thesmokingman
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Oh my reading comprehension sucks! Concur on the auto door close. The things we take for granted...
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Car & Driver: The Mach E is simply better than the Model Y
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Why would it not just close automatically? Did it malfunction, or did they actually design it that way?
Electric vehicles are being plugged and unplugged - generally at home - much more often than you fill up on gas with an ICE vehicle, and that for a variety of reasons, not just lower range. It just makes sense for the charge port door to be automatic.
Electric vehicles are being plugged and unplugged - generally at home - much more often than you fill up on gas with an ICE vehicle, and that for a variety of reasons, not just lower range. It just makes sense for the charge port door to be automatic.
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RobDickinson
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I have to disagree: Most EVs in the USA are Teslas and, since the early Model S, I believe all Teslas have had motorized charge port doors. Therefore, at least in the USA: most EVs have motorized charge doors.
I simply couldn't resist to include this link here:
wwwapps.tc.gc.ca
"Issue:
On certain vehicles, the glass panel of the panoramic sunroof may not be properly attached. Over time, the glass could become loose and separate from the vehicle. "
Recall Details - Canada.ca
A quick and easy way to search for passenger vehicle and light truck recalls. Just provide the make, model, and year of the vehicle and you’ll get information straight from the Transport Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database.
"Issue:
On certain vehicles, the glass panel of the panoramic sunroof may not be properly attached. Over time, the glass could become loose and separate from the vehicle. "
I simply couldn't resist to include this link here:
Recall Details - Canada.ca
A quick and easy way to search for passenger vehicle and light truck recalls. Just provide the make, model, and year of the vehicle and you’ll get information straight from the Transport Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database.
"Issue:
On certain vehicles, the glass panel of the panoramic sunroof may not be properly attached. Over time, the glass could become loose and separate from the vehicle. "
"The doors fit properly, the plastics and other materials color-match, the bumpers don't fall off, the roof doesn't come off when you wash it, the door handles don't get stuck in cold weather,"
- Darren Palmer, Global Product Development Director for Ford
Ford's head of electric vehicles throws shade at Tesla, saying the new Mustang Mach-E's 'roof doesn't come off'
Before. Now the Ford execs are noticeably less cavalier than before their EVs got into the hands of real customers.
The problem is that on top of mainly cosmetic and rather-easy-to-fix issues, which I think can be forgivable if the car is great otherwise, the Mach-E seems to have major issues with the drive train, battery, and BMS. Customers who switched to the Mach-E from ICE are now disappointed and talk about going back to ICE because EVs are not ready for them based on their only experience with Ford. (similar $hit is happening with GM Bolt).Ford also claimed their Mach-e wouldn't have 12V problems either.
thesmokingman
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RobDickinson
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This is my concern, and it has been discussed before in these forums. I very much appreciate my Tesla, but my greater interest is in seeing the development of electric vehicles more generally, and having them take over the market as quickly as possible. As I have posted before, I do think that Ford and the other legacy vehicle manufactures remain a couple of steps behind Tesla in some basic aspects of the technology, but that does not mean that they should not be able to at least release competently engineered EVs. I hope that Ford sorts out the biggest problems by the time it releases the F150 Lightning.
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I've lost faith in Ford being a quality manufacturer. They seem to suck at every aspect of the vehicle: engineering, build quality and software. They even suck at the supposed 'fixes'. A soft ride and some nice seats aren't enough to compete on overall quality. But they're good enough for their faithful owners which is important. How long that will last is to be seen. So, their vehicles will sell for now. The first exodus will be their first time owners.
I'm personally rooting for the likes of Hyundai, VW, Toyota, GM and the upstarts. Lots of good stuff are on the way. People give the bolt crap, but I like it and hope they iron out the issues.
RobDickinson
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RobDickinson
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They are not taking part. They are delaying things as much as possible.
Lying to consumers, lobbying for worse rules, and buying politicians.
Lying to consumers, lobbying for worse rules, and buying politicians.
Rooting for Toyota? All they want to build is hybrids and hydrogen vehicles. As far as I am concerned until they switch their main focus to BEVs they don't deserve to survive.
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