Second gen mach-e probably not happening

[2021-MMEx-RT1]

I hope they don’t call the next model Pinto!

now that's some funny sh*t right there.

For you youngsters out there, no, the flames are not 'backwards' this is in homage to the fact that when a Pinto gets rear-ended, the gas tank is right behind the bumper so it could burst, sending gas all over the passenger compartment, and probably igniting the gas as well as the occupants.

/fun times

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[HuntingPudel]

I can see why others will say the “best car I’ve ever owned” it rivers fantastic, great exterior design and it’s different. But you can’t deny that the lack of software updates or just new features makes it seem outdated…
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LOL I downgraded my first new car by installing a 9 year older engine. When the tranny and rear end got thrashed, I replaced them with a manual box and a 9 year older rear end. ??

 

[ChehRob]

According to Forbes, 2020 was Tesla's first profitable year. And that, remember was likely with a lot of government and other subsidies.

Tesla Notches First Full-Year Profit, Aided By $270 Million Fourth-Quarter Net Income (forbes.com)

Give Ford a few more years.

 

[Bruboy]

They should kill EV's. Their software and updates are atrocious. This puts people off to EV's when this is their first. Maybe they killed off BC also and will just use Tesla AP/FSD

Blue Cruise is on. Seems to work pretty well too

 

[phil]

Please post where the article/ interview where you read the claim that Ford would make the most efficient EV ever

The claim is made in post #1 of this very thread. I quoted it, and expressed my skepticism in post #4. You were the one who disagreed with my skepticism. Until now, apparently...

 

[tuminatr]

The claim is made in post #1 of this very thread. I quoted it, and expressed my skepticism in post #4. You were the one who disagreed with my skepticism. Until now, apparently...

Nothing in their recent performance shows me Ford is capable of achieving this goal. Or even coming close.

DeluxeStang said:
...it's apparently the most cost efficient EV platform ever designed, that's the goal at least

I took that a different way. To me that says they are trying to cut manufacturing costs.

I was mostly disputing the statement that there is no evidence they can improve.

But if you want to take this as an absolute I understand your skepticism

 

[ChasingCoral]

Sounds like the Mach E will be around for a while on its current platform:
"Ford and LG Energy Solutions are targeting to move some Mustang Mach-E battery production from Poland to Holland, Michigan, in 2025 to qualify for Inflation Reduction Act benefits."

 

[jdmrc93]

I have a friend who works at Ford in the MME program and it is indeed dead in 2026.

 

[HuntingPudel]

I have a friend who works at Ford in the MME program and it is indeed dead in 2026.

That would be sad. It is a very good platform that just needs some polish. ??

 

[ChasingCoral]

I have a friend who works at Ford in the MME program and it is indeed dead in 2026.

It's a little hard to believe that Ford would go through all the effort to move Mach E battery production in 2025 only to kill it a year later.

 

[tuminatr]

It's a little hard to believe that Ford would go through all the effort to move Mach E battery production in 2025 only to kill it a year later.

Completely agree, I think that was the original plan at launch but likely has been pushed back too

 

[hybrid2bev]

I have a friend who works at Ford in the MME program and it is indeed dead in 2026.

Like dead, dead?? Or dead on the current platform iteration (next generation on a new platform)??

 

[jdmrc93]

Like dead, dead?? Or dead on the current platform iteration (next generation on a new platform)??

The Mach-E.

 

[jdmrc93]

It's a little hard to believe that Ford would go through all the effort to move Mach E battery production in 2025 only to kill it a year later.

Will be used for something else. Don’t shoot the messenger ??‍

 

[ChasingCoral]

Completely agree, I think that was the original plan at launch but likely has been pushed back too

But the news of the battery production just came out today

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