Recent content by calvinhc

I don't know how much good this will do, but Jim Farley is up for re-election to Ford's Board of Directors on May 8. Since my retirement fund holds Ford shares, I get a vote and I'll cast mine with a 'NO' to Jim's re-election.

As I described above, the 12 volt battery in my 2017 lasted 6.5 years. The factory-installed batteries at that time have caps in the cells so you can check the fluid level and add distilled water if needed. I mistakenly assumed that the maintenance plan that has "checking fluid levels" with...

Yes it does. It also helps to understand that it uses your driving history (how you drive and the conditions you were driving in) and that the history is weighted in favour of the most recent use. In other words, your energy consumption during the most recent ten miles of driving count for more...

When this was posted in a Lightning forum, I posted this comment... If buying an MME or Lightning is being "ahead of the curve", then buying an FFE must have been downright clairvoyant. Someone else responded saying not clairvoyant enough to see in advance how poorly Ford would treat us...

Follow-up: when it came time to try starting, I reconnected the battery but left the power supply connected like getting a boost. It started fine, but the 100% SOC HV battery showed a GOM of 0 km. As it sat on for a few minutes, the range started to increase. I took the car for a short drive (2...

My FFE is 6 years, 5 months old and I've never had an issue with the 12 volt battery - until today. Used the car to run an errand and everything was fine. Got home and parked behind my son's car and a couple of hours later when he needed to go out, mine wouldn't start. The display said I should...

About two months ago, I got a "Traction Control Off" warning that cleared itself before I could get home and see if ForScan could give me any further information. This did not recur again until a week ago when it came on on two occasions. Both times again, it cleared before I reached home and...

My FFE was in for the 144,000 km service check yesterday and I asked for them to do the TCU update. For $159.95 I got back Value Charging, Go Times, and a reasonable estimate in the display of how long it will take to charge. Now I just got to see if Ford's customer service is willing to...

My FFE was in for the 144,000 km service check yesterday and I asked for them to do the TCU update. For $159.95 I got back Value Charging, Go Times, and a reasonable estimate in the display of how long it will take to charge. Now I just got to see if Ford's customer service is willing to...

I could be wrong, but I don't believe there is any software support needed to use the NACS adapter with an FFE. My wife's Lightning recently got an update related to NACS charging, but it was for FordPass support to allow plug-and-charge, not for the charging itself. I never expected to be...

It would be more correct to say "while driving under highway conditions" as it's compared with "city conditions". While speed is one factor, the greatest effect is from the stop-and-go of city driving versus not having that on the highway. All that stopping and going and constant changes in...

Getting back to the Ford-provided NACS/CCS adapters... Ford announced today that the ability to order the free adapters is available, but note that on their website they say "offering a Fast Charging Adapter to 2021-2024 Ford Electric Vehicle (EV) owners and lessees enrolled in the BOCN" So...

I lost Value Charging and Go Times when my FFE got the 4G modem in March 2022. It was bad TCU code causing it. The other noticeable effect is that the charge time estimate is totally bogus. It started as being "5 minutes" regardless of SOC, but has occasionally changed a bit, but still pretty...

Got my 2017 FFE in November that year and am a week or two away from hitting 145,000 km (about 99,100 mi). Still getting close to the same range on a full charge as when new. It seemed to be dropping about 3% per year, but this past summer had many days starting with more than ever on the GOM...

It looks like FFE owners are left stranded again by Ford... Ford CEO confirms complimentary charging adapters coming soon I'm pleased to confirm that eligible #MustangMachE & #F150Lightning owners in the U.S. + Canada can reserve a complimentary adapter starting soon," Farley wrote.