Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range

Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by codazoda on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @02:34PM (#32242079)

I think this is why Ford has said it’s going to do electric vehicles direct. I can’t remember if they’ll use a different brand or not.

In Utah, where I am, it’s going to be a bit of a hill. I hear we have some laws to protect the local dealerships. Tesla dealers are just showrooms here and I don’t think they sell anything on-site. Could be wrong about all this.

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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by jfim on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:01PM (#32242462)

I believe it should be the same brand, but they've split the business into Ford Blue (ICE vehicles) and Ford Model e (electric vehicles) in March of this year: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2022...

The Ford CEO has mentioned earlier this year that they're less than pleased at the various markups applied by dealerships, and would want to do set price, online sales (eg. https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/02/ford-wants-to-sell-evs-onl...).

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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by HWR_14 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @02:58PM (#32242421)

I don't think Ford's doing them direct. They did tell dealerships they couldn't raise their prices.

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