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That's awesome. Is that on top of the standard Ford $500 veteran bonus? The current coupon in my inbox for Ford retention is $750. Not in any hurry to use it, as they send me one every six months or so.

And of course the Maverick, which is of special interest because Ford has specifically said the Fathom has a longer wheelbase than the Maverick. So it puts a lower bound on wheelbase. But I'm wagering the Fathom has less length either side of the wheels - especially up front. The Ford Maverick...

I asked AI what electric three row SUVs are sold in the USA. I was surprised the list was this big. I was wondering if the VW ID Buzz comes in three rows?

They have said Ethernet is on the Fathom. I've been curious about the physical wiring/cabling they'll use. Looking forward to a Munro teardown, which you know is coming the instant they can get their hands on a Fathom.

Electric Duo, I left a comment on your last YouTube video. I'm wondering if Ford is using Morse Code Easter Eggs in their videos. I noticed a lot of graphics are stylized dots and dashes. Probably not. I couldn't assemble them into anything meaningful. But they do form letters.

The photo of the covered Fathom coming down the line. I'm trying to figure out if it has the front section attached yet. I want to say no, because it looks awfully snubnosed. OTOH, that might just be perspective.

Speaking of 12V, I'll be interested in how many 12V systems are still on the vehicle. The Cybertruck still has 12V components - it was just too expensive for Tesla to pay the suppliers to convert them. Over (lots of) time, I'd wager the industry will move to 48V en mass and we'll see fewer and...

I often compare apples and oranges when selecting a new ride (I once cross-shopped a Miata and a Honda station wagon) - no hard requirements here for a truck. I was super interested in the EV3 a year ago. Since then the market has just moved, and it's a bit less compelling. But it's a hit in...

https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/electric-vehicle-rebates-by-state/

I was scratching my head today, wondering why Ford released the price so early. I don't see the value, but I know they did it for a reason. I can't see Ford caring a whit about Slate, so I reject the narrative that they're trying to kill Slate sales. But maybe? It's a puzzle to me. I see no...

Some ways of encoding color go right to left, so that might be fun. By right to left, I mean grab the rightmost two digits, then the middle two, then the left. The many ways of encoding colors drove me bonkers in my software days. Web vs Windows, etc.

I never worry about BEV battery longevity. There is a USA federal regulation governing battery warranties. I won't own any BEV that long. Most manufacturers offer warranties that last eight years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first. Beginning with the 2027 model year, the EPA will require...

Yea, I want goodies. I'm willing to pay for goodies. On various forums, especially over on Slate (where they specialize in hating Ford), there's a narrative that you cannot buy a stripped XL trim these days. They're totally full of it. Ford's earnings earlier this year made a point that...

One of the findings of various self-driving investigations is that some systems don't do a good job of alerting the human in time to intervene. In USAF, I took an insane amount of human factors training. The average human sucks at monitoring highly reliable systems. We give them undeserved trust...

I wonder what the "while engaged" accident stats are for BlueCruise? I have no idea, and I don't recall seeing any press from Ford. I do recall seeing GM bragging that they have 700+ million accident free miles with UltraCruise active. I seem to recall NHTSA was investigating BlueCruise this...

I'm fascinated by the whole question of whether or not the Fathom has trims. Some have said not. That's very un-Ford-like. OTOH, if you're going for manufacturing quality and consistency and low complexity - eliminating trims is really smart. Honda did it for many years back in the day.

Not the $300 preorder. Non refundable. Though they might change their minds later. The $50 early interest deposit was refundable. Ask me how I know.