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Why the Ford Mustang Mach-E Is So Important

24 points by jseliger 6y ago

Qw3r7 6y ago
I still believe this will provide a fast better insight on the CUV. https://youtu.be/62TlGLQRsUA https://youtu.be/62TlGLQRsUA I still believe that hybrids will still conquer the roads to come. Whether they are hydrogen cell or other. Just because the whole memetic on the lack of USA infrastructure to support pure electric cars.
- Hypx_ 6y ago
  Hydrogen is likely to replace BEVs eventually. Just like internal combustion manufacturers are stuck in their paradigm, so are EV makers.
AtlasBarfed 6y ago
"Final thing: The onscreen user interface is somewhat laggy." Jesus christ are UIs in cars laggy, and when you consider what quad-core gigahertz costs or draws in power (raspberry pi, etc)... there's no excuse. Why the brand and model are in the title is weird. It's a basic EV. And it's not really that important of an EV at the industry level, since Ford likely isn't making them at a profit. GM ... Maybe? VW .. Maybe? Tesla is making cars at a profit. When GM is making a definitive profit off of EVs such that the more they make ... they more money they make, then non-Teslas will really be a big thing. The citylife charging brush-off is a bit annoying too. US charging infrastructure is in bad bad shape. Well, that would imply it existed in the first place. If Tesla can do charging networks, then Ford, GM, and VW which probably have 10000+ dealers where they can put fast chargers, are just being negligent. Oh. Dealers. The other watermark for EVs outside of tesla on an industry level will be if/when dealers actually properly push/sell/educate/embrace EVs, because right now they signify death to the profitability of the dealer's repair business.
- dangrossman 6y ago
  > Tesla is making cars at a profit. Tesla has never made a profit from manufacturing cars in its 18 year history. The company only ever shows a quarterly profit when they sell sufficient regulatory credits to other manufacturers, or, as in the last quarter, sell $272M in Bitcoin.
- clouddrover 6y ago
  > Jesus christ are UIs in cars laggy, and when you consider what quad-core gigahertz costs or draws in power (raspberry pi, etc)... there's no excuse. There are improvements to be made in software but the excuse is that they're using robust parts that are supposed to last. In contrast, Tesla says its parts only last 5 years. That's not exactly automotive grade: https://www.thedrive.com/tech/39065/tesla-claims-failing-touchscreens-in-nhtsa-recall-were-only-meant-to-last-5-6-years-anyway https://www.thedrive.com/tech/39065/tesla-claims-failing-tou... https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows-why-automotive-grade-matters https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows... > US charging infrastructure is in bad bad shape. Well, that would imply it existed in the first place. It does exist. There are 3,484 CCS charging locations in the US: https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html The fastest EV cannonball run was done with a Porsche Taycan using Electrify America: https://www.electrifyamerica.com/locate-charger/ https://www.electrifyamerica.com/locate-charger/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFsjMvCFlig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFsjMvCFlig https://insideevs.com/news/464763/porsche-taycan-beats-electric-cross-country-cannonball-record/ https://insideevs.com/news/464763/porsche-taycan-beats-elect... And there's more investment going into CCS from state and federal government. For example: https://www.nypa.gov/innovation/initiatives/evolve-ny https://www.nypa.gov/innovation/initiatives/evolve-ny https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electric-vehicle-freedom-act-ev-chargers-ocasio-cortez-levin/ https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electric-vehicle-freedom-...

24 points by jseliger 6y ago

I still believe this will provide a fast better insight on the CUV. https://youtu.be/62TlGLQRsUA https://youtu.be/62TlGLQRsUA I still believe that hybrids will still conquer the roads to come. Whether they are hydrogen cell or other. Just because the whole memetic on the lack of USA infrastructure to support pure electric cars.

Hypx_ 6y ago
Hydrogen is likely to replace BEVs eventually. Just like internal combustion manufacturers are stuck in their paradigm, so are EV makers.

AtlasBarfed 6y ago

"Final thing: The onscreen user interface is somewhat laggy." Jesus christ are UIs in cars laggy, and when you consider what quad-core gigahertz costs or draws in power (raspberry pi, etc)... there's no excuse. Why the brand and model are in the title is weird. It's a basic EV. And it's not really that important of an EV at the industry level, since Ford likely isn't making them at a profit. GM ... Maybe? VW .. Maybe? Tesla is making cars at a profit. When GM is making a definitive profit off of EVs such that the more they make ... they more money they make, then non-Teslas will really be a big thing. The citylife charging brush-off is a bit annoying too. US charging infrastructure is in bad bad shape. Well, that would imply it existed in the first place. If Tesla can do charging networks, then Ford, GM, and VW which probably have 10000+ dealers where they can put fast chargers, are just being negligent. Oh. Dealers. The other watermark for EVs outside of tesla on an industry level will be if/when dealers actually properly push/sell/educate/embrace EVs, because right now they signify death to the profitability of the dealer's repair business.

dangrossman 6y ago
> Tesla is making cars at a profit. Tesla has never made a profit from manufacturing cars in its 18 year history. The company only ever shows a quarterly profit when they sell sufficient regulatory credits to other manufacturers, or, as in the last quarter, sell $272M in Bitcoin.
clouddrover 6y ago
> Jesus christ are UIs in cars laggy, and when you consider what quad-core gigahertz costs or draws in power (raspberry pi, etc)... there's no excuse. There are improvements to be made in software but the excuse is that they're using robust parts that are supposed to last. In contrast, Tesla says its parts only last 5 years. That's not exactly automotive grade: https://www.thedrive.com/tech/39065/tesla-claims-failing-touchscreens-in-nhtsa-recall-were-only-meant-to-last-5-6-years-anyway https://www.thedrive.com/tech/39065/tesla-claims-failing-tou... https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows-why-automotive-grade-matters https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows... > US charging infrastructure is in bad bad shape. Well, that would imply it existed in the first place. It does exist. There are 3,484 CCS charging locations in the US: https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html The fastest EV cannonball run was done with a Porsche Taycan using Electrify America: https://www.electrifyamerica.com/locate-charger/ https://www.electrifyamerica.com/locate-charger/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFsjMvCFlig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFsjMvCFlig https://insideevs.com/news/464763/porsche-taycan-beats-electric-cross-country-cannonball-record/ https://insideevs.com/news/464763/porsche-taycan-beats-elect... And there's more investment going into CCS from state and federal government. For example: https://www.nypa.gov/innovation/initiatives/evolve-ny https://www.nypa.gov/innovation/initiatives/evolve-ny https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electric-vehicle-freedom-act-ev-chargers-ocasio-cortez-levin/ https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electric-vehicle-freedom-...