Yes, Ford is currently being very conservative with the battery, both in terms of charging curve and useable capacity. The "80% cliff" is real, and that's why Ford only advertises the time to recharge back to 80%. You need overnight charging to get back to 100%. There is absolutely no point in trying to "fast charge" past 80%.
Please go get yourself an EV.
Not being able to fast charge beyond 80% basically trims your trip travel range by 20%. Even the Audi-E Tron will do better than the Mach-E.
Ah... I think in your rush to slam all things MME - correction, you're just very "worried" LOL - you misunderstood what I said above. As I explained, there is no point in trying to fast charge an MME past 80%
because it can't be done. It is a recognized limitation of Ford's conservative approach to protecting battery life.
Yes, I believe the MME can charge "competitively" with Tesla. I don't think the MME will ever charge as quickly given Tesla's willingness to allow much looser charging restrictions, but I think the MME will be able to charge fast enough that a few extra minutes don't really make a significant difference. Ford is probably being too conservative, but there's nowhere to go but up.
If you plan to do a lot of road-tripping in an EV, then by all means I'd recommend Tesla. There are a lot of advantages to the MME which I place higher value on because I won't be road-tripping that much.
You are highlighting every random and rare issue posted on the MME forum because of a very transparent chip on your shoulder that "the biased media" is picking on poor little Tesla, and it is a bit tedious. But granted, this is a Tesla board so carry on.