Ford CEO knows best.

[Accuracy International]

Ford CEO Farley says these customers aren't ready for electric cars

Ford CEO Jim Farley says the company isn't going all-electric yet because long haulers and rural customers aren't ready to make the transition.

www.foxnews.com

Welp, article was removed. Sorry. He basically said Super Duty owners in rural areas and those that haul frequently won't be ready to switch to all electric vehicles.

 

[Vermonster]

Thanks for the share - I feel Jim was actually talking about me. Maybe all my posting on here have opened some eyes. Or maybe I am a microscopic factor in a expansive global market.

...but I agree.

 

[Pompey]

Gee, giving consumers a choice. I wonder if that idea will catch on.

 

[rawltide]

Interesting. In 2019 he said he was all-in on electric to stay competitive to Tesla and Rivian while simultaneously hedging against gas prices.

I've always thought we'd be a long way away from a completely electric super duty. I think there is a chance within the next 3 years (maybe sooner, maybe later) that we see a Power Boost Super Duty. Full electric seems like it's going to cause a lot of issues with payloads.

 

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haha — Fox “News” deleted this article. Did they get caught doing their selective quoting thing again?

 

[Forever & Ever Woods]

Ford Announced It Has a Game-Changing New Truck Coming | Gear Patrol

Ford announced a new electric full-size pickup truck platform that will underpin the F-150 Lightning's successor and perhaps an electric Ford Bronco.

www.gearpatrol.com

 

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Looks like this is the original source. Anyone have a subscription to Automotive News?

FORD'S JIM FARLEY: EV plan 'exactly what we need'

If the pivot to electrification is like a baseball game, he says, then the automaker has some key at-bats coming up.

www.autonews.com

 

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Some Ford news we missed found while looking for this article.

Ford says it now has nearly 200,000 reservations for F-150 Lightning, or 3 years of backlog

Ford confirmed that it now has nearly 200,000 reservations for its upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. At this point,...

electrek.co

3-year backlog on the F-150 Lightning?

2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid production sold out - Autoblog

The 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid, the little truck with the big fuel economy, is reportedly off the menu to new customers for the next model year.

www.autoblog.com

Hybrid Maverick sold out too?

 

[DefyPilot]

I think Ford will bring back several iconic models (T-bird & Focus come to mind) as e-vehicles.

 

[oops]

The tech will be there well before the market. Selling a fully electric truck to a Super Duty buyer would be like selling a Bitcoin to grandma.

Jim Farley:

Rural customers aren't ready to make the transition.

 

[Accuracy International]

haha — Fox “News” deleted this article. Did they get caught doing their selective quoting thing again?

Who knows, lame stream media at it's finest. I updated the post.

 

[DL64]

I also read that they are shutting down again affecting 30,000 people.

 

[DL64]

Ford delays return to office for 30,000 workers because of Covid concerns

Ford Motor Co. is pushing its return-to-office date to March over concerns over new Covid-19 concerns, the company said Monday.

amp.cnn.com

 

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Ford delays return to office for 30,000 workers because of Covid concerns

Ford Motor Co. is pushing its return-to-office date to March over concerns over new Covid-19 concerns, the company said Monday.

amp.cnn.com

That's great news. I'd bet 90% of those 30,000 employees have no desire to return to those offices. Let them keep working. As soon as they force them back to the office most are going to quit.

 

[DL64]

That's great news. I'd bet 90% of those 30,000 employees have no desire to return to those offices. Let them keep working. As soon as they force them back to the office most are going to quit.

I bet 98% of them don’t want to work, then you get shotty production. I’m glad my truck was built when it was 4/20

 

[ccw]

I also read that they are shutting down again affecting 30,000 people.

I bet 98% of them don’t want to work, then you get shotty production. I’m glad my truck was built when it was 4/20

To be clear, the article you linked makes no mention of shutting down. Just that office workers will continue to work from home. It has no impact on assembly line workers.

 

[TJ Carr]

haha — Fox “News” deleted this article. Did they get caught doing their selective quoting thing again?

You mean cnn, the liars and perverts network that nobody with a brain watches

 

[TJ Carr]

Ford CEO Farley says these customers aren't ready for electric cars

Ford CEO Jim Farley says the company isn't going all-electric yet because long haulers and rural customers aren't ready to make the transition.

www.foxnews.com

Welp, article was removed. Sorry. He basically said Super Duty owners in rural areas and those that haul frequently won't be ready to switch to all electric vehicles.

The electrical infrastructure is not able to handle the load and it won’t be for decades, he’ll look at Kalif and how they are struggling & can’t even keep the power on in the summer & then last winter Texas freezing up due to going to wind power

 

[DL64]

The assembly lines next.

 

[ccw]

The assembly lines next.

Fair enough if you’re speculating/predicting, I just wanted to clarify what’s stated in the article and therefore what’s currently happening.