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[Tim03]

Does anyone have the tracker link, the one on the forum takes you to the old one which does not work now, thanks in advance

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[Hotspur28]

Does anyone have the tracker link, the one on the forum takes you to the old one which does not work now, thanks in advance

https://seg.fyi/mache-vin/#/details

Think this should be it ?

 

[jongodfrey]

according to the Ford App, this is the parking space my MME is parked in. Do you think it will be there long enough for Google Maps to update?

Interestingly, or perhaps not there is a charger located at the north entrance. Nothing else has changed. The App and the website don't match even though they have updated and the tyre pressures seem to be quite sensitive to temperature changes. Refill with Nitrogen perhaps.

On this image you can see the ramp for loading. I wonder if we can track ships which arrive there?

The loading ramp is
51°16'15.4"N 4°12'44.7"E
51.270930, 4.212410

 

[SteveUk]

It was just in response to Graham's link to an Engadget article about the 12v battery issue - felt compelled to reply straight away as articles that put fear or doubt into people for no good reason just annoy me so much! No beef with G for posting, more with Engadget style of articles of inaccurate & lazy journalism. But that's a long rant for another day

Sweet of you to say you kinda missed me LOL - I haven't really left, I've just turned into more of a reviewer of posts rather than a vocal contributor at the moment.

I have been working on some new stuff regarding the massive amounts of customer order data hidden in the dashboard/orders website which have been discussed a bit on here already.

It's part of a wider collaboration with some other EU members on building some tools and documentation to help people get more info on the status of their orders without having to reply on dealership Vista updates. There is so much data and technical documentation to piece together to make sense of it all though (not all of which is in English!). I think by the time I have it figured out the cars will have started to be delivered!

It's my belief we only have about another 3½ weeks left to wait for the first wave of UK deliveries to begin. What I'm seeing with the rapid status changes happening on vehicles online, I think AKTRION are churning through the QA process quite quickly. If I learn anything for definite I will of course break the news here first

You're always missed Wonky but we're cutting you some slack as I believe you're in a new job!

Hope it's going well.

and the battery thing ! hey, that's nothing now! We have panoramic roofs to moan about instead!

 

[SteveUk]

https://www.geotab.com/blog/ev-battery-health/
Above is a link to a piece about ev battery life that was posted by @steverm so my thanks to him. If like me you are new to ev's its quite a good detailed read. Think bottom line is battery life in an EV should if looked after outlast the life of the car. It shows why Ford seem to limit the fast charging to 80% to protect battery life.

yeah this has been covered a lot and some bloke through a massive analysis of battery technology in the mache if I remember rightly. I believe only charge to 100% if you're planning on making a long journey otherwise keep between 20 and 80% to maintain a longer life as often as you can. Although opinions vary.

 

[portlandg]

according to the Ford App, this is the parking space my MME is parked in. Do you think it will be there long enough for Google Maps to update?

Interestingly, or perhaps not there is a charger located at the north entrance. Nothing else has changed. The App and the website don't match even though they have updated and the tyre pressures seem to be quite sensitive to temperature changes. Refill with Nitrogen perhaps.

On this image you can see the ramp for loading. I wonder if we can track ships which arrive there?

The loading ramp is
51°16'15.4"N 4°12'44.7"E
51.270930, 4.212410

You are lucky to be able to see your car and it's details on your Ford pass app. I have managed to input my VIN and it says vehicle found but that is all I can do. Every time I try to do ANYTHING it keeps crashing. I have the latest update. I'm not surprised though. I have had it for the last 4 years for my Kuga and it has NEVER worked properly. Don't hold out much hope when I get my MME of it working properly then.

 

[jongodfrey]

yeah this has been covered a lot and some bloke through a massive analysis of battery technology in the mache if I remember rightly. I believe only charge to 100% if you're planning on making a long journey otherwise keep between 20 and 80% to maintain a longer life as often as you can. Although opinions vary.

There are a whole host of studies on this. I do dome work with Universities of strategic materials recycling and they have battery experts. Lithium dendrites form if you push the batteries too hard either with temperature or charge cycles. What you say is safe especially with the hidden part of the battery (actual capacity 98Kw/h vs available 80Kw/h).

Key is don't charge every day to 100%. If you try to hold the battery at 100% every day it will have an impact. Slower charging is good but Rapid controlled by the BMS is fine too. There are Nissan Leaf Taxis which are ten years old and fast charged daily which are doing fine.

