UK Customers

[jongodfrey]

Good point-
My first EV, a 24kw Leaf Techna, had a heat pump and in the winter you could bask in warmth without any real range impact (note that lesser Leafs didn't have this) Surprised that Ford hasn't gone the heat pump route to be honest.

Regards styling- well quite so. The MME is the only EV that excites me. I used to be a Tesla fanboy, driven a few, but somehow now their appeal is fading for me. I watched a YT review of a Model Y against a MME earlier and as they said, the Y was ugly in comparison. Isn't it just?!

The other point that I keep seeing and hearing is that Ford's build quality is waaay superior. I never ever thought I would ever type that ?.

Waiting for details to be able to book a viewing at Plymouth in May- if we like it I'll be ordering asap!

The heat pump is a tricky one.

It adds cost and complexity but gives you a 4 to 1 improvement on heating energy consumption in ideal conditions. The trouble is their efficiency drops like a stone below zero which is when you really need them. What users should do is preheat their cabin whilst on charge and then turn heaters off initially. Use seat heaters and steering wheel heaters which use about 60watts. After a short time/journey heat will be recovered from the battery and motors.

Tesla have a very clever combined heat pump, air conditioner and cooling pump which is very interesting. The UK is considered too mild to justify the need by most manufacturers. Personally I would like one but I'm not sure I would pay £1500 for the option.

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[SashaLondon]

I would probably have a heat pump. I have the heating on for 8 months of the year in the car.

 

[IronAddict]

Does anyone know what ship the cars are going to travel on from Antwerp to Southampton? Or is this just dependent on when the cars are to be released from Antwerp?

 

[portlandg]

Does anyone know what ship the cars are going to travel on from Antwerp to Southampton? Or is this just dependent on when the cars are to be released from Antwerp?

There are plenty of ships leaving Antwerp to Southampton but until the cars have undergone their "additional QC checks" we don't know which ships they will be put on

 

[portlandg]

Have just found a report on Mustang Mach-E, winter photo-session, Norefjell, Norway (ford.com) which says almost 1500 MME's will have undertaken the journey from Mexico to Europe by the end of March

 

[portlandg]

Does anyone know what ship the cars are going to travel on from Antwerp to Southampton? Or is this just dependent on when the cars are to be released from Antwerp?

 

[SteveUk]

Have just found a report on Mustang Mach-E, winter photo-session, Norefjell, Norway (ford.com) which says almost 1500 MME's will have undertaken the journey from Mexico to Europe by the end of March

that's an interesting figure.

 

[jongodfrey]

All-women crew assembles Ford's first electric vehicle Mustang Mach-E at assembly plant Cuautitlán



not a great video but interesting nevertheless. I'm assuming sound issues due to regional restrictions.

 

[jongodfrey]

I would probably have a heat pump. I have the heating on for 8 months of the year in the car.

It would be nice to have the option. Don't forget you'll get recovered heat from the batteries and motors especially if you are driving hard ;-)

 

[averyp2]

Mine was supposed to be on the Grande Halifax which left Veracruz yesterday, en route to Brunswick for 4th April. ETA at Dealers still early June. Mines a late Dec build, Jan order.

 

[Petter]

Do you know the ETA of Grande Halifax and Grande Florida in Antwerp?

 

[portlandg]

Do you know the ETA of Grande Halifax and Grande Florida in Antwerp?

 

[BazzaFFC]

So having ordered on 12/1/21 looks like my car has gone into production today!!

Was hoping it would have been a bit sooner but is what it is.

Am I right in saying the tracker now doesn't work? I have seen a link to another site but that needs an order number which I don't have.

 

[WildboarWes]

So having ordered on 12/1/21 looks like my car has gone into production today!!

Was hoping it would have been a bit sooner but is what it is.

Am I right in saying the tracker now doesn't work? I have seen a link to another site but that needs an order number which I don't have.

Really does seem a scatter gun approach in the whole process though. I ordered at the start of March, it goes into production on the 5th of April, with an estimated date to dealer of 17th of July.

The variation in the time frames for individuals is mad.

 

[BazzaFFC]

Really does seem a scatter gun approach in the whole process though. I ordered at the start of March, it goes into production on the 5th of April, with an estimated date to dealer of 17th of July.

The variation in the time frames for individuals is mad.

I know doesn't make sense, I got told 22 weeks from today but "may" be sooner by Hannah

Original order was 23 weeks, although think that was just the default and dealer said July so if I'm honest I have no idea when I'm getting it!!

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