I want a Powered Frunk/Froot on my MME FE now... thanks F150

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I think we should be able to upgrade to a Powered Frunk/Froot without dividers. Obviously this was not a legal restriction based on the Lightning reveal.
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Obviously this was not a legal restriction based on the Lightning reveal.
How is that obvious? The initial reveal of the MME didn't have dividers either. The Lightning won't be sold for at least a year. I have no doubt that the MME's frunk will be electrically released by then.
 

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As long as they add a child safety release the dividers won't be needed.
 

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I think we should be able to upgrade to a Powered Frunk/Froot without dividers. Obviously this was not a legal restriction based on the Lightning reveal.
Don't assume that trucks have the same safety requirements as do cars. In fact, the relevant U.S. regulation, FMVSS 401, *only* applies to *passenger cars*:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/571.401
 


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Do Boxsters have frunk dividers in America?
They'll have a physical pull handle with a glow in the dark end for a cable release like all US cars have in the luggage compartment. The problem with the Mach E is it's a switch, which for some reason they haven't got approved yet. Hence the dividers in the mean time.

No idea why we get the dividers in the UK, as it's irrelevant to us, but I actually think they look quite handy to stop stuff moving around!
 
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Aren't the dividers removable? Just take them out if you don't like them.
 

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I’m just wondering why the heck they don’t just offer a manual cable release instead of the electric release switch. If 12V power is lost that switch is no good. This is probably why there is no approval yet for the switch.
 

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How is that obvious? The initial reveal of the MME didn't have dividers either. The Lightning won't be sold for at least a year. I have no doubt that the MME's frunk will be electrically released by then.
My dealer has informed me that the (dividers) and remote frunk opening will be updated OTA in Q3 this year.
 

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I think we should be able to upgrade to a Powered Frunk/Froot without dividers. Obviously this was not a legal restriction based on the Lightning reveal.
The Lighting reveal honestly does not tell us that. The lighting my have a true manual release in it which the Mach E does not have as even the one in the Frunk is a software one. This followed by they might of gotten approval with out needing it as well. On the Mach E they might of not gotten the approval until more recently as well.
 

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And the Lightning is an early PRE production.... let's wait and see what the final iteration will be like
 

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How is that obvious? The initial reveal of the MME didn't have dividers either. The Lightning won't be sold for at least a year. I have no doubt that the MME's frunk will be electrically released by then.
I disagree! When the F-150 lightning is released, it will feature a permanently mounted, multiple layer front trunk divider, creating cubbies with a maximum volume of 20 cc. And it will feature a manual, interior operated release that will require three pulls “for safety” ???
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