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Last week Ford held an event at their Electric Vehicle Development Center (EVDC) in Long Beach, CA. You’ll hear from a few regulars here, we were able to tour their new facilities that are busy developing the new Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform. The current work is focused on...

I was replacing a broken wind deflector (plastic piece in front of tire) on my Mach-E today (because some road debris hit it), and noticed this on it: (Pic while I'm lying on the ground about to replace it :wink:) For those that don't know, this is a date stamp that is engraved into the mold...

I've been seeing a lot of reports about problems with window fogging in cold temps, so I wanted to do a write-up and analysis on this. Basically, fogging is going to be determined by the laws of physics or psychrometrics. Fogging will depend on how cold it is and how many people you have in your...

Left my car parked outside in -23ºF conditions. Battery showing about 20 kWh available at 49%. Later today, I had plugged it in, charged it to 50%, and set a departure time (which warms up the battery). This time I had 41 kWh available, which means I doubled my energy! This is because cold...

And it still worked. :shock: Did not get a camera blocked message, which is surprising. Lane centering was a bit jumpy due to the ice. Obviously it tried defrosting but it wasn't enough to melt all the ice.

After getting unplugged by a new Tesla (that ended up just taking the spot without charging, they probably had no clue how to use a J1772), I was thinking it would probably be a good idea to implement a locking charge port during all types of charging (AC and DC). Ford has already recently added...

Anybody else seeing high battery usage in the latest version of FordPass? Usually it’s only single digit percent, recently it’s been near 20% of my battery usage. Not doing anything special with it, and I try to keep the app quit as much as possible. FordPass 5.28.0 iOS 18.7

The 12V lockout recall software (25S65) has been released for all Mach-E's as of today. You can now schedule to have it installed at your dealer if you have a '21-24 vehicle. The update will take the technician about 30 minutes to apply. I've already installed the software on my car, and as...

To help out those who can't or don't want to DIY, I'm offering a mobile 12V battery replacement service at a reasonable flat rate. Some dealers are charging over $500 for context. Price: $200 Includes: New Motorcraft BAGM-H3 battery (OEM) Mobile installation service BMS reset (Battery...

You're on a long trip trying to make it to the next charger. Top number is bigger, so you're good right? This could ruin your day if you don't notice it in time... ? See the issue?

You're probably seeing a couple of BlueCruise 1.5 reviews coming out today. Ford also gave me the opportunity to test it along with @Mach-E VLOG. I spent an hour or two with it during I-25 rush hour traffic in Colorado. First thing to understand is that BlueCruise 1.5 is only available on 2025...

The fix for the speedometer stuck at 1 MPH and the off-center speedometer is finally available! The relevant modules need to be updated to latest software. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN Various Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Concerns 25-2277 23 June 2025 Model: Ford...

It was a difficult race this year due to high winds, which resulted in the top of the mountain being closed and the race being shortened to the lower half of the road course only. Which is unfortunate, because electric cars excel on the upper section of the course since they don't lose power...

Based on reports I'm seeing from a few owners, it looks like Ford has enabled the "Check 12-Volt Battery" message in FordPass! This is the message to replace your 12V battery when it is getting old and weak before you have a dead car or lockout, which is something we've been asking about for a...

With Canadian wildfire smoke becoming a more frequent and persistent problem each year, it’s worth considering how it affects air quality inside vehicles, especially on heavy smoke days. To investigate this, I tested particle levels in my cabin using a portable particulate matter (PM) sensor...

If you are done DC charging and find that you cannot remove the charging cable, please follow these steps first: Open the driver's door. Press the unlock button (for the door locks) on the inside of the door. Verify lock light is NOT lit. Press the unlock button on the charge port, wait 5...

To summarize this one, a small number of vehicles (234) were not correctly updated with the 22S41 recall software that helps prevent HVBJB failures. These vehicles will need to visit a dealer to get their powertrain software updated with FDRS to the correct/latest version. It appears the cause...

SSM 53472 2022-2023 Mustang Mach-E - Speedometer Stays At 1 MPH (1 Km/h) When The Vehicle Is Stopped And/Or Lags During Decelaration And Aceleration Some 2022-2023 Mustang Mach-E vehicles may exhibit the condition where the speedometer stays at 1 mph (1 km/h) when the vehicle is stopped...

Well this is an interesting one. Some vehicles may experienced unintended or "phantom" braking using adaptive cruise control or BlueCruise when there are no cars in front of you. This may be due to unwanted radar sidelobe reflections hitting the front bumper which is positioned directly behind...

CMDTC U2016:47 Stored In The PSCM Without Observable Symptoms Some 2021-2024 Mustang Mach-E and 2023-2025 Escape/Corsair vehicles may exhibit only continuous memory diagnostic trouble code (CMDTC) U2016:47 stored in the power steering control module (PSCM) after a self test is performed with...