Ford49
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- Jim
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Initially I was annoyed with Kyle repeatedly talking about 'charging profile'. I didn't understand why he kept bringing it up.
Now I get it. Just as important as range, is how much time are you going to spend in charging stations. It would be nice to have a standard measure. Ford suggests on their web site that 'number of minutes spent getting from 10% to 80%,' is important. This gives us a 'real world' idea of what to expect, and also a way to compare electric cars that is meaningful.
I understand that not all electric car owners care about fast charging, but for those that do, this number along with range would both give you a reasonable expectation and a means to compare.
Currently my expectation for the Mach E is 45 minutes. That is what it says on the Ford web site. Are people achieving it? I don't know, maybe they are. It would be nice if it were a standard, or at least if one of the reviewers would do a comparison. How does a Model Y do? Kyle, I am suggesting it would be more meaningful to have a standard and compare, than just watch results of random charge attempts.
Secondly, I am with those on the forum that wish Ford did a better job of communicating. The more they communicate, the better it would be. Do they really think we are early adapters and should just suck it up? What is in the OTA update? Do they know about PAAK issues and are working to get them fixed? Do they know about Plug and Charge issues? Are there build issues and delays, or is this business as usual? What do they think about anything really?
Last year they had a series of video calls and took questions. It was great. Now, I am not really hearing much from Ford, just the odd person on here that purports to know what Ford is doing or thinking. It would be nice to have regular communication about Mach E from Ford. I recognize this is not what car companies do, but I think it would really help them build a base of people that love their cars, just like many of us on this forum.
Now I get it. Just as important as range, is how much time are you going to spend in charging stations. It would be nice to have a standard measure. Ford suggests on their web site that 'number of minutes spent getting from 10% to 80%,' is important. This gives us a 'real world' idea of what to expect, and also a way to compare electric cars that is meaningful.
I understand that not all electric car owners care about fast charging, but for those that do, this number along with range would both give you a reasonable expectation and a means to compare.
Currently my expectation for the Mach E is 45 minutes. That is what it says on the Ford web site. Are people achieving it? I don't know, maybe they are. It would be nice if it were a standard, or at least if one of the reviewers would do a comparison. How does a Model Y do? Kyle, I am suggesting it would be more meaningful to have a standard and compare, than just watch results of random charge attempts.
Secondly, I am with those on the forum that wish Ford did a better job of communicating. The more they communicate, the better it would be. Do they really think we are early adapters and should just suck it up? What is in the OTA update? Do they know about PAAK issues and are working to get them fixed? Do they know about Plug and Charge issues? Are there build issues and delays, or is this business as usual? What do they think about anything really?
Last year they had a series of video calls and took questions. It was great. Now, I am not really hearing much from Ford, just the odd person on here that purports to know what Ford is doing or thinking. It would be nice to have regular communication about Mach E from Ford. I recognize this is not what car companies do, but I think it would really help them build a base of people that love their cars, just like many of us on this forum.
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