Jasmin2021AWDX
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Hello MME owners,
Brief review from our roadtrip (AWD + big HV pack) and some 'good to knows'.
Left Orange County CA Sunday morning 12/19. Relied on the Ford App to schedule chargers (Electrify America), also downloaded the ABRP app (very useful even in 'free' format) and the Electrify America app. Drove about 5 over the speed limit the whole way (this is 85 mph in Texas LOL).
Used just under 500kWh on Electrify America super chargers (12 stops). Arrived Wednesday morning 12/22 with the big U-Haul behind us.
1. Our MME uses way more electricity that the planned trip from Ford. Very scary first stop in El Centro. We continued to push forward even though the vehicle started stating, "turn around you won't make it". We did reach El Centro with more than 10% charge left. Not a comfortable feeling.
LEARNING | Do not rely on the Ford app to advise you where and how much to charge. Reality will always be different than the theoretical distance/State of Charge algorithm. Going uphill towards El Centro threw the algorithm in trouble as on the other side of the mountains you are super efficient and actually gain some charge.
2. Stopping every 110-150 miles is actually quite nice. 30 minutes charge, kids can run around for a bit and we get a coffee. Doing 600 miles a day never felt so relaxed.
LEARNING | Relax and always keep the charger running to 80% SoC. The drop off in charging speed starts to kick in at 75% SoC and halves again at 80%.
Best we saw was 124kW charging. At 75% it is generally still around 90kW and at 80% its drops to about 38kW.
3. Electrify America was really the only choice on this trip. We are definitely in a DCDC charger desert between CA and TX. Major differences in charge speed even in the same charging plaza.
LEARNING | The charging poles are generally 150kW or 350kW with 2 connectors. Check the initial chargeing speed. If less than 120kW+, try another connector or charging pole. We have seen between 35kW an 124kW on the same charging plaza between different poles. Even on the same pole, there can be a substantial difference between the left and the right cable. Check and if you don't like the number, change. And yes, all these charging cables are basically 1 to 2 feet too short.
4. We used the Ford Blue Oval Charge Network to take benefit of the free 250kW charging you get when you purchase your MME. Worked flawless with Electrify America. Just drive up, plug in (have patience), it will find the vehicle info eventually and it starts charging. You get a message on your app when you've reached 80% SoC and how many kW was deducted from your balance. Once you are out, it will start charging at the regular non-member rates from Electrify America.
LEARNING | Use the freebies from Ford. Immediately cancel your Ford Blue Oval Charge Network as it offers zero benefits to you as a consumer. You pay regular non-member rates. The features like warnings about 80% charge etc. are all available in the apps from every charge provider (Electrify America, ChargePoint, EVGO, Blink etc.). Buy a membership from a charge provider that you'll use mostly. We're stuck with Electrify America in San Antonio TX, and for $4 per month we get a 25% discount on the per kW rate. Good deal as we always charge at public places.
Hope that was usefull.
Brief review from our roadtrip (AWD + big HV pack) and some 'good to knows'.
Left Orange County CA Sunday morning 12/19. Relied on the Ford App to schedule chargers (Electrify America), also downloaded the ABRP app (very useful even in 'free' format) and the Electrify America app. Drove about 5 over the speed limit the whole way (this is 85 mph in Texas LOL).
Used just under 500kWh on Electrify America super chargers (12 stops). Arrived Wednesday morning 12/22 with the big U-Haul behind us.
1. Our MME uses way more electricity that the planned trip from Ford. Very scary first stop in El Centro. We continued to push forward even though the vehicle started stating, "turn around you won't make it". We did reach El Centro with more than 10% charge left. Not a comfortable feeling.
LEARNING | Do not rely on the Ford app to advise you where and how much to charge. Reality will always be different than the theoretical distance/State of Charge algorithm. Going uphill towards El Centro threw the algorithm in trouble as on the other side of the mountains you are super efficient and actually gain some charge.
2. Stopping every 110-150 miles is actually quite nice. 30 minutes charge, kids can run around for a bit and we get a coffee. Doing 600 miles a day never felt so relaxed.
LEARNING | Relax and always keep the charger running to 80% SoC. The drop off in charging speed starts to kick in at 75% SoC and halves again at 80%.
Best we saw was 124kW charging. At 75% it is generally still around 90kW and at 80% its drops to about 38kW.
3. Electrify America was really the only choice on this trip. We are definitely in a DCDC charger desert between CA and TX. Major differences in charge speed even in the same charging plaza.
LEARNING | The charging poles are generally 150kW or 350kW with 2 connectors. Check the initial chargeing speed. If less than 120kW+, try another connector or charging pole. We have seen between 35kW an 124kW on the same charging plaza between different poles. Even on the same pole, there can be a substantial difference between the left and the right cable. Check and if you don't like the number, change. And yes, all these charging cables are basically 1 to 2 feet too short.
4. We used the Ford Blue Oval Charge Network to take benefit of the free 250kW charging you get when you purchase your MME. Worked flawless with Electrify America. Just drive up, plug in (have patience), it will find the vehicle info eventually and it starts charging. You get a message on your app when you've reached 80% SoC and how many kW was deducted from your balance. Once you are out, it will start charging at the regular non-member rates from Electrify America.
LEARNING | Use the freebies from Ford. Immediately cancel your Ford Blue Oval Charge Network as it offers zero benefits to you as a consumer. You pay regular non-member rates. The features like warnings about 80% charge etc. are all available in the apps from every charge provider (Electrify America, ChargePoint, EVGO, Blink etc.). Buy a membership from a charge provider that you'll use mostly. We're stuck with Electrify America in San Antonio TX, and for $4 per month we get a 25% discount on the per kW rate. Good deal as we always charge at public places.
Hope that was usefull.
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