Overheard one of our customers talking to my boss about Ford halting production of combustion engines by or around 2030, and GM in 2035. They're going to switch to producing ONLY electric vehicles.
This was probably inevitable that they would try to do this but it makes me really angry. Electric vehicles are practically useless in northern states during winter, and probably 100% useless in Alaska almost year-round. Only combustion/gas powered engines are able to start in sub-zero temperatures. The car manufacturers know this. They don't care. They're most likely getting pushed by global elites and climate change idiots to force this on us.
Sorry for the MSM link, but this is basically what I heard: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/13/gm-ford-are-all-in-on-evs-heres-how-dealers-feel-about-it-.html
Also it's kind of old news from 2021 but this is the first I've heard of it. Most likely they're trying to keep it on the down-low so people don't start boycotting them, etc.
59 years old here. Bought the last vehicle I'll ever buy last November. A 2005 Jeep Wrangler. Jeep 4.0 straight 6 w/157K miles. Should be good for another 150K miles which I will never hit. Easy to fix, parts everywhere, goes anywhere. Sucks the gas like there is no tomorrow, maybe 11 MPH if I'm lucky. No problems as my standard driving distance is rarely more than 100 miles from home. Ford retiree, I refuse to pay as much for a new vehicle as I could buy a house for. Especially one that you have to plug in.