Not really comparing apples to apples. Yes, fuel is subsidized.
the tax credits actually help the automobile manufacture the most. They don't need to discount the cars and new BEV models can be more profitable for them. That's actually what they were designed to do is get a new technology started , not be a permanent subsidy
I think you are confusing the MME with the e-Tron or Taycan or EV6. I've never seen or heard of 203 kW on a Mach-E and if you own one then you know the charging falls off drastically after 80% SoC to L2 speeds. See
I have one, it's infinity blue premium awd and extended battery i see 175-203kwh charging a bunch. Some advice when you use a EA charger pick the one that supports up to 350kw speed. And as for changing it's in as we speak getting the calibration update that's allows for DC fast up to 100%. What I gather from folks that have had it done is 80-90 charges at 50kw speeds and 90-100 charges at 20kw. Knowledge is power my friend. Btw here is a pic of my car in Fargo, no charge for the snow.
Where are you getting the 175-203 kW (it's not kWh) number? You know there are bugs in the EA app and charger displays? ID.4 used to report 175 kW all the time on the app but the car is limited to 125 kW.
From the EA app and what the chargers are reporting on screen. It could be wrong because I certainly don't have test equipment. I can comment that In Rockford,Il it charged from 30-80 in 16 minutes showing substained speeds up to 203 kw. I would think it's just a matter of time before the rest of the MME's get the calibration update or equivalent.Where are you getting the 175-203 kW (it's not kWh) number? You know there are bugs in the EA app and charger displays? ID.4 used to report 175 kW all the time on the app but the car is limited to 125 kW.
Officially Ford says the max charge rate is 150 kw:
https://www.ford.com/suvs/mach-e/
So I have no idea where you are getting your incorrect numbers from.
Also "calibration update that's allows for DC fast up to 100%." is only available for pre-July builds.
There are no real subsidies for the oil and gas industry. As CEO of Continential Resources testified to the Congress, “Some call the expensing of ordinary business expenses a “subsidy.” Now my recollection of what a subsidy means is when you are given money to do something. I guess when I drilled 17 dry holes in a row I missed that pay window. No one sent me a check.”
The reason I don't believe you is 203 kW is 500A at 400V. These 350 kW chargers are often rated to 500A but don't push that max. 160 kW is 400V at 400A which is more believable. The 800V cars like the Taycan and e-Tron I've seen personally hit 130 kW across the entire charging time. Lucid is 900V. Those are the fastest charging EVs around along with the EV6. The Mach-E is considered one of the slooooower charging EVs. Ford has throttled us badly. It barely charges at 1C... whereas the EV6 charges at 2C (rate equals two time the max capacity of the battery).
I checked my log from that charge and it was at 38% when I plugged in and 18 minutes later is was 80%. I then found a charge rate calculated on the web that's a rate of 130kw. To your point that's not 203. Cold climate or not it probably has a lot to do with the fact that I was 4 hours into an 11-hour drive that day so the battery was definitely up to temperature. I had also just completed a 95 plus mile an hour run through the heart of Chicago because everybody else there drives like idiots I needed to also.
So did you compare the Lincoln Corsair with the Ford Escape? They appear to be very similar (as Lincolns and Fords, since the mid-1960's, can be) but the build quality between the marks can vary by decade. E.g. my 94 TownCar was a FAR nicer car than the CrownVics and GrandMarquis' of the day but my 07 TC is really just a trim package of a CrownVic. (Though still a superb freeway cruiser.)
They are on the same chassis. If I remember the big difference is the Lincoln has magnaride and AWD with the plug in hybrid. Plus the Lincoln build quality and materials are more premium.
