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Ford sales jump 10.5% in February, led by gains in hybrids and EVs (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 8 months ago by dragontamer@lemmy.world to c/realtesla@lemmy.world
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So I was led to believe that EVs were doing poorly a few headlines ago, but maybe its specific to Tesla?

The Detroit automaker Monday reported sales of 174,192 cars and trucks for February. The results included an 81% jump in EV sales and roughly 32% uptick in hybrid models. Sales of traditional internal combustion engines also increased, up 7.5% from the same month a year earlier.

+81% EV sales, mostly Mach-E and F150 Lightning. Hybrids are still doing great at +32% growth.

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[–] darganon@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Just rented a Mach E 4X for a week.

Pros: Styling I guess? Range prediction seemed accurate. Blue cruise did a good job.

Cons: The interior, the ride, the regen braking, the fact that you have to turn it on and off, the infotainment, there are buttons everywhere. Blue cruise nags so much there is almost no point to its existence.

Deal breakers: Not having access to superchargers. As a Tesla-haver, I had no idea the true extent of how miserable charging is for people that can't use superchargers. Ford is now able to use them, but my rental was obviously unequipped.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I always appreciate personal experiences. Thanks for sharing.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is it because Blue Cruise < Super Cruise?

I've never used either, so just curious.

[–] darganon@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I'm not 1000% sure it was blue cruise, but the adaptive cruise control with lane centering. It handled re-engaging after switching lanes better than Tesla as well. Just turned itself back on once you were in the new lane.