8604 t1_jecivna wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:35 AM

Reply to comment by SickNameDude8 in Ford hikes prices on its F-150 Lightning again, as production resumes after EV battery fire by Shakawakahn

They're sold out for the next year or two. The problem is manufacturing these new EVs seems to be really hard.

ChalupaCabre t1_jecmnb2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:04 AM

They say they are sold out for years, yet people are getting them and very quickly.

I ordered an eTransit basically Jan.1/2023 and was told to expect 2-3 years.. they just told me it was being produced and I would get it by April! Wtf?? I had to cancel because I just bought a Tesla and want to pay it off first.

NoBrains-NoGains t1_jecxd9h wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:27 AM

Two possibilities. The bottleneck for a critical part was removed, or they had a shit ton of cancelled orders ahead of yours.

ChalupaCabre t1_jecxndz wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:29 AM

Yeah I figured it was a shit ton of cancellations.

Or someone looked me up and thought I would be a good customer for PR since I own an electrical contracting company. I dunno… I was shocked, and unfortunately had to cancel it.

JulianNDelphiki t1_jeddvh0 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:59 AM

If you were shocked, you must not be a very good electrical contractor.

(I had to, I'm sorry. My dad was a sparky and would have risen from his grave to wag his finger at me if I'd let that one pass.)

ChalupaCabre t1_jeevdfm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:40 PM

Lol! Cheers to your dad, how long was he a sparky and what kind of electrical did he do?

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lonewolf420 t1_jef79wx wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:57 PM

que all the people saying the traditional OEM competition was going to be way better at manufacturing the vehicles while also not understanding anything about battery manufacturing being the bottle neck and the most expensive component for EVs.

LG energy packs are not able to keep up with demand because the big three mostly put all their eggs in the LG energy basket and its now becoming a problem.

manufacturing EVs is easier, less parts and especially moving parts. The main issue is battery cell/pack supply is going to be constrained well into 2027. Ford has a new battery facility they are opening up 2025 with SK innovations instead of LG energy ,both of which were involved in a lawsuit claiming SK stole LG energy designs and were banned from selling packs in their GA production facility to VW and Ford.

alottagames t1_jeei78a wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:04 PM

And never forget they decided to shut down production on the Edge, a proven model with a huge following, to go all in at the Ontario plant on EVs that STILL aren't matching the output they had and profit potential of the Edge...it's pure chaos at Ford these days which is heartbreaking.