Scary trip with Mach-E

[RickLightning]

Had to take an unscheduled trip for a funeral. Took the Mach-E as no need for the truck. Departed with temps in the 20s. As we approached the first fast charger, I noticed on my CarScanner screen a large energy pull on the heater, which alarmed me. As I started to panic, I then remembered that the 2022 Mach-E can successfully precondition the battery for faster charging, unlike the 2022 Lightning. Whew, panic attack averted!

This tongue in-check post is to again point out that Ford, for 4 winters, has not seen fit to provide this capability to 2022 Lightnings, despite repeatedly saying soon️™️. Of course the Lightning does have the capability to set a target charge when DC fast charging, whereas the Mach-E doesn't, so there's that... And Ford did give the Lightning a faster charging curve, whereas the Mach-E curve isn't close.

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[Adventureboy]

I also have a 2022 MME and I think the preconditioning is a recently added feature. Almost 4 years with the MME and I haven't seen it precondition yet so nice to know it is working!

 

[RickLightning]

I also have a 2022 MME and I think the preconditioning is a recently added feature. Almost 4 years with the MME and I haven't seen it precondition yet so nice to know it is working!

It's not a recently added feature to the Mach-E, no. It was added in early 2023.

 

[ryun]

I thought all model year lightnings could precondition the battery provided you put an EV charger as a destination in the built in nav?

 

[RickLightning]

I thought all model year lightnings could precondition the battery provided you put an EV charger as a destination in the built in nav?

Nope.

 

[Adventureboy]

It's not a recently added feature to the Mach-E, no. It was added in early 2023.

I haven't seen it yet on 2022 MME but is probably simply because I wasn't looking. I'm usually in the Lightning for the winter trips

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