Ford is set to become the first to use LFP batteries in a mainstream EV in the US, starting with its $30,000 midsize pickup.

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      Idk. I’ve seen a few, but it’s also a bus so I can see the lack of appeal. Minivans haven’t been popular for sometime. Try a more popular classic body and the reception would be wildly different.

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        In Ontario, there is a 14 month waiting list for a Sienna. The only other option is the Chrysler Pacifica and people would rather wait a year than drive that turd.

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        I think it’s more likely to have flopped because it’s a $60k+ car with less range and barely faster charging than the (until recently) $20k Chevy bolt, and it’s big appeal would be road trips that it can’t competently handle. If they had sold it at a price competitive with its actual competition, e.g. other minivans, and/or if it had decent range it probably would have done better.

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      You’re thinking about the VW Bus, now presented as the Buzz?

      Unsurprising.

      It was never about revamping the classic, in its concept, but capitalizing on nostalgia.

      By contrast, Renault brought back their legendary Model 5 and regardless the car being a behemoth compared to the original, it captured and delivered a new car built on a nostalgic concept.