I have a '21 Premium with the side proximity sensors and when I'm in reverse with the rear-camera view selected, the red/yellow/green segments all show up as expected in the center channel around the car graphic. However, if I switch to the other views where you get the more fluid looking lines...
When I woke up this morning I heard my MME's fans running full-blast as if it was pre-conditioning or something. I checked the FordPass app and it showed a "Preparing for Drive" status. This is odd because I have no departure times set. I canceled from the app and, a few minutes later, clicked...
Besides hard driving on a warm day, Is there any way to trigger the active shutters on the front of my Mach-E to open? (wanting to make sure they are working)
It appears one of my kids used and stripped the threads on the tip of the cable connector for my tire inflator. The part appears to be replaceable but I can’t figure out a port number for just that hose tip. Does anyone know where I might find that or do I have to buy a whole new inflator?
I'm not in a TXU area so this really doesn't impact me directly but I think it sucks that Ford isn't in the list of manufacturers supported by TXU's free EV charging plan. https://www.txu.com/savings-solutions/electric-vehicle-resources/free-ev-miles/free-ev-miles-faqs
From the look of it, it's...
Have set up to charge to 80% between 9 PM–2 PM on weekdays, any time on weekends at my home.
Today, my wife plugged in at 2:12 PM and ~30 minutes later I noticed that the car was actively charging. Since we are under a requested energy conservation warning in Texas today, I pulled the plug and...
Took my first road trip since putting wider GT PE wheels & tires onto my Premium AWD+ER, here's my review:
TL;DR: 211 miles each way with zero issues and my range seems largely unimpacted with these new, wider, stickier tires. BlueCruise is nice but not worth paying extra for IMO.
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Excellent condition MME Premium wheels with OEM Michelin Primacy A/S 225/55 R 19 tires that have about 13100 miles on them. Discount Tire transferable warranty certificate included which will provide lifetime balance, and over 2 years of remaining coverage for road hazard repair and/or...
I've been using PAAK for the last few weeks after giving my wife the key FOB to keep in her bag (she has started driving the MME more now that gas prices are so high). It was seeming like most of the flakiness I saw last year may have been ironed out by either Ford or Apple. The only regular...
TL;DR: Ford software can randomly be unreliable and the availability of fast CCS charging is still lagging far behind Tesla here in Texas. Unless these things improve on both fronts I'll just take our ICE SUV for future long trips.
Long-winded version:
I took a road trip to Tyler, TX, and back...
In this review, around 9 minutes in, Ford Engineering Specialist, Leeway Ho says the GTPE gets more torque based on software tuning done to take advantage of the summer tires vs the GT's all seasons. If a GT owner replaces their stock tires with summer ones themselves, shouldn’t Ford offer the...
Can’t believe I forgot ask here earlier but is anyone else here going to the DFW Drive Electric Week event in grapevine today?
https://www.dfwcleancities.org/ndew
I’m heading that way now. I’ll be the one with the Carbonized Grey 4X with the Arizona Wildcat sticker on the back window.
Stumbled on an old discussion thread where I had attached a picture of my 2014 Fusion Energi's dash screen:
I so wish my MME had something similar where it showed the motor's kW power being used/regenerated in real-time. My Gen 1 Volt had a similar (debatably better) gauge too.
@Ford Motor...
I have an extended range battery a preferred charge scheduled to happen from 12:00 midnight and 10:00am and charge via a 40A L2 EVSE.
A couple of times now, when my charging is going to take a while due to lower starting SOC (less than 50%), I wake up to the following notification inthe...
Did a quick maintenance wash 9 days ago (foam canon + power rinse) and then applied Turtle Wax Ice Seal N Shine via microfiber applicator pad and microfiber cloth wipe-off. (sprayed 2 or 3 stipes on the pad, not directly to panels)
After a week (and about 400 miles worth of driving) the car was...
My MME is set up to charge between 12:00A and 10:00A and to stop at 90% on a 40A L2 home EVSE.
Yesterday, I drove about 75 miles and plugged in around 8:00P and I heard the fans kick on around midnight as expected.
This morning, at 6:30A I was surprised to hear the fans still running and the...
Hi all. I’m in the Roanoke/Northlake area (near Texas Motor Speedway) and got mine this week. Looking forward to any DFW meetups that’s might happen soon.
I’ll also probably be at the DFW “National Drive Electric Week” event if they have it this year.