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So I’m speaking for the whole world of pre-2025 MME owners who, if like me, are anxious to know how Ford’s Heat Pump in the 2025 MME is performing now that colder water is descending upon the country. Is it providing adequate comfort? And how is cold weather range being reported by the GOM...

I have my 2024 Premium 4X-ER going in to my dealer in a couple of days to receive the 25S65 update. I am worried about unexpected ‘side-effects’ of this change. After 18 years of iPhone, iPad and Windows updates we are all acquainted with how software changes can fix a couple of things here...

Not Really…..that would violate the known laws of chemistry physics. Then again……… So here’s what’s going on. When I first took delivery of my 2004 Premium 4-ER at the end of July in 2024, it was delivered with 7 miles on the odometer, a 100% charge and 303 miles showing for range. Throughout...

So I noticed today that the radio stopped to change a station even though I hadn’t pressed the voice control button nor uttered the ‘hey Ford’ command. I was listening to Sirius XM ‘70’s on 70’. Periodically, usually after a commercial, a station announcer comes and says, “Sirius XM 70’s on 70”...

So yesterday I finally drove to a nearby convenience store hosting a dozen V3 Superchargers to test my adapter. The outdoor temp. was 68 degrees. I did NOT use the in car navigation to pre-condition the battery as the chargers were anyway only 1 mile away. Upon arrival there, my HVB was at 60%...

I’m sure others in snowy climates have experienced this before, but it was my first occasion yesterday. There was a decent snowfall happening as we drove home and suddenly a warning message popped up that ‘sensors were blocked so forward collision systems were off’. Minutes later a different...

Took delivery on July 29, 2024, just got adapter on Feb 7, 2025; almost 6 1/2 months later. So then, in the experience of all you who are way ahead in terms of public fast DC charging, which approach gets us the cheapest rates: going through the car’s navigation and using plug-n-pay, or...

FORD, listen up……….I love all the new improvements planned for 2025; cooled seats, heat pump, more center console space. Etc. But what I continually read in these forums is the overall nightmare that is the MME’s 12V implementation. Everyone lives in fear of the ‘somewhere-around-three-year’...

Just got back from a 110 mile round trip on the PA Turnpike. Used BC the entire time. I give it a B- overall. - straight line performance is naturally A+ - A little nervous in long sweeping turns; definitely not as smooth as a human, but not bad. B - Sometimes gets ‘scared’ when road surface...

I just got this OTA update on the 16th, described as Charging enhancements. ‘The upgrade allows customers too easily search for and navigate to public stations’ and also ‘conveniently activate chargers directly from their vehicle’s screen’. Since I (so far) have charged exclusively from home...

Maybe this is a well known subject on this forum, but it was an eye-opener to me. Sorry if you’ve all heard this one before…. Anyway, check out this video, starting at 17:40. Actually, start a bit earlier at 16:20-ish to see why Tesla has a huge advantage with EVs….

……the screen and YouTube videos or games?…..is it the 12V battery or the HVB through its DC-DC converter? If it’s the 12V LVB (which I think it is…) then I would presume it to NOT be a good idea to sit there for too long, say during my granddaughter’s three hours of soccer practice?….

My apologies if I’m rehashing old news, but this was so important to me that I thought I’d risk repeating it anyway. In a recent conversation with Mach-Lee, he passed on some information about the latest OTA update that finally put my LVB anxiety to rest. I’m hoping he will jump in and correct...

Just got back from a short errand in my brand new 2024 Premium 4-x. I have all of 417 miles on the odometer. All of a sudden Sirrius isn’t loading properly. The preset program icons have disappeared and I can only change to (some of) the other channels by holding my finger for milliseconds...

The answer to this question might best be explained by an EV electrical engineer…..please keep it as simple as possible for us non-EE types! Since the existing 12V battery is anyway being charged by the HVB through some DC-to-DC converter, why not just take the output from that converter...

Since taking delivery of my 2024 Premium AWD ext battery almost three weeks ago I have charged only at home using the Ford portable charger on a level 2 outlet capable of putting out 50 amps. On 8/6 the app says it added 16% (44% to 60%) reporting that it added 19 KWh; On 8/11 it added 29%...

….about the 12V battery being dead when I return? The HVB will be at about 50% when we leave it.

So I’ve had my new 2024 Premium Ext-Range for nearly two weeks now and am LOVING it! Just last night I had the chance to charge it for the second time, once again stopping at 60%. This, I thought, would give me the opportunity to accurately calculate my miles/KWh. At the time charging started...

…and I couldn’t be happier. It’s only been 9 days, but I’m thrilled. And I know I didn’t pick the car that was best at anything, but in aggregate it’s the most satisfying. I researched and drove all manner of PHEV and EV including all the favorite and obvious choices, and the end leased a 2024...