Featured Ford scales back EV plans amid a huge $19.5-billion profit loss stemming from Trump policies

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  1. Gokhan

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    The Trump energy policies have become a lose–lose situation for US automakers and green energy. Ford is not only scaling back its EV plans but also taking a $19.5-billion profit hit resulting from Trump oil-first policies.

    Ford will now concentrate on hybrid vehicles and gasoline-engine extended-range electric vehicles instead of full battery electric vehicles.

    Ford takes $19.5B charge in hybrid pivot, cancels F-150 Lightning EV, launches new battery storage business
     
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    ford realizes that it's electric car tech is old. a new plan is in place for the electric future to compete with the chinese:ford-electric-vehicles-china.html
    everyone knows politics change, and don't want to be caught with their pants down when the wind changes
     
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    Over a decade ago there were 100s of Hummers stored at the back of dealerships, on shopping mall back Lots, Etc - now it looks like it's happening to GM & Ford big EVs. Still waiting to see if the Dodge pickup, already months late will remain sitting on its hands. Might be time to get the $500 reservation back.
     
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    I drive by both Ford and GM dealerships every trip into a small town and marvel at the hundreds of trucks each dealership has on their lot. I'm sure they are a mix of ICE and EV and new and used but how they are going to sell all that expensive iron is beyond me. In my town, every other vehicle is already a truck. Either an obviously work truck, a vanity truck or a jacked up safety hazard.
     
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    I’ve seen the same at the Chevy dealer, all gas