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I met up with Mark Eakin in Cary NC on Saturday morning at a Supercharger. The one guy charging next to him walked back and kept staring at us but when we tried to engage with him he just got in his car and drove away.

It seems less likely since Ford retooled the right fender for ‘24 and eliminated the fake door.

Interesting. I’ve had the tile since Friday but didn’t get the update until Sunday.

They are not. There is a large, relatively new 20 stall site on I95 in Halifax, NC and also a very new site in Suffolk, VA with V4 pedestals that do not appear on the list. There is an upgrade that Tesla had to roll out to the V3s so hopefully the remaining sites will get added before too long...

Click the Check Order Status link in the email and it will show an estimated ship date.

Finally got through. Number 6563 but no expected date (as soon as possible) so I’m guessing fall.

Ford really should have just mailed out paper order forms for us to mail back in. I don't think Ford is quite ready for this internet thing. It seems like everyday @Ford Motor Company finds a new way to chip away at the goodwill they have built up over the years. The next announcement needs to...

I ran across the following post on Facebook from mayor David Mitchell of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The town of Bridgewater has been using a Tesla for the last year and a Lightning for six months. It’s an extremely well written summary of their experience so far and it has been very positive. So...

The new V4 pedestals have a display with a card reader. They have started building some sites in the US with V4 pedestals and V3 cabinets. These also have longer cables and should reach the Lightning port with no problem.

Don’t forget, that onboard CPU needs its own onboard power source. Until the negotiation between the vehicle and the charger are complete there is no power coming from either side.

That’s normal. Ford does not allow access to the full capacity of the battery. For example, the SR battery has a total capacity of 106 kWh but only 98 kWh is available. The ER is similar. That is why there are two SOC values.

It’s not like a Tesla official to lie to get some advantage.

Why? You’ll have an adapter either way. There will still be a lot of CCS stations out there for probably at least another decade so it really doesn’t matter which one the vehicle has. Also, it’s not as simple as just replacing the connector. Since J3400 shares the AC and DC pins you would need a...

Got it on the way home from dinner.

That’s because the EVGo units at Flying J are actually not owned by EVGo. They are part of GMs Ultium network and they just use EVGo equipment. Also, EVGo doesn’t actually use Plug and Charge, they use Autocharge+. Plug and Charge requires full ISO 15118 compatibility which EA and Tesla have but...

I‘m optimistic since Ford has made plug and charge work with EA. At least with Tesla one side has some IT competence.

But the payment is through the Blue Oval network so Ford will have to verify that the account is open and has a valid payment method.

I’ve used ProPower to run my house during an overnight power outage and when the power came back the truck charged back to 80% while ProPower continued to supply the house (my EVSE is on the main panel and PP was supplying the transfer switch panel). Once it hit 80% it drew just enough current...

Tesla’s shooting videos of other brands using Superchargers.

Wow, 100% price increase in one day?