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Electric 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Outsold the Regular Mustang in June
The Drive ^ | 07/03/2021 | James Gilboy

Posted on 07/03/2021 10:15:30 AM PDT by ScubaDiver

The Ford Mustang Mach-E just keeps gaining steam as the year goes on.

We all knew it was coming—the day Ford would sell more of an electric car than it would its iconic Mustang. That day is here, and it's all the more painful for those who are V8 diehards. The reason why, exactly, is because the EV in question is the one that inherited the Mustang's name: the Mach-E.

First confirmed in Ford's June sales report Friday morning, then observed by Automotive News' Michael Martinez on Twitter, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E outsold its pony car namesake last month, moving 2,465 units to the normal Mustang's 2,240. The combustion-engined model, however, still leads the Mach-E in total sales this year, having managed 31,950 to the EV's 12,975 in 2021.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Travel
KEYWORDS: automotive; ev; ford; mustang
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It's a surprising competent crossover from Ford with an interior that punches above its weight class. With the success of the Mach-E and the pending launch of the Lightening - which will be even bigger - it's not impossible that Ford could begin to rival Tesla in total EV sales within the next three years.
1 posted on 07/03/2021 10:15:30 AM PDT by ScubaDiver
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Well… duh… it’s an SUV!


2 posted on 07/03/2021 10:17:02 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: ScubaDiver

I don’t care what they call it, that is NOT A MUSTANG!


3 posted on 07/03/2021 10:21:02 AM PDT by Psychedelic-Surrealist Artist
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Can someone help me understand how the are going to get the extra electrical generation for all of the required charging of said vehicles. What will they then due with the spent batteries of the said green vehicles, because they can recycle them..... Nope!


4 posted on 07/03/2021 10:22:07 AM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things!)
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To: Psychedelic-Surrealist Artist

+1


5 posted on 07/03/2021 10:22:11 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: ScubaDiver

Doesn’t look enough like a Mustang for my taste.


6 posted on 07/03/2021 10:22:15 AM PDT by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: Skywise

Base don the Ford Explorer chassis. I guess of men can call themselves women Ford can call an SUV a Mustang.


7 posted on 07/03/2021 10:22:34 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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With the success of the Mach-E...

2,465 Mach-E's in a month and 12,975 in half a year for a brand spanking new model, isn't success.

8 posted on 07/03/2021 10:23:31 AM PDT by FreeReign
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Well, different strokes for different folks.

I’m sure Ford saw a use case for electric vehicles that they could make $$$ on. Good for them.

I’m not going to begrudge a person for their own choice.

Just don’t mandate mine.


9 posted on 07/03/2021 10:26:38 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! ("You, the American people, are my only special interest." --President Donald J. Trump)
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To: foundedonpurpose

“Can someone help me understand how the are going to get the extra electrical generation for all of the required charging of said vehicles”

The useful thing is the amount of new generating capacity required if the whole country move to EVs is essentially zero.

Currently every power plant runs at about 20% capacity overnight. If EVs are charged on timers they don’t need anything more than the existing spare capacity.


10 posted on 07/03/2021 10:28:07 AM PDT by Renfrew
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To: foundedonpurpose

Not to mention when the batteries catch fire (and they do) they cannot be extinguished.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/04/19/houston-tesla-crash-underscores-how-little-is-known-about-the-nature-of-car-battery-fires—and-why-they-burn-for-hours/


11 posted on 07/03/2021 10:30:10 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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Can someone help me understand how the are going to get the extra electrical generation for all of the required charging of said vehicles.

The Government Ministry of Electricity Dispersion will take car of it. Don't you worry.

12 posted on 07/03/2021 10:31:18 AM PDT by FreeReign
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Wut. I believe it’s already the 3rd-best selling EV in the country.


13 posted on 07/03/2021 10:33:07 AM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: Renfrew

...and all the local transformers melt. They weren’t designed for these loads if everyone is charging together.


14 posted on 07/03/2021 10:33:17 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: All
SUCKERS
15 posted on 07/03/2021 10:37:51 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I'm drinking tonight until I'm someone elses problem.)
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To: Renfrew
Currently every power plant runs at about 20% capacity overnight. If EVs are charged on timers they don’t need anything more than the existing spare capacity.

I don't know if that's true. especially on summer nights.

But beyond that, power plants need energy sources to generate electricity. Your response doesn't address that.

Most EV'ers don't.

16 posted on 07/03/2021 10:41:52 AM PDT by FreeReign
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I don’t care what they call it, that is NOT A MUSTANG!

Well, when I type in Ford Maverick, I get a pickup instead of a car but to me, this is the true Ford Maverick below:


17 posted on 07/03/2021 10:45:26 AM PDT by MrLucky1966 (GOVT.SYS CORRUPTED! RUN GUN.COM? (Y/Y) GUN.COM NOT FOUND, EXECUTE BASEBALL.BAT? (Y/Y))
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To: ScubaDiver
Wut. I believe it’s already the 3rd-best selling EV in the country.

Okay then. EV's from at least the third "best" selling on down haven't succeeded.

18 posted on 07/03/2021 10:46:25 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: CodeToad

It’ll be gone from the line-up within 2 years. It’s an ugly POS.


19 posted on 07/03/2021 10:50:54 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit..)
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To: Renfrew

Solar runs at zero capacity overnight.....


20 posted on 07/03/2021 10:57:52 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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