https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/cars/article-14994315/ford-discontinue-escape-gas-suv-new-model-t-EV.html
Ford is axing one of its best-selling models after 26 years.
The Blue Oval automaker will stop production of the Escape
crossover SUV, with final models rolling off dealership
lots in 2026.
The Escape — initially a $20,000 SUV with boxy shape and a
skirt of plastic cladding — launched in 2000 and became an
instant hit.
'The Escape pioneered the booming compact crossover segment
that has commandeered the market today,' Robby DeGraff,
from automotive analysts AutoPacific, told the Daily Mail.
Through the years, design refreshes sanded down the boxy
shape and replaced the ruggedness with more refined design..
The latest versions come with either a 1.5-liter three-cylinder
engine, a 2-liter EcoBoost, a 2.5-liter hybrid, or a 2.5-liter
plug-in hybrid.
But the vehicle — and its luxury twin, the Lincoln Corsair —
is going the way of the dodo bird to clear a spot on the
carmaker's Louisville, Kentucky production floor for Ford's
next-generation EV.
. . .
CLUE Ford ... I'm NOT gonna buy a crappy EV !
Too much coke being snorted at the last executive
retreat ???
How can US industries compete when they decide to
make what consumers DO NOT WANT ???
'Good' EVs are at least 20 years away. It's largely
the battery tech, but also the relative limitations
of finding electric charging locations.
For passenger and light industrial vehicles gasoline
will be king for a LONG time. It's everywhere, you
can 'recharge' in four minutes. Hey, no such thing
as a 'gas can' for EVs :-)
On 2025-08-14, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/cars/article-14994315/ford-discontinue-escape-gas-suv-new-model-t-EV.html
Ford is axing one of its best-selling models after 26 years.
The Blue Oval automaker will stop production of the Escape
crossover SUV, with final models rolling off dealership
lots in 2026.
The Escape — initially a $20,000 SUV with boxy shape and a
skirt of plastic cladding — launched in 2000 and became an
instant hit.
'The Escape pioneered the booming compact crossover segment
that has commandeered the market today,' Robby DeGraff,
from automotive analysts AutoPacific, told the Daily Mail.
Through the years, design refreshes sanded down the boxy
shape and replaced the ruggedness with more refined design..
The latest versions come with either a 1.5-liter three-cylinder
engine, a 2-liter EcoBoost, a 2.5-liter hybrid, or a 2.5-liter
plug-in hybrid.
But the vehicle — and its luxury twin, the Lincoln Corsair —
is going the way of the dodo bird to clear a spot on the
carmaker's Louisville, Kentucky production floor for Ford's
next-generation EV.
. . .
CLUE Ford ... I'm NOT gonna buy a crappy EV !
Too much coke being snorted at the last executive
retreat ???
How can US industries compete when they decide to
make what consumers DO NOT WANT ???
'Good' EVs are at least 20 years away. It's largely
the battery tech, but also the relative limitations
of finding electric charging locations.
For passenger and light industrial vehicles gasoline
will be king for a LONG time. It's everywhere, you
can 'recharge' in four minutes. Hey, no such thing
as a 'gas can' for EVs :-)
I stopped buy the local Ford dealer the other day to pick up a Motorcraft
oil filter and I noticed that they had all the Mach-E Mustangs out in front, up on those elevated platforms with balloons around them and so forth.
So I asked the parts counter guy why the real Mustangs were literally in the back
of the lot.
His answer was, they can't give away EV cars while the Mustangs sell themselves.
Makes sense to me.
At least where I live, nobody wants these fire traps.
At least where I live, nobody wants these fire traps.
pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> wrote in
news:107jd05$72i1$1@dont-email.me:
At least where I live, nobody wants these fire traps.
Fire traps, indeed.
Hyundai, Kia issue recall, warn cars could
spontaneously catch fire.
Feb 10, 2022
https://www.firerescue1.com/risk-management/articles/hyundai-kia-issue- recall-warn-cars-could-spontaneously-catch-fire-YCJShWTMerapCaAH/
BMW recalls 1 million vehicles for fire risk
NNovember 3, 2017 https://abcnews.go.com/US/bmw-recalls-million-vehicles-fire-risk/story? id=50922136
43,000 Toyota, Lexus Vehicles Recalled for Fire Risk
July 13, 2023 https://www.cars.com/articles/43000-toyota-lexus-vehicles-recalled-for- fire-risk-468992/
‘Park Outside': GM Recalls 40,000 Pickups to Fix Fire Risk
April 22, 2023 https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/park-outside-gm- recalls-40000-pickups-to-fix-fire-risk/3020092/
Hyundai and Kia to owners of almost 485,000
recalled vehicles: Park them outside due to
fire risk
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai-kia-recall-vehicles-fire-risk/
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