vehicles are getting so effed up…DeezerShoove » 26 Jul 2026, 7:06 pm » wrote: ↑ I've said that myself.
It's a decent transition-type vehicle with a bit of both worlds going.
Electrics are still overrated, though. Even the hybrids are limited.
The battery technology and supply chains are shaky.
Seriously, selling something that potentially holds your life in the balance that relies on rare earth and/or exotic elements?
When electrics are made with common materials and can operate in temperature extremes,
we've got something...
a buddy has a maverick hybrid…if he doesn’t drive it regularly, it goes into low battery mode disabling all functions…IE FOB, auto start, etc…
I finally convinced him to put a maintainer on it…seems to have taken care of it…
FORD says it’s a software problem with a patch coming out in fall of 2024…
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