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Metal Price Surge Threatens EV Growth https://wallstreetjournal-ny-app.newsmemory.com/?publink=0af80d5d8_1348353

I realized last night that my phone has better battery charging capability than my car. Adaptive charging basically looks at the alarm time of my phone, say 7AM, and figures out the best method of charging for battery longevity to get my phone to 100% just before 7AM. If I awake early and...

3rd EV plant planned too. https://wallstreetjournal-ny-app.newsmemory.com/?publink=09f251944_134834e

"Many key battery materials, including but not limited to processed lithium itself, are in short supply and prices are rising sharply". "...supply chain concentrated in a country determined to make itself the EV capital of the world: China". Free link -...

Charging starts at 7pm. 7:15 I get a warning that scheduled charge did not begin. I check the FordPass app, and it is charging. I check the JuiceBox app, and it's charging. Not the first time this has happened. And no, the charging didn't stop and then restart.

So Ford changed something on the order tracking page, https://shop.ford.com/vehicleordertracking, and it doesn't work. Simply clears out the info, tried in 2 browsers. That is not the reason for this post. The reason for this post is, why aren't there a dozen threads screaming that the order...

TurboTax Deluxe plus State - lowest price of the year, 1 day only https://amzn.to/3sGIDJu Each year Amazon sells TurboTax Deluxe plus State download for $29.98 plus tax. You pay $29.99 plus a $10 Amazon gift card, plus tax. Net cost, since the $10 gift card is $10, is $29.98 plus tax...

If you don't think so, you're wrong. ;) :D

Drove Michigan to Florida end of August. Drove it again this week. Back then we took the Mach-E, this time the F-150 with a 36 gallon gas tank. Same departure and arrival locations. Truck bed was full, as was backseat. Not heavy weights, maybe 200 pounds of stuff. Lots more physical stuff...

I-75 north of Tampa around 4:20.

Sad...

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/13/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-electric-vehicle-charging-action-plan/?utm_source=link "No later than February 11th, DOT will publish guidance for States and cities to strategically deploy EV charging stations to build out a...

Turned it off and back on again. Tried with fob in pocket instead of phone. Tried both fobs. Won't work. Ideas?

So, had to make an early morning 21 mile jaunt, with temps in the 20s. Roughly 25% local, 75% highway. What better way to experiment and understand the impact of the cold on my range? In warm weather, my GOM has shown as high as 282. In highway driving at ~73 in September, from Michigan to...

? Can't believe I am writing that. Wife and I have spent the last week edging beds and spreading 30 yards of mulch. Today we knew a storm was coming, so we worked through lunch. Decided to eat around 2 and couldn't open the garage. Realized the power was out, noticed neighbors' generators...

Heading out to pickup stuff at the library, and then pizza. Dark out, driving 45mph, all of a sudden there's a black shape and boom. Seemed to also go under the vehicle. Pulled over, turned around, went back. Nothing there. Pulled into a lighted area, and the painted port for the battery...

If you haven't seen this, it will make you think. Why can't @Ford have this kind of ingenuity? SNL link is clearer, without delayed audio. https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/new-mercedes/3021121

Many of these threads complain about @Ford Motor Company's poor communication regarding things like orders, updates, etc. Few can disagree that Ford isn't very good at communicating directly with customers. However, one has to ask the question - when is communication (including revealing...

Charging began at 7pm as per schedule. JuiceBox app told me so. FordPass app shows car charging. JuiceBox app also shows it started exactly at 7, and hasn't stopped. Thanks FordPass for the alert... ?

This morning I started the car before leaving, with it hooked up to the charger, which measures current flowing to the car. It was low 40s out, car is in garage, garage was probably high 40s or 50s. Vehicle ran for almost the full 15 minutes. It was 72 very warm degrees inside, and both seats...