vehicle not being able to go far enough on a single...

Intersting. Over 25 all-new EV's will be on the road by 2023, and yet somehow prices are to go down. The assumption is more EV's, more competition, more being sold, and economies of scale kick in and prices fall... I notice a $95 increase isn't much at all, but it certainly isn't a $500 YOY...

Great point. It's also a fantastic sign that Ford's done something well, really well, in their truly first 1.0 EV meant to sell and sell against the Model 3 and Y. It means Tesla lovers feel threatened, that's why. But that's fine. They are. In a recent review with Munro and a Ford Engineer, she...

Ford moved quickly with the Mach-e and has had to lean heavily on others for EV solutions. As a result BW looks to be a key player. Tesla is quite a bit of in-home engineering design, at time fro better, other times for worse. VW is massive and has money to throw into their own engineering EV...

Love the Teslarati, how they make it seem like Tesla is just superior in every way. No Apple Car Play, or Android auto? Seriously? No 360º camera? My point is people are going back and forth on points, and rightly so. It IS A TIGHT comparison, and many have the Ford on top, over the Tesla. It's...

I totally agree that - not just Ford - but EVERY car manufacturer needs to start figuring out ways to sell direct. Alas, it is much, much, harder than it seems. Tesla has been pulling teeth for a decade to sell direct in many states. Over the years, Dealers have worked their way into the...

I did some different, it not more "simple" math on the charging cost vs per gallon of gas. I'm assuming this Mach-E can go 270 miles on a full charge?... Did I miss their configuration? The EA display photo he took at 80% charge cost $27.52. However, he started charging on that station 12%...

I wish! I heard a few reviewers complain about this. If a car this costly doesn’t have the ability to tilt/rock the driver seat, so as to support the leg better? That’s crazy stupid. Sorry, no tilt is just - yah - a stupid call by someone and a horrible approval by so mid-level manager, and a...

Agreed on range being a red herring - IF - it's just your commuter vehicle and rarely take trips. Entering an empty-nester phase, we drive, and I also am one of those millions of outside sales guys that drives (in a normal world) about 25k miles a year or more. For family/wife, go to the coast...

This is what I would assume also. This leads me to my question: Without giving anything away, are you working in this EV industry, Silicon Valley perhaps, or just making an assumption as would I? Thinking about Apple (since I do own a pile of their stock since 1998), I follow them very closely...

Three photos (renderings) were teased today from Hyundai (https://www.motor1.com/news/465808/2022-hyundai-ioniq-5-teaser/), with the new cross-over coming to market on Hyundai's new E-GMP floor-based battery pack. Rumors suggest it could provide up to 342 miles, with it's long-range version. How...

I think it is well overdue that the "Utility Vehicle" category be broken down yet again. R-CUV vs OR-CUV categories. That is, "Road-Utility Vehicles" vs "Off-Road Utility Vehicles" needs to be made. The Model Y and Mach-E are NOT off-road capable vehicles. their ground clearance is that of...

I’ll ask this question again, as it continues to rise to the surface of possible validity: Could Tesla become the Blackberry of the auto industry? If you are old enough to recall, BB (BlackBerry) was a revolution in phones - a “smart phone” as you could read your emails and kinda peck themout...

The MME appears “smarter” or at least more transparent in factoring what you are truly going to get via what you’ve got in juice vs MY? Tesla’s are know for much larger mileage claims than they actually pull off in real world driving. What Tesla’s largest advantage over the competition to-date...

My best guess is going apple’s to apple’s would not be the best play for Ford. Thus, giving them a standard range vehicle eliminates the range comparisons.... What TFL should have done is shown some final data on final miles per kWh. Did they both set internal temps the same a d have like cabin...

Of all the comments, the end suggestion by Roman seems spot on. Moving forward, Ford, perhaps their best play, would be to buy out the majority stake of Electrify America and fix their issues, thus having an entire network at their disposal. Ford could then lower their Ford charging prices for...