It's a hot market right now.
New York Times (11/13/25) reports: "Just a few years ago, Ford Motor thought it had a big hit on its hands with the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. But as of the end of September, Congress and President Trump eliminated federal tax credits for the purchase of electric vehicles, leading to a steep drop in sales, especially for large, pricey models like the Lightning... Now, the Lightning’s future is in doubt. Ford has stopped making the truck, whose price starts at $55,000 and can rise to more than $85,000 for premium versions with added features, and it won’t say when or whether production will restart. Sales of expensive electric vehicles have stalled, and buyers are gravitating toward models like the Chevrolet Equinox and Hyundai Ioniq 5, which have starting prices of around $35,000. 'When the subsidy went away, the higher-dollar vehicles really began to slow down,' said Tim Hovik, whose dealership, San Tan Ford in Gilbert, Ariz., once sold dozens of Lightnings a month. Like Ford, General Motors has halted production of its Hummer EV. The Michigan factory that made that model and others is supposed to restart in January, but will run only one eight-hour shift a day instead of two. G.M. is also slowing production of electric Cadillacs."
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"The Golden State’s heavy reliance on intermittent renewables such as wind and solar creates major reliability gaps when the sun sets or the wind stalls. The results are predictable: rising costs, rolling blackouts, and growing dependence on imported energy."
– Lora Myers, ALEC
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