Whenever I see marketing bs like this I like to look up some stats:
Ford CEO Jim Farley ā 2025 Compensation
Farleyās total 2025 compensation: $27,519,557
This represents a significant increase from 2024 ($24.86M). Yahoo Finance
Compensation Breakdown
⢠Base salary: $1.7M
⢠Stock awards...
here is Apples privacy policy, I donāt think your info is being sold:
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/apple-maps/
I donāt think Google Maps sells this either, but does sell ad space that gets to you. Sadly Apple Maps is bringing ads soon.
there are open source map apps that...
Pull your addons off.
Follow procedure to do a full bms charge and reset.
do an ammeter test to see how much power draw there is when powered off.
check your grounds.
I could see it being of more value if it was one subscription per family. Per vehicle is silly though.
I use Maps a lot but donāt trust it as much when outside of cell tower range, even with offline maps. I also hate how it seems to stutter when not navigating.
Just noticed my connected nav is about to expire. I like the nav and think itās easier to read than CarPlay maps, but itās not worth over $90 a year.
Got any sources? I donāt think iforce sales numbers have been released but Toyota might have said something about it.
sales seem fine and lean towards poaching ford/jeep sales due to the hybrid design: https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/toyota-4runner-sales-figures/
ford is planning to put a range extender in the lightning for 2027.
the EV charger is/was a boondoggle of stellantisā own design.
jeep is moving to hybrids/REVs.
Looks like they are embracing EV and hybrids.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69958232/stellantis-traditional-plug-in-hybrids-discontinued-2026/
Stellantis said the move was the result of shifting customer demand, and the company plans to turn its attention to "hybrid and rangeāextended...
Eco mode doesnāt help if youāre already getting good mpg. Itās for the drag strip drivers or those that resist using cruise control but also can keep their speed steady.
I just did 260 miles with eco and my mpg went from 19.1 to 19.3
Itās pretty easy to look up the TCO of hybrids. They are cheaper than their counterparts. Ice costs are not a wash, they are lower when mated to a hybrid.
In all seriousness, 2 door body on frame convertible SUVs arenāt a big seller in general. Jeep has the same problem. Even the Defender 90 was scaled back, although they correctly got rid of all the lower trims and kept the big motor in it.
for the people thinking the 2dr is ugly, know that I...