Ford VP challenges Tesla Cybertruck tow battle


spartan

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Iconic GT

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FIRST ON RACE DAY
 

Gary

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franimal007

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Designed by a child....a 2nd grader. This just shows what this country is becoming.
 

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Could be a movie here....Ford v Tesla?
 

John Weires

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A fair test? A real existing F150 production model vs a prototype that has close to zero chance of making it into production.
 

07XL0027

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200,000 pre orders Bullshit
They are quoting 250k today (11/27/19).
 

Gary

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Butt ugly.
 

Cobrar

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A fair test? A real existing F150 production model vs a prototype that has close to zero chance of making it into production.

A real F150 production model, with (two - one actually) rear wheel drive. Wouldn't expect anything less from Musk.
 

jammer

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Could be a movie here....Ford v Tesla?

Not worth it. When Ford went after Ferrari in the 60s they went after the number 1 performance car in the world, so beating them gave Ford a publicity advantage in the performance area where they were lagging behind GM. Responding to a stunt by Tesla will give Tesla's vaporware valuable publicity but will not give the F-150 which is the standard by which other trucks are measured anything in return.

There's a reason why Musk's other company is called "The Bull**** Company". His customers are already waiting for months for some spare parts. Doubt he'll be selling as many cars when tax payer subsidies are phased out.

 
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Are the taxpayer subsidies going to be phased out?
 

jammer

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Yes. The $7,500 federal tax credit starts to phase out when a company sells 200,000 eligible vehicles. Through Dec 2019 the credit for Tesla vehicles will be $1,875. Starting next year no Tesla vehicle will be eligible for tax credit. The only other car maker losing the tax credit is GM. They will still have $1,875 credit through 2020.
 

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