Did Ford install the wrong battery?

[Thor2j]

How can we go through this EVERY day??

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[RickMachE]

How can we go through this EVERY day??

Readus postus notus.

 

[alexgorod]

See how many kw are added to increase the battery by 10% then multiply by 10. That should give you an idea of your battery capacity.

Totally unnecessary.

Why not?
I'd even recommend charging 50%, like from 40% to 90%, and see how many KWh were taken - but FordPass doesn't actually show it, so it's only possible using the charger software.

 

[ReelSweet]

How can we go through this EVERY day??

It might make sense to have a forum for newbies questions.....that way if you're a sharpie at this Mach-E EV thing you can choose not to look at the posts.....then again, nobody is forcing folks to look at any of these posts.

 

[RickMachE]

Why not?
I'd even recommend charging 50%, like from 40% to 90%, and see how many KWh were taken - but FordPass doesn't actually show it, so it's only possible using the charger software.

Why not? Because Ford didn't install the wrong battery.

 

[alexgorod]

Why not? Because Ford didn't install the wrong battery.

That is absolutely true, but isn't it better for OP to prove it to himself than rely on someone else's knowledge?

 

[RickMachE]

That is absolutely true, but isn't it better for OP to prove it to himself than rely on someone else's knowledge?

No, it's a waste of his time. Would you tell the buyer of a 5 liter V8 to count the spark plugs?

 

[alexgorod]

No, it's a waste of his time. Would you tell the buyer of a 5 liter V8 to count the spark plugs?

Sure, if he asks why his V8's consumption is like it's a 2L four. After all, it's his time to waste/educate himself. And it's a better waste of time than asking questions like that

 

[RickMachE]

Maybe he should measure his tires too? Michelin could have mislabeled them. ?

 

[alexgorod]

If he wants to, sure. He doesn't need Congress to approve it.

 

[Accord07]

Why not?
I'd even recommend charging 50%, like from 40% to 90%, and see how many KWh were taken - but FordPass doesn't actually show it, so it's only possible using the charger software.

FordPass actually shows the energy delivered, in 1kWh increments, until the plug is pulled. For example, my latest charging session shows 25kWh was added; after the plug is pulled, in the charging log it shows 29% were added. Due to rounding errors, estimating total capacity with these two numbers will yield something that might be slightly lower or higher than the nominal capacity but should be close enough.

 

[Accord07]

It might make sense to have a forum for newbies questions.....that way if you're a sharpie at this Mach-E EV thing you can choose not to look at the posts.....then again, nobody is forcing folks to look at any of these posts.

True. That said, I am amazed by the number of new threads complaining about battery performance in winter. I noticed that batteries in my portable electronics performed worse in colder weather decades ago, even though the materials and chemistry involved have changed a lot since then I thought that few would be surprised by it.

 

[woody]

Just drive it. Charge it.
Get familiar.
You will figure it all out. (we did, you will)
No worries.
Have fun.

 

[TheVirtualTim]

It's cold outside....................it's called "shrinkage"

You're not wrong.

 

[BadgerGreg]

Just wait...in March/April we'll be getting daily posts by people amazed by the "Ford Miracle OTA" that increased their range by 20%.

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