Mach-e VLOG coming to Upstate NY

[stmache]

Can't wait to see everyone on Sunday. Last I saw there were over 115 EVs signed up (40 different models) and 700 participants!

Up to 116 this morning with 9 Mustang Mach-e's and 9 F-150 Lightning's registered.

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[stmache]

I am in Maine. 7 hour drive. So... Unless I skip sleep, it means driving tonight.

Check out the New England Mach-e Club for events closer to you by clicking the link.

 

[thekat03]

Check out the New England Mach-e Club for events closer to you by clicking the link.

I've been to two this month here in Maine, to show off my CR1. I only wanted to go to this one because of the good company.

 

[Eric_C_Boston]

Check out the New England Mach-e Club for events closer to you by clicking the link.

Thanks for the information. It looks the club recently formed as I searched awhile ago and did not see anything for New England. I have attended meetups of the New England Electric Auto Association. I also attended a Cars and Coffee up at the Seal Cove Auto Museum in Maine awhile ago.

I got a late start Friday afternoon so the trip to Albany took about an hour longer due to heavy traffic. The rain did not help, but it stopped as I got near the NY border. I felt fortunate the real heavy rain stayed to the south.

 

[thekat03]

Currently at a baby sized EV car show at a local library.

 

[stmache]

Some photos from the event today featuring @Mach-E VLOG, @Liv and @Eric_C_Boston

Eric getting a Fancy Pony from Liv

Patrick and Liv doing their vlogging.

Patrick and Liv riding an electric city bus.

These were quick downloads to my phone. Will post more later.

BTW, it was an awesome day weatherwise and there was about 100 electric vehicles and owners on hand.

 

[Eric_C_Boston]

The surprise for me was the farmers market. It was great to see all the other EVs, meet other forum members, and ride a New Flyer electric bus. It was great to go on a mini-tour of Schenectady.

One of the technical schools had an AWD Mach-E with the frunk removed. I had seen videos of the same thing, but better to see it in-person. It was one of the four MMEs that showed up. I got to see behind-the-scenes Youtube video production and to hang out with celebrities. I met the guy behind Charging the Road on Youtube and got a suggestion to follow EVDave for ideas of doing lone driver trip videos.

It was interesting to see the lineup of city hybrids and BEVs. The Liberty Street location had a number of Level 2 chargers. Livingston Energy sponsored the event and if I was not retired, would consider working there as a firmware/software engineer (I worked on firmware for an electric utility test instrument company). They make some interesting EVSEs.

I really liked Simone's Kitchen for lunch and great to meet EVers with similar taste for ethnic food. I commented that it was like the Zoe's Kitchen I ate at in Eastern PA (Plymouth Meeting). Patrick mentioned about Zoe's Kitchen in Boulder. I found out they were the same chain, but are now out of business.

I did a search and my local transit company (MBTA) have a contract with New Flyer to build 80 Forty-Foot BEBs. Hopefully it will be better than the LNG buses where they only ordered one refueling station that took eight hours to refuel a bus. Several Massachusetts police departments have bought MME police vehicles.

 

[Eric_C_Boston]

I got a swag bag and it took a few seconds to figure out how this item is useful.

 

[stmache]

I got a swag bag and it took a few seconds to figure out how this item is useful.

Care to fill in a non-engineer what this is?

 

[hybrid2bev]

Care to fill in a non-engineer what this is?

It a hammer to use on unruly passengers to break the car windows out in case you need to make an emergency escape (includes seatbelt blade to cut off seat belts).

 

[stmache]

It a hammer to use on unruly passengers to break the car windows out in case you need to make an emergency escape (includes seatbelt blade to cut off seat belts).

Awesome! I have seen ads for how to get out of a sinking car. Now, I will have a way to do it!

 

[ChasingCoral]

Care to fill in a non-engineer what this is?

It's for breaking up the ice in the frunk to reach the lower level of shrimp.

 

[Eric_C_Boston]

I had a nice drive back to the Boston area today. Unlike Friday, I could see the leaves partly turned along the Mass Pike in Western MA.

I did an 18% Level 2 charge on Saturday while shopping at a South Asian supermaket and having lunch in Colonie. The car had enough charge to attend the event on Sunday. I did not bother to charge overnight on the Level 2 EVSE at the Sake Restaurant next door before leaving today.

I used Ford Navigation for the initial route planning and it had me charge at EA Walmart in Albany. I charged there 1-1/2 years ago on a road trip to Ohio. EA changed out the chargers for the new single cable style since then. Of course I picked the one that did not work first, it did not detect me plugging in the car. The stall down the end with the ChaDeMo connnector, Charger 1, was free. The problem was the car in the next stall was using it instead of Charger 2. So I pulled in hood first and had the cable cross the hood to plug in. I had some problems with authorization with Ford, but it was quickly sorted out. The charger worked great, so the upgrade to the single cable charger reduced the broken charger count for the six charger site from two to one.

I bought lunch and used the rest room before leaving. Ford Navigation indicated to charge to 83% to get home with 12% remaining. I charged to 86% and had 28% remaining. I used Waze the rest of the way home for traffic reporting.

 

[Eric_C_Boston]

It's for breaking up the ice in the frunk to reach the lower level of shrimp.

I could use it to break up the frozen vegetables that freeze together.

 

[Eric_C_Boston]

One of the Lightning owners had a big battery in his frunk. I should have gotten a big bottle of V-8 for my frunk, but I feel it has been done before. It reminded me of this commercial for the Mercedes AA Class. https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/new-mercedes/3021121

The great thing about meeting up at the event is the nuggets of information. I got leads on additional EV channels to check out. Since I am retired I can spend the day today watching videos. Until I subscribed earlier this year, I have been watching Mach-E VLOG videos through their posts on this forum and thought I watched most of them. I did not realize I have not seen a lot more videos! I thought they did a video on Livingston Energy Group, but could not find it. I want to watch the one on DIY Ceramic Coating as someone mentioned at the event it would help with my bird problem. I need to get some of the scratches fixed first.

When I started to watch a few of the Mach-E VLOG videos over a year ago, I noticed little snippets of accent when Liv spoke. I guessed a South African vibe which Liv verified. I should have looked down their video list as they did a video from South Africa. I hope I can have a good life at 100. I noticed Liz's accent came out more as the South Africa video went on. I noticed a bunch of YouTube videos about EVs in Nigeria, South Africa, China, and Japan, but it was more about the future of EVs or model reviews. I did not see any usage or road trip videos like in North America and Europe.

When I was first considering the MME, the first videos I watched were from the UK and Norway. I would like to rent a Mach-E when I next go over to the UK. Slightly different as the car owner has the Type-2 cable for the EVSE, like South Africa. I found my driving in the UK improved each time even with a year gap.

I did not realize that Merchy moved from LA to Chicago. He was going to New Haven, CT for pizza so basically has gone coast-to-coast over months. I hope he had great pizza and got home safely. I go from north of Boston to Rhode Island to purchase my favorite Autocrat Coffee monthly.

I checked out EV Dave. I watched his road trip to Dayton, OH video previously as he is also a ham. I do the same trip to Hamvention from the Boston Area. Having FSD allows him to do descriptions with the center screen while driving and panning the camera.

I made up a map to display the states and provinces my car was driven in, but forgot to print it out and bring it. I am sure it will have new states and provinces by next event. Some states I only went through small parts, like Illinois and West Virgina. I could visit North Dakota by going down I-29 from Winnipeg and staying in Fargo.

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