Mach-E August 2024 Sales & Production: 5,341 Sold / 6,035 Produced

Sales numbers look decent, but simple math says if you are producing more than you’re selling they’re not going to be able to reduce the amount of excess inventory.

Ford was so late to the game with the 2024 model they should reset and start opening up orders for 2025s and get back on a “normal” model year schedule.

Interesting to note that more Mach-E are produced than ICE Mustangs.

Mach1E said:

Sales numbers look decent, but simple math says if you are producing more than you’re selling they’re not going to be able to reduce the amount of excess inventory.

Ford was so late to the game with the 2024 model they should reset and start opening up orders for 2025s and get back on a “normal” model year schedule.

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The Sales and Production numbers are not apples to apples. The Sales number is only US Sales and the Production number is global. Export sales would be the unreported and delta number.

ADDZ71 said:

The Sales and Production numbers are not apples to apples. The Sales number is only US Sales and the Production number is global. Export sales would be the unreported and delta number.

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If that’s the case, this seems like a silly way to report things. Why have global production compared to only US sales on the same chart?

Mach1E said:

If that’s the case, this seems like a silly way to report things. Why have global production compared to only US sales on the same chart?

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I would agree that it doesn't make sense but it really is a legacy holdover of when cars were produced and sold in the country. The competitive reporting amongst car makers is to report US sales on a monthly basis and global sales on a quarterly basis. The production figures are to be used for a different purpose.

AzYooper said:

Interesting to note that more Mach-E are produced than ICE Mustangs.

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You need glasses. ?

AliRafiee said:

You need glasses. ?

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Depends on what he meant by “more.”

More for August? Yes. More for the YTD? No

Apparantly, A2Z is working on an extension cord for Tesla Superchargers. Of course this would make things a lot easier when charging at a V3/V4 Supercharger. Do you trust A2Z enough to go against Tesla's recommendation of using an extension cord? I will have to await the recommendations of the A2Z Customers, as I was one of the lucky ones that was up early one morning when someone posted on the forum that the ordering for the adapters was open and I received my Ford Adapter in the 1st batch.

Let me/us know what YOU would do!!! See the Inside EV's article below.

https://insideevs.com/news/734672/cybertruck-engineer-supercharger-extension-cable/

67 Stang Convertible said:

Do you trust A2Z enough to go against Tesla's recommendation of using an extension cord?

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Right now I'd assume Tesla's recommendation is really to keep people from going out and buying random 3rd party/chinese junk that isn't made to any spec and doesn't take anything into account around safety and causing problems with their cars and chargers.

Could A2Z make a cable with the right features and sensors to make the cable safe? Probably - but I'd expect they'll need some help from Tesla to do it. And it'll probably become a question of it Tesla is willing to work with them at all to ensure its compatibility (which they may be reluctant to do for many reasons, including them likely working on their own cable).

Nothing to do yet but wait to see how it plays out. See what happens when/if they release something and let some professionals test it first.

Using the A2Z adaptor is already against Tesla’s recommendations.

Luckily I don’t care about their recommendations. Use A2Z adaptor and will use their extension cord.

Also the Cybertruck engineer arguing against all extension cords while, well his company is currently making one….

67 Stang Convertible said:

Apparantly, A2Z is working on an extension cord for Tesla Superchargers. Of course this would make things a lot easier when charging at a V3/V4 Supercharger. Do you trust A2Z enough to go against Tesla's recommendation of using an extension cord? I will have to await the recommendations of the A2Z Customers, as I was one of the lucky ones that was up early one morning when someone posted on the forum that the ordering for the adapters was open and I received my Ford Adapter in the 1st batch.

Let me/us know what YOU would do!!! See the Inside EV's article below.

https://insideevs.com/news/734672/cybertruck-engineer-supercharger-extension-cable/

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What's humorous here is that earlier this year, Tesla said they were working on an extension cable... Now, that info has been removed from their website. This is another great example of how people cannot rely on anything Musk says, he simply reverses himself whenever he wants. That's why a supplier like A2Z can't develop products without huge risks.

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/nacs-extension-cable-coming-from-tesla.34266/

Note last sentence. It has now been removed from their FAQs.

Does the Supercharger cable reach all EVs?
Most Supercharger cables at NACS Supercharger sites should be able to reach your EV charge port, however, in some cases you might have to park over the line in order to charge comfortably. Avoid parking diagonally to reach the cable and try to obstruct as few charge posts as possible. Charge port locations vary by EV model, which requires cable sharing between adjacent stalls at many sites. Tesla is rapidly deploying our latest V4 Supercharger post which reaches all EVs in the same Supercharger stall. Additionally, we encourage all vehicle manufacturers to standardize charge port locations to the rear driver side or front passenger side.

We are working on an NACS to NACS extension cable, which will be available for purchase in the future.

As to buying a $300 bulky extension cord, I wouldn't for my use but I see where it would be necessary for some. I will simply pull forward between chargers as needed, or simply take 2 parking spaces (both methods block 2 chargers) and Tesla can make the cables longer.

400 to 500 volts through an extention cord that could be drug across the ground, nicked or just plain abused. In the weather, around puddles and rain. What could go wrong?

That A2Z has been in development for quite some time, it has been discussed on this site since the original announcement of the supercharger adapters.

I wouldn't hate having an extension, but as Pioneer noted it's a heck of a liability to take on. But I guess the same could be said for most cables in general, or even adapters where I imagine it's possible for the plastic casing to be dropped/busted in such a way that some contactor parts are exposed.

As with all dangerous equipment, have to exercise caution and make sure you maintain it.

I haven't used a Magic Dock yet, but that appears to be another short sighted design decision by Tesla creating the same issue, connection proximity, as with using an external adapter. For an entity promoting North America Charging Standard, taking a tail wagging-the-dog, so to speak, approach is counter productive. Even the original Roadster didn't use the driver rear fender location for the port:

"We love standards! That's why we have so many of them." -- Anonymous