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Ford’s $132,000 Loss per Vehicle Shows California EV Goals Are Impossible

Ford’s $132,000 Loss per Vehicle Shows California EV Goals Are Impossible
The all-electric F-150 Lightning from Ford is displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 18, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
John Seiler
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So much for California’s mandate that “all new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles by 2035,” according to the California Air Resources Board. It imposed the mandate at the request of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]