TLDR; "Ford is planning to set up so-called "retail replenishment centers" that will help its dealers reduce the inventory they're required to carry and therefore their costs, according to Automotive News, which discovered the plans. "...
Welp… more pulling back on Ford’s EV shift aggressivenes. Ford is in between a rock and a hard place on this one so I dont blame them.
Net Net, Not great for the likelihood of more DCFC.
https://electrek.co/2023/11/20/ford-caves-ev-dealer-program-following-il-loss/
Drove by my dealer (Les Stumpf in Appleton, WI) recently and noticed they have a Ford Branded DCFC install taking place, and looks like a Pad prepped for a 2nd one? It did not appear to be powered on yet.
I did a little bit of research and it looks like this specific model charger is available...
Looks like a pretty good deal for anyone in the market. I believe this charger is well regarded.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZNN3JB7?tag=camelweb-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&language=en_US
https://insideevs.com/news/693266/v4-tesla-supercharger-opened-sparks-nevada/amp/
Doesn’t sound like they’ve enabled the CCS on it yet, and it’s still curiously maxed at 250kw
Color me shocked! (Note: Heavy sarcasm)
My own editorial comments: In summary, in 2024 GM proved they wont really make any EV trucks at the "entry level" price advertised and the actual production of their Massive Battery is essentially vaporware. But hey the 18 Silverado EV's sold in Q3 so...
Summary (TLDR)
Ford Nav / Power my trip test. 2nd leg of out and back day trip…. For the return trip I gave Ford Nav (Which I dont normally use) a chance to make the right decision on whether I would need a charge or not. It made the wrong conclusion. It thought I should stop at a charger. I...
With the new segmenting of Ford business segments including their EV segment, This will be very interesting to see the raw financial numbers. It is no secret that the attempted transition of the traditional auto makers to EV is going to be a pricey and difficult one. This will be the first we...
I saw the article from my Apple News/Stocks feed, which is another way to get the full article.
Some interesting tidbits from a Ford survey of 3,500 potential buyers.
" How the truck is used
These are key highlights of Ford truck buyers, based on survey data and follow-up phone calls...
Weird bug that I somehow stumbled into this weekend. My 4 drive mode option SYNC buttons were all set to normal?!?
Has anyone else stumbled into that one?
Not trying to incite anger or heated debate. I am simply curious where everyone stands. After the recent news that the stop productions is related to fire from the High Voltage Battery. Are you parking outside tonight?
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/15/ford-f-150-lightning-production-halted.html
Unless I am missing something Apple Maps appears to have some extra integration with the Truck vs the other maps apps.
When testing the different MAPS apps (Waze, Google Maps, Apple Maps) using CarPlay I was surprised and curious as to why Apple Maps is the only of the 3 that show turn...
In Wisconsin there was some news coverage in fall about the coming 2023 increases but it did not get into the specific rate increases. I had to do some digging to find the exact increases as most residents have not received their first 2023 bill yet.
I expected over 10%, the 2 main providers...
I had some home wifi dhcp issues (long story) that have caused the truck to get handed an IP on the wrong VLAN/Subnet. In trying to troubleshoot I cant seem to get the truck to detect any WIFI networks now and worse than that the Satellite/Cellular it uses for Fordpass when not on WIFI doesnt...