From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.global-warming,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Such Good And Cheap Energy - Stupid Is As Stupid Does: Ford
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:43:40 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-08-12 08:00, AlleyCat wrote:
>
> Stupid is as stupid does: Ford decides shareholders have not yet lost enough money on EVs:
>
> "Over the last two and a half years, Ford's electric vehicle division has lost $12 billion, including $2.2 billion in the first
> half of this year. This year, sales of its electric models have stalled, falling 12 percent in the first six months... Now Ford has
> come up with a new plan. On Monday, the automaker said that it has developed new, lower-cost electric vehicle components that will
> allow it to sell more affordable cars."??
>
> https://nytimes.com/2025/08/11/business/ford-electric-vehicles.html
>
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GyKIeLzWAAAMKUL?format=jpg&name=large
I'm not sure what one company's troubles say about whether or not EVs
are viable.
I mean, Chrysler had a HUGE bailout from the federal government back in
1979. Did that mean that ICE vehicles weren't viable?
:-)