oh boy... you may want to google the difference between resetting the GOM estimate and real range... the GOM will migrate back to ~229 if the weather and your driving habits remain similar.
None of the above and I am a new owner. If Ford are prepared to take two vehicles and install updates free of charge then maybe I did have a point in raising the question with them. I posted the update in case it assisted others. Thanks for being so friendly.
We're telling you to look at miles per kWh as an estimate of your range, not the GOM. Your "draw your own conclusions" phrasing leads me to think you're not convinced with what we're saying about the GOM here.
Even if there was an update posted to your car, your range is going to fall as soon as the car realizes that it's not yet summer. Ford has clearly stated that when driving history is reset, which also happens with certain module updates, the car will revert to the summer range being displayed and that will then adjust.
I don't doubt anything you and others have said but at this time I don't have the technical understanding to digest the information. When I said "draw your own conclusions" I was referring to the fact that Ford were offering free software updates (at my dealer nothing is ever free unless they know there is a genuine problem) which suggested to me that it had been worth raising the issue with them. I was also told that currently the one and only electric car technician at the dealership is still training on the job because the technolgy is relatively new so maybe there are still things to be learned in relation to range indicator issues.
That is exactly what the GOM is telling you; your range is this due to heat usage. This is significantly improved compared to a Leaf saying you have 100 miles and then only going 50 when you use heat/defrost.
You can believe what you want, but in my opinion Ford dealer never should have told you they were going to magically get you more range with a “software update” which it’s not btw. You should really line up your expectations with reality in this case and get educated on how EVs operate. In cold weather you will see a large drop in calculated range period. You will also notice that the miles per kilowatt goes down. In the summer it might be 3.3 mi/kWh and in the winter more like 2.4 or lower depending on how much climate control you use. So if it’s 40 deg out, you go to the dealer and they apply your update and now the car says 299 miles, I would not plan a segment of 280 miles cause you’re not gonna make it. You can expect to make it because of the bogus reset they did to your driving history but the reality is you will not. At 2.4 mi/kWh and a 91 kWh battery you’ll only get 182 miles. Period. No matter what the guess o meter says.
Kabish, I have to say I appreciate your response which is more along the lines of what I was hoping for when I joined the Forum. Some of the replies have been less than pleasant.
@Wonky_Donkey - thanks for pointing out that the text is invisible in the 'non dark' view, the text is now a glorious sunflower yellow.
Welcome aboard.
