Cold Weather EV Tips From Ford -- "Your EV Deserves a Little TLC" — Best charging / range / battery practices advice

[RedLightning86]

That's the main reason I went with the XLT and the 312A upgrade. I had the 15" screen in my Mach-E but I love physical buttons and dials.

Meanwhile, it costs quite a bit more to manufacture and install those physical buttons and dials, yet it's in the lower cost trims.

I think all trims have heated seats, but the 312A upgrade definitely upgrades the passenger seat for full power adjustments and it definitely has a heated steering wheel.

Heated seats and steering wheel are SO helpful for saving power, so they should be standard on all EVs. From what I know, they were originally designed for ICE vehicles, so they were designed to run with just the 12V power.

I love my Lariat, but not so much the big screen layout. I actually liked the screen, and buttons more in my '21 XLT. But Blue Cruise and better speakers makes up for it.

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[IdeaOfTheDayCom]

I love my Lariat, but not so much the big screen layout. I actually liked the screen, and buttons more in my '21 XLT. But Blue Cruise and better speakers makes up for it.

Eventually they need to get back to letting people order specific options instead of just a couple of packages.

I definitely would've ordered an entirely different combination of options.

My XLT/312A package cost $65K... about $4500 short of the Lariat, but I wanted cloth seats and the smaller screen. It was the only way to get the improved power / heated passenger seat and heated steering wheel without also adding some options I didn't want like leather seats and the bigger screen.

As long as people are factory ordering, it would be so much better for everyone if we could pick exactly what we want.

 

[Pioneer74]

197 miles range projected a 90%? I assume this is a standard range ? What is your temperature in your location? Is your heat turned on? I am getting 150-160 miles range projected at 90% charge. =(

Extended range. Temps at night have been in the low 20's. Climate is set to 68 degrees in auto.

 

[Vithar]

5. When charging, turn off the heater — especially when you use Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC)

I'm curious the logic on this one. When I was using a DCFC yesterday evening and it was 4F, I wasn't going to turn the heater off well I napped for an hour.

Is it just that it slows down the charging because your using energy or can it actually harm something?

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