John I'm curious about the
John I'm curious about the purpose of this article? When one states that "It took Tesla three months just to sell ten Model X cars in a month" it appears as if the writer is attempting to imply that nobody wanted to buy a Model X and it took Tesla three months to find buyers for ten Model X cars? Obviously that is not true. The Model X was a production nightmare that has been well documented. Demand has never been a problem. Tesla still has a lot to learn about mass producing vehicles. Ford has taken a much more cautious approach and is entering the market long after many other auto manufacturers have introduced EV's and have help to build the market demand for EV products. Ford STARTED 2021 with 6,717 Mach E's produced in 2020 according to the Ford Shareholders report. In Q1 of 2021 Ford has produced 14,805 Mach E's. So in 2020 and 2021 they have produced 21,522 Mach E's (February 2020 through March 2021) and have sold 6,614. Tesla sold approximately 145,000 Model 3's in its first full year of production in 2018. In 2019 Tesla sold over 300,000 Model 3's worldwide. Ford's initial goal of 50,000 sales for the first full year is almost a 3rd of what Tesla sold of the Model 3 in its first full year of production. Ford has been very conservative with production goals and I'm not sure they realized the demand they would have for EV's. The Mach E is a great vehicle and it will encourage Ford to keep moving forward with EV plans for other vehicles. Tesla does report sales by model number in its press releases after the quarterly shareholder meetings. As you know, Ford and other legacy companies report sales when they hit dealer lots, not customers hands. It appears you are very excited about the Mach E. I am as well, it is a nice car and great "first effort" by Ford and I can't wait to see what the GT model has to offer.