It will be no harder to order a base model at a lower price than it will be to order a higher trim at a higher price. You are talking like the only way to get a Fathom will be dealer stock on the lot. If you want the base model Fathom......order a base model Fathom.
Extended range battery and AWD for sure. Wouldn't be surprised if some of the other extra cost is a charge for a special tri-color paint and leather this/leather that. Fancy rims. Heated everything. Etc...
@onuiebvbevnulib , are we placing bets on the quantity of OTA updates in the first 6 months after customer delivery starts? I will gladly take a bet that there will be more than zero. That's all I am sayin'! Let's check back in with each other in June of.....2028. Haha. Who knows what the...
What they are implying is not that anyone is sitting around. What they are implying is that once tens of thousands of trucks are in the hands of tens of thousands of customers, driving literally millions of miles in a short aggregate time, issues will arise. The first model year customers are...
It is a bit unclear if the subscription would only be tied to the "Save money by charging/discharging based on utility rates." The quote I see on this says....
"The only hardware required is Ford's Home Power Station, which is expected to cost about half as much as our first-generation...
Yeah, the talk of needing a trial or subscription to something is super disappointing. Have a cost/price for the hardware. Have a set fee for the install (and use a network of approved electricians or whatever to do the installs). Take a cut of each. Make that money on the front end. But...
You want an Easter Egg? The filenames of those photos have "Ranchero" in them..... When were these photos taken.....since calling them a Ranchero would make it seem like these are 6 months old. Right? Unless they are just using word vomit to have a bunch of buzz words/keywords in the...
All of the marketing materials/videos/animated flipbooks have shown various "high wattage" appliances plugged into the bed and frunk. Hair dryers, power tools, etc... If they DON'T have high output ProPower, then that would be a major trolling of customers.
One example video where they talk...
Honestly I would probably just use the 120v "ProPower Onboard" plug(s) to run a beefy extension cord to my appliances, rotating as needed. This is what I do with my current 10kW Dual Fuel generator. My gas furnace has a cutover switch and box on it so I can plug the female end of an extension...
I mean....if you are asking literally, the answer is that Ford (and most companies) patent every single little idea they have, just in case it comes in handy down the road, even if that road may be 10 or 20 years "long". Could even be that they never see themselves using it on a Ford vehicle...
Imagine the drag coefficient of that when driving 60 on the freeway with some lumber strapped in the back. I bet the range estimate would drop at the same pace as a stopwatch ticking off the seconds in a minute. Haha.
You should get an actual email. Not immediately for sure. There is a significant delay before the email comes in. Like.....multiple days delay.
The email subject line is "You’re in!".
The body of the email is....
You’re on the list.
You'll receive occasional updates from Ford as...
Ohh boy. If you were around for the 2022/2023/even the first part of 2024 world of the used Maverick market, it was crazy to see the resale values. I have had three Mavericks. I made money on each when I sold it. Blows my mind. I anticipate Fathom may be similar, depending on how flooded...
Regarding Ford selling the Fathom at a loss? I would not be surprised at all if they sell it at a slight loss for the first model year. Or sell at a loss for a few months and then do a "mid year" price adjustment to recoup a bit of the loss. Then in year two the price will jump on all trims...