This kind of unsafely cheaping out to minimize BOM prices probably happens with every car manufacturer, but for some reason seems to be more prevalent with US auto makers, which is why I'm waiting on an overseas design brand (even if it's built here) to make a cheap, affordable but I hope reliable electric vehicle.

Still, kudos to Ford for building electric vehicles for their core truck and sports car markets. I wish them well even if I don't trust them enough to buy their product thanks to doing things like this all the way back to the Ford Pinto and most recently with the 2022 Mustang Mach-E.