Thread by @ceo_plus_ch

A friend of mine is interested in a #Ford #Mustang #MachE GT, so I did some research and learned of the following issues:

- There is currently a recall going on for the Mach-E regarding the windshield and the panoramic roof possibly flying off.

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- Opening doors with phone or keyphob seems to work very unreliably.
- Unstable Bluetooth connection, so that phone-based functions (e.g. music, navigation via Apple Carplay) are often unusable.
- At CCS fast-charging stations, the #MachE charges only up to 80% with…

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…fast DC, then it switches to slow AC charging (11kW). This is not adjustable and means that on road trips you effectively only have 200 miles of range instead of the promised 270.
- The #MachE's fast-charging limit of 150kW (DC) is rather underwhelming nowadays, in…

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…particular for the price of a GT.
- The #MachE only delivers its max power for 5 seconds, then throttles down (acc. to Ford, this is necessary to protect the battery; IMO this is related to heat issues of NMC pouch cells which shouldn't be used in EVs anyway).

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- Only few software updates and only partially OTA.

It's pretty obvious that also the #MachE doesn't technically come close to a #Tesla. Which is also the reason why e.g. #Edmunds says „it can’t be recommended over a #Tesla #ModelY Performance".

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