Likewise charging to 100% when you are planning a long journey is fine too.

 

[portlandg]

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/dont-open-if-your-faint-of-heart.5414/post-154063

OOOPPPSSS

 

[EssexChris]

Just got back from BSM Orpington. Quickly writing this to let you know they are having a live feed at 4pm today via there Facebook page. I'm not on Facebook, but apparently you can still view it.
They were rehearsing and filming while I was there.
I imagine they be telling most of the things we already know. Might be worth a watch though.

 

[portlandg]

Just got back from BSM Orpington. Quickly writing this to let you know they are having a live feed at 4pm today via there Facebook page. I'm not on Facebook, but apparently you can still view it.
They were rehearsing and filming while I was there.
I imagine they be telling most of the things we already know. Might be worth a watch though.

There seems to be a lot of dealers doing this at the moment. They are uploading to youtube as well. Trouble is that it is the same girl presenting using the same b roll and script.

 

[SteveUk]

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/dont-open-if-your-faint-of-heart.5414/post-154063

OOOPPPSSS

It's the wrong use of "your" that upsets me!

 

[portlandg]

It's the wrong use of "your" that upsets me!

Must be an "Americanism"

 

[David-HC]

according to the Ford App, this is the parking space my MME is parked in. Do you think it will be there long enough for Google Maps to update?

Interestingly, or perhaps not there is a charger located at the north entrance. Nothing else has changed. The App and the website don't match even though they have updated and the tyre pressures seem to be quite sensitive to temperature changes. Refill with Nitrogen perhaps.

On this image you can see the ramp for loading. I wonder if we can track ships which arrive there?

The loading ramp is
51°16'15.4"N 4°12'44.7"E
51.270930, 4.212410

Hi @jongodfrey

My MME (another RWD ER) is also in Antwerp in Stage 2 of checking ?

I have tried the various VIN trackers but without success, and likewise with the F12 browser checks.

Apologies if I have missed something in this thread, but am I able to set-up a Ford Pass App account just using my VIN? Or would I need to link it somehow to my Ford UK account?

And/or, can I add my MME to my Ford Account at this stage?

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Kind regards,
David

 

[EssexChris]

Regarding my viewing today. The two test drive cars where RWD SR, Red and grey which is what I drove. The one in the showroom, which they where all around was the AWD ER in grey.
Couldn't really fault the car I drove. My first experience of a n EV and I loved it.
Looks as good as all the photo's which we have seen. Inside is roomy, rear boot slightly bigger than i thought. The frunk, though not massive can be put to some good use. Ice beer and wine spring to mind. Might take the divider out.
Doors open easy via pushing the little button. Screen is massive. Couldn't hear any hums coming from the small screen. Both screens were clear and the main screen responsive. I didn't play around to much with the screen apart from changing driving modes. Had propulsion on which I quite liked, gave it some sort of realism of being in a car.
Found it pretty quick on the open road, although there was not much of that. You only get really 20 -25 mins actual driving, and there was quite a bit of traffic. Used the one peddle drive. Found that a bit harsh to start with, really noticed it when first took foot off accelerator, but by the end was much more comfortable with it. Had a few cars that put there foot down to pull up beside while on small stretch of dual cariageway.
As I say can't fault it, maybe the rear cover for the boot seems a bit mickey mouse, and wing mirrors could be a bit bigger, but not really a problem as the blind spot indicator comes on when anything near.
The main thing is it passed the missus test, could get in/out ok, not constantly knocking elbows on middle armrest, can get grand kids in the back and oh yes it plays music.lol
Will be buying mine def, dare I say even if i didn't get the grant.
Only took a few photo's which are know different to what we seen. plus it was raining.
If you got a drive coming up. Enjoy

 

[SteveUk]

Hi @jongodfrey

My MME (another RWD ER) is also in Antwerp in Stage 2 of checking ?

I have tried the various VIN trackers but without success, and likewise with the F12 browser checks.

Apologies if I have missed something in this thread, but am I able to set-up a Ford Pass App account just using my VIN? Or would I need to link it somehow to my Ford UK account?

And/or, can I add my MME to my Ford Account at this stage?

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Kind regards,
David

How do you know you're on stage 2?

You just need the Vin for the ford pass app.

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