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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Reaches Its First Customers by colordrops on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:36AM (#31570767)
No union. Supercharger network. Battery factories. Solar cells. AI and software. Much less baggage as a newer company.
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Reaches Its First Customers by jsight on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:50AM (#31570964)
That last part is a huge deal. No meaningful debt and very positive cash flow will give them some meaningful advantages.
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Reaches Its First Customers by bryanlarsen on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:53AM (#31571025)
Exactly. With over 20% margin, Tesla can afford to cut prices a lot if they ever need to, whereas most other manufacturers are probably barely breaking even on their electric vehicles.
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Reaches Its First Customers by randerp on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:46AM (#31570908)
All valid points - I still think there is something brewing behind the scenes of Ford with their Model E division, some financial engineering to spin it off and shed pension liabilities or whatever.
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