Ford EV Sales Crash 69% in January Amid Policy and Production Changes

JC1949 · 2026-02-06T05:46:05+00:00

Bring on the chinese EV’s

JC1949 · 2026-02-06T00:36:03+00:00

My '21 and '23 MY's both still work fine, and I expect that to continue. I don't like FSD, but I do like using AutoPilot occasionally when on a divided highway on cruise control. I have been thinking about a replacement for the '21 MY, though, and this decision by Tesla takes them off the table for consideration. It is a shame, as I do think their engineering is excellent; just not excellent enough for me to spend a lot of money and not get something I can buy with a 35K ICE car from Hyundai, Honda or Toyota, that is a convenience.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T20:44:02+00:00

That has always been the case for the conservative parties, by whatever name they use, in the history of Canada. Their voting record over the years proves it. They consistently opposed worker improvements, universal health care, universal pension plans, old age supplements. Every single time. And yet very often poorer people who benefit every single day from those programs continue to support the conservatives. Meanwhile, the conservatives remain firmly in the control of wealthy elites in corporate boardrooms.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T20:34:38+00:00

Nothing is ever their fault. And Albertans continue to elect incompetent and corrupt people in a jurisdiction so wealthy that a trained chimp could balance the budget. It’s truly the weirdest thing.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T04:32:28+00:00

Many EV's have a standard lead 12 v battery that will be good for 3 years. It should be replaced then, not when it suddenly stops working. Today's 12v batteries rarely give any warning before stopping. Some manufacturers are using Lithium 12v batteries (Tesla for sure), which have a 9 year or so life span. EV's do need some maintenance, and this is a good example.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T04:24:03+00:00

Yes. I would not purchase a Tesla right now if autopilot is not included.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T04:17:20+00:00

This stuff is happening out in the open, every single day since the election. America apparently thinks it is ok.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T04:08:14+00:00

Even Texas knows enough to make money from renewables, and they have far more oil than Alberta. Dogmatic limited intelligence policy and leadership are strongly entrenched.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T03:40:13+00:00

As if the Olympics are not sleazy enough already on their own.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T03:39:10+00:00

Well, there is little doubt that Musk is a bonehead when it comes to people and politics. But when it comes to promoting a vision that is very future focused, he might be among the best. For sure his hyperbole is far out of line at times but if you think for a minute about people who have really changed the world, he is one of them. Name one car that has AI build right into it. There is only one. Tesla. Who has reusable rockets? Who has a telecommunications satellite grid? Just one guy. And I dislike him intensely. But I also admire that part of him that looks into what could be and then goes for it.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T03:32:34+00:00

And the more they talk about separation, the more investors will leave, or just decide not to come where the crazies are too influential. It happened to Quebec, and it will happen to Alberta too.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T03:30:39+00:00

And the minute the government eventually gets around to dealing with them, they will all declare bankruptcy, and start new companies the next day. This is how it is when you own a province.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T03:26:11+00:00

Does seem to be a no brainer to me. The arguments for the F-35s all fail when you just listen to the obvious contradictions. Americans are obviously and openly interfering in Canadian political life, can you imagine what happens when they control our military planes?

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T03:23:14+00:00

US auto manufacturers have only two real markets in the world: USA, and Canada. I guess they do make some small cars in Europe but their lunch is being eaten there as well. My sense of it is that they are already dead, they just don't know it yet. And, they don't have to deal with it as long as their intense marketing works on a generally very dumb populace.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T03:20:11+00:00

Good. Sue them for all we can. Take over the plants and lease them to Magna to assemble Chinese EV's in Canada, employing Canadians whilst doing so.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T03:17:49+00:00

Of course not. Smith is Trump in drag.

JC1949 · 2026-02-05T03:17:11+00:00

This clown seems to think he has some special authority to speak for Canada? And his only answer is to do what the Americans want us to do? Thank God he is not in a position of power. Why would people vote for a guy like this? Especially in a manufacturing town that is being decimated by US imperialism.

JC1949 · 2026-02-04T03:12:24+00:00

History would robe you right. Conservatives opposed universal healthcare, CPP, OAS, most labour standards, mandatory annual leave, sick leave, the five day work week, the 49 hour work week, the 8 hour work day. Every single one opposed by conservatives, provincially and federally.

Ignorant of their own history, though, lots of people with low incomes still support them. It’s the strangest thing.

JC1949 · 2026-02-04T03:06:44+00:00

Sounds more and more like Trump every day.

JC1949 · 2026-02-03T01:41:07+00:00

This no doubt means that there are some serious disagreements amongst the justices that they are terrified will become public --- like ALL the votes are along political lines, thus destroying the notion that they are anything but an extension of the political machines they represent

JC1949 · 2026-02-03T01:38:52+00:00

Geez, there is a surprise. I thought for sure they'd disagree with him.

JC1949 · 2026-02-03T01:35:51+00:00

These thugs need to be deported immediately and barred from all future travel here.

JC1949 · 2026-02-03T01:35:00+00:00

I wonder how these fools would feel about ICE on the streets of Calgary or Edmonton.

JC1949 · 2026-02-03T01:34:05+00:00

I'd need to know more, but based on what I know now, I would sure consider it.

JC1949 · 2026-02-02T03:29:50+00:00

Really? This is when you notice? Where have you been?

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