Recent content by E90alex

Yep. Dealers barely even know jack $#!+ about the current cars, much less Ford corporate’s future plans…

Yeah zero chance that’s actually happening. There’s no way they can fit a bigger battery without re-engineering the whole car and all their development money is focused on the new platform right now.

TCU frozen or dead. Pull the 21-22 fuse or pull the negative 12V battery cable for 15+ minutes. If it doesn’t fix the problem then it’s service/warranty time.

Interesting. I hadn’t found either of the Ford branded ones to be especially difficult to remove from the supercharger, but I’ve only used each one a couple times.

I’m confused, what exactly makes it so much easier to use? Do you not just plug and unplug either end like the rest of them?

Ford frequently has 20% off or more off accessories around holidays. So you could get the new Lectron made Ford adapter for $160, or even less if you redeem some Ford points. But in the end either the aftermarket Lectron, A2Z, or both the Ford branded ones all going to be fine. I prefer the...

I haven’t really used it but I’d there a filter option to select preferred networks? Otherwise I would just use Apple Maps on CarPlay or Google Maps on Android Auto.

Wiggle the tail lights on the trunk lid. Are they loose?

New bug on the new version for me on iOS. I had the action button on my iPhone set to start the climate. There used to be a live activity in the Dynamic Island that showed a loading status circle and a check mark when successful or an X if unsuccessful. The live activity is now gone so I don’t...

Just take out the battery

More range and faster charging are always welcome improvements. The closer EV range and charging gets to refueling a gas vehicle the less excuses people have to be against EVs. While current charging and range of the Mach-E are acceptable, it’s not great. Sometimes you just want a 5 minute pee...

I mean I would think that would be one of the basic specs you would look up before purchasing a vehicle if you frequently tow something…..

They are targeting 300 mile range, so 5mi/kWh which is a very good efficiency number. We will have to wait and see what the final rated and real world numbers are. 6-7mi/kWh is completely unrealistic and impossible with current technology even for absolutely perfect ideal condition rated...

Have you seen Tesla and Rivian paint prices? $1500-2000 just for “normal” paint colors. But matte paint is a nightmare to maintain and especially to repair if you get any chips or scratches. They’d have to pay me $3600 at least to take it, and only for a non daily driver.

Bluetooth is not really meant for determining relative location of a device. As such, the car can’t really tell where the phone is, just that it’s somewhere close enough to the car or not judging by the relative Bluetooth signal strength. So once it detects a weakening or lost BT signal after...