I think he means “state of health.” I think some have found the number using CarScanner, but there’s been some discussion on exactly what it means.
I think he’s referring to the iPhone feature that tells you battery health. Mines currently at 88% of original capacity.
If you are correct, then I'd argue that based on the discussion on this forum, it's close to useless. Plus there's nothing to do about it anyway.
I think they just haul them up on the flatbed like any other car. Just have to know where to place the hooks. And I doubt it on the charger aspect; although, I have seen articles on rescue services for a quick charge but not from a tow truck.
I had to have my car towed after I blew out a tire. It was towed by the largest towing company in our area. The driver told me they almost exclusively use flatbeds these days. The only time they dispatch a conventional “wrecker” is when they need to pull somebody out of a ditch, which requires longer cables.
SOH - you need an OBD adapter and Car Scanner, but you need the battery at mid 70s and 100% charged. The number displayed may, or may not, correlate with what Ford uses in 8 years / 100,000 miles.
as stated above, you'll need an ODB2 reader and an App like CarScanner to see the 'SOH' parameter. Be aware that if you intend to check it periodically, you'll want to check under similar conditions for best accuracy on relative values. i.e. after a full charge, resting until morning, in a 'room temperature' garage.
flat tow is a royal pain for many reasons including many tow truck drivers may not know where to safely attach tow hooks. The most important thing is to know that there are 2 tow holes under the front that can be used for a T-hook 'bridle'.... and NOTHING in the back unless you've installed a tow-hitch yourself. You CANNOT pull on the battery rails with all the temping holes, it will tear, and cost $30k to replace tray.
Mach-E.
There's a guy down the street from my mother-in-law's that has a mobile EV charging van. Couldn't tell you much about it (L2? DCFC? Connectors, speed, capacity) but they definitely do exist.
