The only thing Tesla has over Mach-E

[djcordy]

I have had a Lexus RZ, a 2021 Mach-E first Edition, a Tesla Model Y and currently a "24 Mach-E Premium. No need to discuss the Lexus. Frankly, the only thing the Tesla has over the Mach-E is the "Dog Mode". The Dog Mode keeps your car cool while you run into the store etc. A message pops up on the screen showing inside temperature and stating my owner will be back (don't call the police). The rest of the Tesla software is a distraction or "boy toys" like lights flashing, windows going up and down while music plays. Really? A software update for "dog mode" in Mach-E would be useful, appreciated and should not be too difficult.

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[Jimrpa]

I have had a Lexus RZ, a 2021 Mach-E first Edition, a Tesla Model Y and currently a "24 Mach-E Premium. No need to discuss the Lexus. Frankly, the only thing the Tesla has over the Mach-E is the "Dog Mode". The Dog Mode keeps your car cool while you run into the store etc. A message pops up on the screen showing inside temperature and stating my owner will be back (don't call the police). The rest of the Tesla software is a distraction or "boy toys" like lights flashing, windows going up and down while music plays. Really? A software update for "dog mode" in Mach-E would be useful, appreciated and should not be too difficult.

And a significantly larger frunk. Ford replaced the nice frunk with a fairly useless nano-frunk for 2025 ?

 

[rcechinel]

Dog mode has been requested for a long while. Not a comment from Ford.

But even if an extremely basic feature existent on every other EV I know of, which is the ability to see how fast I'm charging, hasn't been implemented after 3.5 years, not having dog mode doesn't surprise me.

 

[SanCarlosJeff]

I have had a Lexus RZ, a 2021 Mach-E first Edition, a Tesla Model Y and currently a "24 Mach-E Premium. No need to discuss the Lexus. Frankly, the only thing the Tesla has over the Mach-E is the "Dog Mode". The Dog Mode keeps your car cool while you run into the store etc. A message pops up on the screen showing inside temperature and stating my owner will be back (don't call the police). The rest of the Tesla software is a distraction or "boy toys" like lights flashing, windows going up and down while music plays. Really? A software update for "dog mode" in Mach-E would be useful, appreciated and should not be too difficult.

There are a few things I wish the MME had that my Tesla did:
- Dog mode
-Carwash mode
-Side view shown on the screen when you turn your blinker on
-The position of the seat when it goes to easy exit. My wife is significantly shorter than me so it's nice that the seat backs up so I can actually get into the car after she's driven, but it's so far back that she can't reach the pedals to have her foot on the brake when she hits the start button. The easy exit position should be adjustable and remembered by the car.

The side view camera thing might be hardware dependent, but the others are purely SW and should have been addressed by Ford a long time ago.

 

[azerik]

Just make a drawing in Sketch:
"Dog is good. Car is running. Thanks"
And save it. Then it's 2 or 3 clicks and you're in Dog mode. However you have to just leave the car running and can't use remote start for that.

 

[tuminatr]

The only thing about this is that in the state I live in, it's still illegal to leave a pet in a vehicle unattended.

pet mode or not, its illegal

 

[RickMachE]

Made me laugh. Leave vehicle running, turn off shutdown timer, write on screen or hang sign. Lock door with keypad.

#PleaseMakeAButtonThisIsTooHard

 

[GoldNekNinja]

I have had a Lexus RZ, a 2021 Mach-E first Edition, a Tesla Model Y and currently a "24 Mach-E Premium. No need to discuss the Lexus. Frankly, the only thing the Tesla has over the Mach-E is the "Dog Mode".

I wouldn't say that's the only thing. Compared to the CURRENT mach e, Tesla has software that is lightyears ahead, and the fact that they are now rolling out 500 kW charging to their stations is also quite impressive.

 

[mccdeuce]

Dog mode has been requested for a long while. Not a comment from Ford.

But even if an extremely basic feature existent on every other EV I know of, which is the ability to see how fast I'm charging, hasn't been implemented after 3.5 years, not having dog mode doesn't surprise me.

You can see how fast you are charging in FordPass. Works with LVL3 too.

 

[YeOldeTraveller]

Keep Climate in a Tesla is a better implementation than leaving the Mach-E running. I would love to have this.

Display the charge rate on the display. I know I can get this from the app, but this is already implemented for the Lightning. I suspect this is in the works, but I would like to see it.

Having road tripped both, the Tesla has the edge in charging (and not just due to the Superchargers).

Those are the ones I care about. For me as a driver, I greatly prefer my Rally when it comes to ride and handling. And I don't need to navigate menus, or hit a button, to open the glove box.

 

[voxel]

I have had a Lexus RZ, a 2021 Mach-E first Edition, a Tesla Model Y and currently a "24 Mach-E Premium. No need to discuss the Lexus. Frankly, the only thing the Tesla has over the Mach-E is the "Dog Mode". The Dog Mode keeps your car cool while you run into the store etc. A message pops up on the screen showing inside temperature and stating my owner will be back (don't call the police). The rest of the Tesla software is a distraction or "boy toys" like lights flashing, windows going up and down while music plays. Really? A software update for "dog mode" in Mach-E would be useful, appreciated and should not be too difficult.

I seriously doubt you’ve owned a Model Y. The number one thing I want is Sentry on all the EVs I’ve owned. Don’t care about Dog mode. Hyundai/Kia/Genesis/Toyota have Utility or Room mode also.

 

[ack154]

There are a few things I wish the MME had that my Tesla did:
- Dog mode
-Carwash mode
-Side view shown on the screen when you turn your blinker on
-The position of the seat when it goes to easy exit. My wife is significantly shorter than me so it's nice that the seat backs up so I can actually get into the car after she's driven, but it's so far back that she can't reach the pedals to have her foot on the brake when she hits the start button. The easy exit position should be adjustable and remembered by the car.

The side view camera thing might be hardware dependent, but the others are purely SW and should have been addressed by Ford a long time ago.

What's carwash mode?

 

[SanCarlosJeff]

What's carwash mode?

It's for automatic carwashes. IIRC when you select carwash mode it puts the car in neutral, deactivates automatic wipers, gives you the choice of folding in the sideview mirrors, deactivates auto lock, deactivates the alarm, and turns off the touch screen.

 

[CaptMachE]

You can see how fast you are charging in FordPass. Works with LVL3 too.

That tells you very little, Almsot useless info. Needs to show what a casual ev owner would want To see. What is my charge rate , ie. Miles per hour charge. Tell me amps, as that is much more useful. KW is nto useful at all for the average owner. And having more control over charging would be better in the app as well as the car. And this is after 12 years in a Tesla. Have finally realized how Many bad things Tesla does, which includes estimating range and efficiency. Not nearly as good as they pretend.

 

[CaptMachE]

I seriously doubt you’ve owned a Model Y. The number one thing I want is Sentry on all the EVs I’ve owned. Don’t care about Dog mode. Hyundai/Kia/Genesis/Toyota have Utility or Room mode also.

including the absurd battery drain of sentry?? It’s laughable. But would like 5r cameras to be useable while driving so you dont need a dash cam.

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