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Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans (www.nytimes.com)
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Basically, the huge-personal-truck model doesn't work so well with batteries. Making them cheap enough means making them small...which Ford didn't try to do

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[–] UsernameHere@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Of course as a Master something, you would know brake systems on hybrids last 2X other vehicles, and the electric torque takes huge strain off transmissions and ICE motors.

The brakes last longer because of the electric motor. The gas engine and transmission are unnecessary and more than double the cost of ownership. Hybrids are a waste of money. Get an EV and you won’t need to dump money into maintenance, repairs or gas.