Although the energy needed to turn a starter fast enough to get the engine to start is a lot more than the energy needed to close the connector to the battery array.
That is the idea but doesn't always work in practice. We all have experienced delayed or missing notifications on our phones. The car sometimes doesn't tell you either. The 12v battery can literally be good one day and fine when last parked but dead the next morning.
Yep. Best laid plans don't always work. Automakers are notorious or trying to cut costs so when one part can do two jobs they sometimes build it that way.
Agreed. A LVB in a BEV is worked much lighter than an ICE vehicle.....especially a diesel version. Turning over a diesel engine is a chore for sure. Even so, they still wear out as proven by the battery in my C-Max Energi just a few weeks ago. The LVB also battery died on my brother's BEV. He took it for a test drive and liked it. Went inside to make the purchase (which was about an hour long process). Got back inside and it wouldn't start. Just timing. Never know when it's going to kick the bucket. Luckily the LVB was under warranty so they just replaced it on the spot and off we went.
Good thought but my Mustang is too old for bluetooth. I like to say I have Sync 0, I missed Sync 1 by two model years (it came out in 2008).
I agree and wish Ford would start selling new infotainment systems that you could put in old cars. I am not a fan of a lot of the third-party infotainment systems. I’d happily drop a couple thousand dollars to get Sync 4 in my 2006 Mustang, even recognizing that a lot of the features could not be implemented in an older car.
I have a 2015 Acura MDX and my battery died two times and had to be towed to dealer. Much to my dismay, you couldn't shift it out of park to neutral without some complicated routine (had to take something apart on console) so it had to be dragged out of my garage and onto the flat bed tow truck. Ripped up the mats I keep on garage floor when it was dragged. It seems like I have to drive it about once every 2-3 weeks to keep the Acura Link active (like the Ford Pass) and keep the battery charged. We only use it for long trips or if we're hauling large items so it sits most of the time. And, they ARE great cars!
I didn’t know such a thing existed until about a year and a half ago, but you can get a very slow charger for your 12v for situations like you describe where you still want the car but might not drive it for weeks/months. They are called trickle chargers. They are too weak to jump your car, instead they keep the 12v topped off.
I have one as I trickle charged the Fusion when we stayed in Florida for 3 months. I guess I should hook it up to the Acura. Edit: Well that was a good idea but Acura has the battery buried in the engine and not readily accessible (you have to remove the engine shroud and its still buried and hard to reach) so I can't connect the leads from the trickle charger. We'll just keep taking it out every 2-3 weeks and run it around the neighborhood. Wish the Acura had its battery accessible like the Fusion does (in the trunk). I hope the 12v battery in the Mach E is easy to reach if it has to be jumped.
What Is a Car Battery Trickle Charger? - AutoZone maybe? I don't know much about them in practice, just that they exist.
No, the first US OTA will not switch the cars to the Queen's English!
Yeah, that's not aging well for some folks.
