Thank you. Very helpful. I will make sure to include level 2 charge stops at hotels in my planning
itās the Monterey to San Luis Obisbo stretch that looks the most challenging. Roughly the same distance from Tacoma to PDX w/out any stations listed. Good to know the speed & terrain help...
Anyone drive from Oregon coast to Santa Barbara using hwyās 101 & 1?
I'm planning a trip and wondering about charger R&R (reliability & redundancy). Any tips would help, as I usually just go down I-5.
Good to know.
I drive my lightning from Tacoma WA to Coos Bay OR (6 hours ice driving). Itās a pretty stress free drive.
Drove my MME to San Diego and back. Going down was fine. Seemed quicker, used the ford trip planner. But coming home used apple car play. It was tedious.
Iām still a big fan of my Platinum, but yes, āRangeā is such a versatile word & something I was slow to take into account for interstate travel. Even with an average range slightly north 275, trip planner will conservatively stop at shorter intervals. Yes, the ER could allow for longer...
Resurrecting the EV focus (or a model that would be well suited for fleet vehicles) would be great, but please not a compliance version with an 80-110 mile range.
How will this draw down affect the charging infrastructure? Give enough time to upgrade and expand, or cede it to Tesla.
I have both. ā21 MME AWD Extended Range and a lightning Platinum.
Very impressed with both. Between the two, I use the lightning more, because:
-Fits big & Tall guys better than the MME
-its easier to access, as it wonāt fit in my garage where the MME is.
-Rides smooth
The MMEās blue...
I used Taylor Heating and electric for both charge point and ford lightning chargers. They definitely have the experience and know how. No complaints with their service.
Iām really happy with it. No regrets.
While Iām a fan of the wrap around front light, the tint blends it in and makes it less of a standout feature. Plus it still illuminates at night so itās kind of the best of both worlds.
Process was āsmoke paint tintingā. And cost about 1,395. Also recommend a paint protection film afterwards to minimize rock chips, which is about $250.00
My dealer offered to have the wheels powder coated black. He also had the white light bar painted, head lights tinted and calipers coated as well. Its going to look great, when itās all done
Took delivery two weeks ago, dealer held into it while I was on vacation completed some finishing touches/software fixes. There was a hiccup with Ford Pass that was easily fixedā¦1FT6W1EV3NWG08697
Got my notice yesterday!!
Build completed, order date 3/24/22... shipping in progress. ETA 7/27--8/2
My MME arrived very quickly after the build was completed. Finger crossed for same.