I own a Ford Mach-e. I have put 20,000 miles on it in slightly less than a year. I love having an EV. I do also have a 1999 Lexus V8 ICE car, but prefer the EV. However, I continually see anti-EV comments in online communities, where the normal comment is something along the line of "the government is forcing EV's down our throats." Today, I saw my first Ford F150 Lightning while cruising 85MPH on the freeway. Here in California, I see a few Mach-e cars daily, along with a plethora of Tesla cars.
However, I understand this is not the case in the deep South and some midwestern states. While I have a dozen charging stations within five miles of both work and home, I did a search and see that there may only be one for 50 miles in the midwest.
Given all this, I can see Ford cutting back on the battery development in Michigan.