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This is a sorting scheme. Cars are grouped based on destination so they can be loaded into the same railcar(s). The route that the train will follow will take it through several depots. When it arrives at a depot, the train will detach the rail-cars intended for *that* depot and depart...

If you're in AZ, you would probably want to use scheduled charging to charge in the middle of the night -- when temps are much cooler. This is better for battery pack life.

Yep - I agree it is frustrating to see EV owners parked in a charging stall they aren't using. This would be the equivalent of parking an ICE car in front of gas pump with no intention of fueling. Some places have better signage to indicate that the space is for use "while charging" and not...

Use the in-vehicle nav system ... it's actually very good about auto-selecting the best chargers. Most of the time these will be Electrify America stations. When it creates a route, you can go into the turn-by-turn detail OR you can go to the "summary" screen. The summary only contains the...

Great points! One thing I'd add... on the Mach-E forum we get a TON of posts in the winter about range. People think there is something wrong with the car. There isn't. It is normal to lose range when the battery pack is cold. I'd lose maybe 10-15% if the temps were in the low 30°F's; more...

Cybertruck?? Isn't that just the cardboard box that the Model 3 ships in? :unsure:

When I upgraded our house & detached garage, the city inspector told us that all power meters MUST be installed in the same physical location. Can't have power come to the property in two different locations. Turns out it's not electric code ... but fire code. If there's an emergency and the...

The test isn't based on going 70 mph continuously ... they are required to perform specific tests To simulate a variety of conditions. You can read about them here: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml The idea being that if everyone's economy estimates are based on the...

That's how I used to feel. But my '09 Escape Hybrid doesn't make any noise and I quickly learned that in parking lots ... people walk down the middle of an aisle and wont get out of the way because they can't hear the car ... at all. So not only do I welcome the sound ... I wish it were...

Although I do not own one, there are a couple of brands that have solutions for this. Enel X "JuiceBox" allow installing two EVSE (chargers) on the same circuit. They communicate with each other over WiFi. If only ONE vehicle is charging then it can pull the full capacity permitted. But if...

The Ford Connected Charge Station has DIP switches that let you limit the amperage. You don't *have* to charge at the full 48 amp rate if your circuit wont handle the load. The Ford Mobile Charger does have built-in GFCI protection ... but this only protects from the brick to the car. If...

Some EVSE's are lock-able. The J1772 plug has a hook that clips it to the charge port and a button/lever that you squeeze to un-hook it. They put a hole through the side of the button/lever so that when it is locked, you can't remove it. Of course the part you lock is made out of plastic so...

It depends on if they are giving away the power ... or want to be compensated. This is where networks such as ChargePoint come in ... they sell the equipment (the landlord can own it) but they handle the billing for you. As each person activates the charger, that person pays for their own...

ChargePoint will send you an RFID card if you request it ... so they can start charging with that. You can technically valet without a key fob. In Sync 4 you can put the car into "valet mode" and it will generate a random 8 digit code... the first 5 digits of the code unlock the door ... all...

We booked the Amtrak Auto-Train ... which basically runs from Washington DC to Orlando FL. But when we were nearly in Washington (we had booked a hotel with EV charging to stay the night as our train was scheduled to leave the following day) we got a call from Amtrak. A freight train had...

When update 2.4.2 was installed (on my Mach-E) there was a notice that reverse emergency breaking may not be available for for the first 10-15 minutes the next time you use it. But for me ... I *also* noticed that my cruise and lane-centering was also not working. After about 15 minutes of...

A friend of mine owns a Condo in Fort Lauderdale. His building has several Level 2 ChargePoint chargers ... but they are in the valet area. Anyone who wants to charge needs to have a ChargePoint account (so it isn't free charging. It was 10¢/kWh ... you use your own account to activate it)...

There are multiple "waves" of Early Access going through updates. I do not know how many waves there will be ... I was in the earliest wave for the Mach-E (my car activated BC on March 11). There seems to have been an issue with 2.4.2. My car had no problem ... but it seems as if some cars...

I'm sure it will have Plug & Charge. I have it on my Mach-E. Note that to use it, you have to do a couple of things first. (1) Add a payment method: You have to log into your Ford account (owner.ford.com), pick the vehicle, go to Connected Services -> Blue Oval Charge Network, and make sure...

There's a completely different dynamic between buying gas and charging an EV on the road. With my ICE car ... I have to buy gas periodically. The only place to get that gas is to visit a gas station. That gas station might be a block from my home ... so I nearly always pay at the pump and...