Thread regarding Ford layoffs

I saw this posed in a Bronco board somewhere else and someone pointed out that it is 2 vehicles total. Really a non-story.

the post about the EV's not rolling away is like most rah rah posts about how EV's are going to fix all our problems....based more on religious beliefs about EV's than engineering data on EV's

from an article at drive dot com...

Teslas are a bit different, though, because they don't have traditional parking pawl in their electric drive units. Instead, Teslas rely on the electronic parking brake to clamp down on the back wheels. Like the Rivian, a single press of the park button only prompts the driver to quit doing that, but a hold will engage an emergency stop.

@ojw And the two up votes on your comment. You are incorrect. Most EVs have gearboxes filled with oil. This is how the electric motor transmits torque to the wheels via a gear reduction. Tesla, GM, Rivian, Ford, etc. do this. Do a Google search before you sh-t post.

Michigan Assembly Plant again, big surprise.

I sure hope whoever posted their ignorance of the fact that EVs have gearboxes filled with oil doesn't work at Ford as an engineer. Otherwise, that can explain a lot of Ford's issues these days.

Uh, @syd, hey dip$hit, most EVs have a park pawl also. It is because the brake team won't take on the responsibility for roll away safety issues that those lowly Ford Blue drivetrain engineers have been doing for 60+ years now.

It is amazing that an issue with the park system requires a total gearbox replacement. Didn't quite design for serviceability here, now did they?

See that's why we need to go to EV's... they don't have that pesky easy and inexpensive transmission full of hydraulic fluid and stuff that don't lock you in park when it's sposed to lok you in park. EV's are the answer!!!

What was that Vision Statement again? “To become the world's most trusted company…” Yeah I trust them to issue more recalls and pi-s off loyal customers.

Thankfully replacing the transmission is easy and inexpensive. Plus it is a quick fix so the customer won't have to wait long without their vehicle.

I'm being sarcastic.....