Recent content by Albern

This is fun!! Here's what I got: Would love to have a miniature version of my truck!!

Bronco Raptor Lightning too.

This is Ford's way of telling everyone that "we don't do software". It's sad because even in Sync 4, all of the critical data is there, it's just not organized well. No one would care for CarPlay or Android Auto if they experienced native OEM software properly (e.g. Tesla and Rivian), and I...

Cool announcement. I wish these things would focus on the product and the engineering instead. Having a politician on stage regurgitating everything that Farley has already said adds no value.

I've seen one of the extension cable testers post a photo of his test unit on Reddit - charging a Rivian R1S. Things look good so far; we just need a release date. I can't wait to get one - not backing-in is annoying.

From what I recall, it is the factor of excess heat that will shorten battery life rather than excessive loads (which is a function of heat generation). With a good thermal management system and robust cooling regimes the battery pack will last a very long time. I recall one study that found...

Yeah and I thought that was useful albeit a temporary workaround solution. If I recall correctly, you could even look up Tesla Superchargers via the "Public Charging" app despite not being able to do so via the navigation screen. My hope is that this is a one step back, two steps forward...

I don't understand what this change implies. We should just be able to search or navigate chargers in the navigation screen just like Tesla. This kind of necessary copying shouldn't be difficult.

I wanted to confirm, is the stated rating of 100lbs the total static or dynamic load rating of the rack when cross bars are used? If so, I think this may eliminate roof top tents as a use case.

I noticed that PAAK isn't as responsive in the past 2-weeks or so - something must have changed on the OS side (Android) as I've been on Ford Pass V5.16 for nearly a month; PAAK had been working extremely well for me - probably 100% call success rate whenever I touch the door handles. As for...

My moonroof leaked a few months ago after a heavy snowstorm and a large accumulation of snow on the roof of the cab / moonroof. After clearing the moonroof of snow and driving away, water leaked through the front-passenger ceiling speaker. My Advisor indicated that rather than being due to a...

So how does this BYD solution compare to MCS and is it market-ready? MCS has max voltage and current of 1,250V and 3,000A respectively with a designed output of 3.75MW.

I just checked my VIN on my Ford Account and on the Ford Support page, which didn't turn up anything. Are these sources up-to-date as of right now? I'm in Canada and my build was in February 2024.

If you won't blink at the expense, go for it. All of my passengers love the massage-ventilated seats and my business partner who has a Lariat was impressed by the Platinum interior. I ended up swapping out the 22" for 18" winters and will do the same for my summer set.

I got this update this afternoon while my truck was in for the 24S76 Recall. I don't know if it was coincidental that I got an update because the truck was at the dealer. Not on early access program (EAP) and still on SYNC 10.1.0 (from October 2024).