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Got in the car this morning, all systems seemed normal. As I pulled out of the garage my son asked why I was in Engage. I was surprised, because I wasn't (at least, not intentionally). I was then shocked when he pointed out that the background for the parking sensor toggle was blue instead of...

There are a number of places on my daily drive where there are what I presume are embedded induction loops for traffic monitoring. Which makes me wonder- what does an EV look like to one of those sensors compared to an ICE? Is a sheet metal body enough to get a signal and the rest is...

If you set a departure time, but then don't leave at that time, how long is the preconditioning good for? I know it depends on outside temperature and conditions, and the interior will be different from the battery, but I wonder what a good rule of thumb is. Like, is it worth it to re-set the...

Even with the 5 second limit, cold weather, and being in grey bar jail, the GT is still pretty dang peppy. Last night I pulled out from a stop light (33% SoC, 37 degrees outside) and sensed a vehicle next to me being racey (just kept on keeping up, and as we all know if two cars are headed in...

Attention artistic types- I've volunteered to join the Trunk or Treat shindig at the kids' school. Of course, I'll be doing Frunk or Treat instead. My current plan is to hang styrofoam teeth from the hood and put some on the edge of the frunk bay, with some red tongue-looking fabric lining the...

I may have discovered the secret of all secrets. 5 times today the car wouldn't wake up with my PaaK held close to the door, no matter how much feverish button mashing I did. 1st time I ended up unlocking it from the app, because reasons. 2nd time I used the keypad. Car picked up the key once...

What does peessing that buttton initiate? Does it tell the car to wake up and look for PaaK? Does it put the alarm on alert? Does it ring the doorbell of some Ferrari executive? The variability in the amount of time the car takes to respond to my approach and button pushes has me curious...

Over the past 2 weeks I've had to pick up people I've never met before at an airport and a train station. The first one, at the airport, I told to look for a lit-up horse on the front of the car. She saw me coming a mile away, way up the line at LaGuardia. Worked great. Second one, at the train...

Once the frunk button gets sorted out, it would be nice to have a quick button to set a 1-tume departure time. "Leaving in 30" or something other than setting a recurring departure time that I'm certain to forget to cancel. Just a thought.

Electric vehicles may be too heavy for old parking garages: report | Fox News At first, I thought I was still on The Onion.

How do they compute the % for Acceleration, Decelleration, and Speed? This was my morning school drop off run (an hour commute just to end up back at my home office...). Unbridled 1PD. I know with 98% certainty that the only time I touched the brake pedal was on a downhill off ramp when the car...

Chevy Will Kill The Camaro In 2024, But Name Will Return | Carscoops I don't want to live in a world without the Camaro vs Mustang rivalry again, so they better bring out a "real" electric Camaro, just for the fun of it. They're already doing a hybrid Corvette and no one's storming the castle...

There have been a number of weird things happening in the good ol' MME over the past week or so. Last Friday the main screen went dark. It worked when I started the car, then showed the backup cameras as I pulled out of the garage, then went black when I went into drive. AC worked, Waze gave...

This morning I got home from achool drop off, and when I turned the car off it opened the frunk and tailgate at the same time. Disconcerting, at best. Anyone else ever get this? New feature, perhaps?

Past couple of days, since parking at LaGuardia over the weekend (not pointing fingers...) I've been getting random warnings about objects off the left front side. Noticed the picture below today. Hmmmmm.... I can't see the sensor hanging inside the cavity, but figure it's got to be in there...

Thanksgiving travel plans involve the charging desert that is western Massachusetts. The "best" charging options are at Toyota, Kia, and Hyundai dealerships (no chargers at any Ford dealerships. Hmmmm....). Anybody hung out in a competitor's lot to charge? Any weird looks?

Driving on 91 in CT, cruise control on, set at 4 over the limit. There are 4 places where the speed limit changes, 65-55-65-55. At each change, the cruise control suddenly reset to 20 OVER! Anyone else ever have this happen? I don't use CC very often, but I am absolitely certain this isn't the...

It's not all the time, but much more often than I feel is right - on coming to a stop (I'm aways in 1PD, so rarely any brake pedal activation at all) when the MME rocks back on its springs it lets out a groan/squeak that sounds like a clapped out Buick going over a speed bump. It's worse on a...

Saw this today, thought it was highly applicable to everyday life, too. "Don't be a turd today"

No idea if this is specific to my phone (Samsung Z-Flip3, Android 12, Android Auto 8.0.623354), or a SYNC thing, so thought I'd post and see if anyone else gets the same things. Spotify: My kids' school is in a bit of a dead zone for cell service. Spotify will keep playing songs through the...