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  1. MellowJohnny

    Poll: Do You Have The Charge Assist / Public Charging SYNC App?

    Based on the "Does Charge Assist Exist" thread I thought a simple poll to aggregate responses would be interesting. I for one thought the vast majority of us had it already. Seems not. So, do you see the Charge Assist / Public Charging SYNC App yet?
  2. MellowJohnny

    It's the Preconditioning, Stupid!

    So...given my US friends are knee deep in 2024 election-ness, I thought I'd borrow one of my favourite political spinmaster quotes. Long story short - I have never seen, in a year and a half of owning my Mach-E, more than about 80-ish kW at a DCFC. I just came back from a road trip to Montreal...
  3. MellowJohnny

    WARNING! This may be a trigger for some of you....

    The new Honda Prologue (rebadged GM Blazer) IPC with the speedo in the....center:
  4. MellowJohnny

    The Tesla Hard Sell?

    I appreciate a sample size of 1 (me) is to be taken with a grain of salt, but I was at the Toronto Auto Show yesterday and wandered over to look at the Cybertruck. Took a few pics, then sat in the new "Highland" M3 with a friend of mine who has been on the fence for a while. So Johnny Salesguys...
  5. MellowJohnny

    Did Something Kinda Stupid Today…

    I use PaaK exclusively and today I inadvertently let my phone die while I was out. In fact, it died as I walked up to the car - I launched FordPass and….dead. Thankfully I was with a friend of mine who had not left the parking lot yet so let me sit in his M3 to charge the phone. Because a dead...
  6. MellowJohnny

    Will You Buy The Next Gen Mach-E When It Comes Out?

    As we roll into the fourth model year for the Mach-E, I'm curious how many of us will be interested in the next gen Mach-E when it debuts in 2025 2026 "soon". @Ford Motor Company you're welcome for the free market research :cool:
  7. MellowJohnny

    Speedo No Longer Shows 0 kph After 6.8.0?

    In PARK, in my driveway, apparently still moving... :cool: Anyone else seeing similar after 6.8? I only noticed it today - stopped at lights etc - speedo never goes back to 0.
  8. MellowJohnny

    London Ambulance Service - Emergency Response Mach-E

    Haven't seen this posted yet - Ford Europe put this up a few weeks ago. First time I've seen a video featuring the Mach-E as a first responders vehicle. All I've seen so far are news articles. Custom SYNC module integration is pretty cool!
  9. MellowJohnny

    Made In Canada! Jule DCFC Charging Stations at Longo's

    Just ran across a band new DCFC charging option I've never seen at our local Longo's grocery store in Oakville. Seems like they have just gone online recently and are in "soft-launch" mode with reducing pricing for now. Super impressed with what I saw: - Seven CCS bays, one CHAdeMO - Three...
  10. MellowJohnny

    Fun At The Ford Dealership (Seriously)

    Got the recall notice for 23B50 in the mail recently and since I was doing errands near the dealership I decided I'd pop in a make an appointment. Must have been a bit slow as the service advisor asked if I wanted to stick around and get it done now, so of course I said yes. Called the EV Tech...
  11. MellowJohnny

    Defective ChargePoint Home Flex - PSA

    *** UPDATE ***** After @Mach-Lee ran my VIN through FDRS it seems more likely that this is an issue with the on-board charger, and not an issue with the ChargePoint unit. ***************** In case anyone with a Home Flex encounters the same behaviours: Plugged the car in Friday night and...
  12. MellowJohnny

    Toronto to Montreal And Back - Barely Survived the Ivy Network

    This is my third trip in the Mach-E from Toronto to Montreal since June. It seems like in less than six months the Ivy network, featured at almost all ONroute rest stops along the 401, has gone from rock-solid reliability to an Electrify America-style crapshoot. In June my charging experience...
  13. MellowJohnny

    IVY's Per-kWh Pricing Pilot Program Starting Nov. 1st

    Just announced this morning for ONRoute chargers. I'm headed to Montreal for the week-end so I'll have a good idea whether or not this is cheaper than the old per hour pricing as I did the same trip two weeks ago. Price is $0.62 per kWh which is way more expensive than the old pricing. Here's...
  14. MellowJohnny

    Making the most of "Scheduled Maintenance"

    For those of you familiar with the every 10,000 mile / 16,000 km scheduled maintenance, you'll know it includes (b'cause you read the manual) a tire rotation. I live in a winter climate, and so when I took delivery of the car in November I had the dealership fit the winter tires for me. As it...
  15. MellowJohnny

    Anyone Seen This SYNC / CarPlay Error Message?

    Was sitting waiting for my daughter and this message came up on the SYNC display four or five times - managed to get a picture of it. USB port has a Lightning connector plugged in, but was not plugged in to my iPhone. Phone was in my pocket before I grabbed the picture. SYNC error message...
  16. MellowJohnny

    Worse Than Electrify America? Try Petro-Canada

    Just returned from a week-end road trip to Montreal, which is usually uneventful. Except last night. Planned for a final charge at the last ONRoute (Port Hope) before hitting the outskirts of Toronto, but when we pulled in (with 16% SOC), none of the dispensers were online. All four were...
  17. MellowJohnny

    More Details On Retooling Oakville Assembly Plant For EVs - $1.8 Billion Investment

    A few more details from our regional "newspaper": https://www.inhalton.com/ford-motor-co-reveals-details-behind-1-8b-plan-to-build-electric-vehicles-in-oakville/ Still no word on which model will be built, but interesting to hear battery cells from Kentucky will be assembled onsite into packs.
  18. MellowJohnny

    VinFast Goes Public, Market Cap Bigger Than Ford + GM

    A bunch of stories from yesterday around the first day of trading in VinFast. Usual story - merged with a SPAC, huge bounce on the first day, massive market cap now. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/16/investing/vietnam-vinfast-stock-nasdaq-listing-intl-hnk/index.html Have any of the savvy Wall...
  19. MellowJohnny

    Cayenne Owners Get Sneak Peek at Next Gen Car Play

    **EDIT** Originally thought this was in the Taycan... Not really the "competition", but are we next? https://www.macworld.com/article/1986544/my-porsche-app-carplay-update-vehicle-functions-cayenne.html
  20. MellowJohnny

    Circle K / Couche-Tard First Canadian DCFC To Charge By kW/h

    Got an email yesterday from Circle K / Couche-Tard mentioning they are the first DCFC charge points in Canada to bill by the kilowatt hour vs. By the minute. They are few an far between but it’s a start! Here’s the text: Update on tariffs Dear Customer, We are very proud to announce that...


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