Ford Lightning EV thread (Free Parking)

[Blue]

Thought there was a thread in Free Parking about Ford taking a write-down against their EV work, along with a linked WSJ article.

Looked interesting, and I planned to take a closer look at it, but can't find it.

Did it get deleted? If so, was there a particular reason why?

 

[mngundog]

Funny thing is my thread "Tariff's and Taxes, please no politics", got deleted also, perhaps it's just a glitch.



*this is pure sarcasm

 

[PCustoms]

If I had to guess, both threads crossed into politics.

Not sure asking why a thread was deleted typically ends well

 

[Shiftless]

Just don’t say in your opening “no politics”. That phrase alone seems to encourage comments that are not allowed on GJ.

 

[mike93lx]

Just don’t say in your opening “no politics”. That phrase alone seems to encourage comments that are not allowed on GJ.

It's the topics that people feel the need to say "no politics" in that are the problem, not saying the phrase

 

[Blue]

In this kind of situation, I just wish threads would get locked (as opposed to deleted).

 

[JeepYJ]

It's the topics that people feel the need to say "no politics" in that are the problem, not saying the phrase

Ford discontinuing a product shouldn’t be a triggering topic.

 

[mike93lx]

Ford discontinuing a product shouldn’t be a triggering topic.

But it is. Many EV threads end this same way

 

[JeepYJ]

But it is. Many EV threads end this same way

Yes they do. But they shouldn’t. A discussion about LP powered vehicles probably wouldn’t go off the rails (at least too far).

 

[mike93lx]

Yes they do. But they shouldn’t. A discussion about LP powered vehicles probably wouldn’t go off the rails (at least too far).

I don't disagree at all

 

[Shiftless]

Yes they do. But they shouldn’t. A discussion about LP powered vehicles probably wouldn’t go off the rails (at least too far).

My brother’s father-in-law (long ago deceased) ran a propane delivery service. For a personal vehicle he took a few year old Cadillac El Dorado with the legendary 500 cu. in. V8 and converted it to run on Propane. The entire trunk space was consumed by a big propane tank. That white pig got about 5 m.p.g. but it was clean!

 

[mike93lx]

My brother’s father-in-law (long ago deceased) ran a propane delivery service. For a personal vehicle he took a few year old Cadillac El Dorado with the legendary 500 cu. in. V8 and converted it to run on Propane. The entire trunk space was consumed by a big propane tank. That white pig got about 5 m.p.g. but it was clean!

 

[Shiftless]

Fun with flammables…

 

[NUTTSGT]

In this kind of situation, I just wish threads would get locked (as opposed to deleted).

Well it depends on which Mod took care of it, how far the offender(s) went or possibly several times it happened.

As to why, because some people can't help themselves.

 

[LopezBart]

If you got bad news, you want to kick them blues, propane...
When your day is done, and you want to run, propane
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
propane.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Another vehicle that is on the chopping block is the VW ID Buzz,, for the next model year. My guess it may return as a hybrid. Their other EV offerings are still in production.

 

[Wrench97]

My brother’s father-in-law (long ago deceased) ran a propane delivery service. For a personal vehicle he took a few year old Cadillac El Dorado with the legendary 500 cu. in. V8 and converted it to run on Propane. The entire trunk space was consumed by a big propane tank. That white pig got about 5 m.p.g. but it was clean!

I did a conversion on a fleet of Bakery trucks back in the late 70's, at the time the push was for more mileage out of the engines.
They ran 292 ci GMC straight 6's and got around 220k before needing a rebuild, by 270-290k the rest of the truck was worn out the bakery owner felt if he could get past 270k on the original engine running propane it was worth the MPG hit to just trade them at that point. Didn't work out so well since the intake valves were the weak point and they started dropping valves before 200k from the extra heat in the cylinders.