Hey neighbors,

Wondering who amongst us travels the highway a lot like myself and what charging network do you use?

I myself use IVY given the convenience and it's not that bad of a rate. I met a gentleman at the Shell charger station when I took myy first trip out of town and he recommended IVY which he used for his long trips. From my home town I only go 180km east or west.

Looking forward to your recommendations!

How do I adjust volumes that are separate from the main audio volume? It's too quiet. I'm not sure what it's called and there may be more than one. It's the volume that CarPlay maps and SMS reading falls under. I've seen a different label showing above the volume knob when accidentally adjusting the volume at just the right time.

I recently got a Tesla supercharger and so I wanted to try it out here locally. I went to 3 supercharging stations. The first one was about half full. Since folks typically put one space in between themselves and the next car. That meant I could not really charge by pulling in directly (since the Tesla cord is too short). The end-chargers were already full. The one Tesla charger I could get to was broken. Then I went to a second station. There I realized that it had the previous generation chargers, so it wasn’t compatible. I then went to a third station. Similar situation as the first. There, I drove in perpendicular. I was on the wrong side (note red lines) but the adaptor worked perfectly, and I was able to start charging.

However, since the spot was “open”, about 3 Teslas parked only to realize that the charger was being used. While no one said anything, I’m sure they were frustrated. I definitely felt a bit uneasy. If I snagged a parking spot, and used an adjacent charger (tying up 2 slots), that would have created even more frustration.

So, what I’m taking away right now, is that if a Tesla station is half full or more, it will be difficult to get a spot. For road trips, it seems Electrify America is still the best first choice, with Tesla’s as a second choice in low demand cases. I’ve seen Tesla superchargers with chargers parallel to the parking slot, which would be much easier. But, it’s hard to know which stations have them.

Attempted to inflate my tires (tires were original), and was greeted with this. Is this nitrogen? If so, is my only option to fill it up with more at a service place?

Does anyone else’s at home charger make their car alarm go off. I just got it and in the last two weeks it’s gone off maybe 4 or 5 times. It happens usually after it’s plugged in for a few minutes. This morning it also happened when my departure time started. It is a 3rd party charger but I don’t understand how any of that would affect the alarm.

I've had my MachE for 14 months now. I've noticed more than often when I break it makes a noise,not necessarily a squeaky noise but maybe a grinding or scraping? When I took it for the 10,000 mile service I mentioned this to them and they said it was because the breaks were still new and to wait until over 12,000 miles. I'm now over 13,000 miles and the breaks still make a noise when I break. Is this noise normal? Has anyone else experienced this? Or is this an EV thing. I feel like for a fairly new vehicle my car shouldn't be doing this

Thanks in advance!

I have a 22 GTPE, and use android auto. Recently helped my mom pick up a 24 premium. I picked it up at the dealership and driving it home to her I noticed that AAwas displaying battery estimate at destination. It does not show it in my car. Is there a way to turn it on?

edit: thanks for all the feedback y’all. You’re all confirming that the downsides are all made up for the fact that this car is awesome. Looking forward to join the club soon!

TL;DR: Tell me the downsides of Mach-E ownership you wish you’d known before buying.

Hi /r/mache! My wife and I are hunting for a new EV in the Toronto area for our family of 3 + a dog, and we’ve fallen in love with the Mach-E after comparing it with the Ioniq 5, EV6, and Polestar 2.

We’re trying to make sure we fully think this decision through before committing. So, I want to ask: What are the downsides of Mach-E ownership that caught you off guard? What are the “warts” you might have glossed over during the buying process but turned out to be more annoying in daily life? If you could go back in time, would you still buy the Mach-E, or would you choose something else?

We’re considering a demo model 2024 Mach-E Premium Long Range this weekend—unless we find a deal-breaker.

Here’s what we already know: • ~35-minute 10-80% fast charge time (we drive within 200km of home 99% of the time) • Shorter range in winter (true for all EVs) • Infotainment isn’t as polished as Tesla’s

What else should we consider? Thanks for your insights!

Got a hitched installed to transport our bikes. Working extremely well though it will add a stubby tail at the end.

Owned my Mach-e for 2 years in Brooklyn, and the demand for charging stations has gone up incredibly - New York City or FLO or ChargePoint need to put in more!

Every once in a while I get a random notification sound. There's no other indication that anything is wrong on either screen. Am I losing my mind or is anyone else experiencing this?

Have had my car for almost 2 years and love it minus 2 main things.

1. Wind noise is really bad imo. Have tried a few of the tricks including taking it to dealer but no fixes have really worked.
2. Fast charging curve. Especially when you park next to an Ioniq 5 and they come after you and leave before you..

Anyone else?

I guess widgets had too many issues so they pulled it. I have it on my home screen screen but tapping it no longer opens the app.. hope doesn’t take months to bring it back…

Has anyone from here installed underglow lights? If so was the instillation hard? Which lights did you use?

Like the title says, is there anything I should know going back into the ev life?

Currently looking at a 2024 Select, standard range RWD

How about a warm car during Chicago winter? Had a Kia that never failed..

I like the car but definitely wouldn't mind a time machine.

My wife and I love the MachE, but we typically take a truck on our snowboarding trips. We haul gear for our group of friends and the 6 seats are nice. However, we are looking at taking our CA1. Problem being, the resort town has no DCFC options and all Level2 options are gated. The nearest charging option is 45 miles downhill.

For those that know, its Mammoth Lakes and basically the last charging spot is in Bishop. So the current plan is to deep charge there and then leave the car parked not plugged in for the 3 nights we will be in town.

What kind of loss should I expect? Temperatures typically range from 30s- single digits.

“I’m Batman” - Batman

Dealer sent a pic of a 24 GT. It doesn’t seem to have a panaromic glass top. Is it optional ? I thought the panaromic glass roof was standard on GT ?

When the mirror unfolds it goes past where it should stop. There is a clicking noise and it "pops" over what I would I guess is the internal stop for mirror. It ends up angled slightly towards the front of the vehicle. The mirror has to be moved back by hand to the correct position.

Is this the result of damage (Like if the mirror was hit/bumped by someone walking by in a parking lot) or is it possibly a factory part failure?

I'm still under warranty and wondering if it is a common or even possible problem that would be fixed under said warranty.

I've tried cycling the mirrors a couple of times, but no luck yet in correcting this. For the time being I have turned off the folding feature.

Any ideas?

I've been leaning towards the 24 Premium Extended range model in glacier gray with the gray interior, however I found a dealer that has a new 2023 GT in white with black interior. What do you think is a fair price for the 23 GT? They're asking $53k which seems high even though it's a 23. Thoughts?

Woohoo! It finally happened. After months of it sitting in my basement my grizzle 48 amp home charger is finally installed. No more paying an arm and a leg for charging stations or praying the one free fast charger in the city is available!

Now I can charge my car everyday without having to run my level one out and open window.

However I have applied for my cities energy providers program where I can charge my car in the middle of the night for a greatly reduced cost. But I'm wondering if it will be better to set up some sort of automatic charging schedule through my car or through the charger itself. Right now as soon as I plug the charger in it starts charging the car but I've been told there is a way to set things up somehow so it only charges during the appropriate hours. I just can't figure out if that is through the car or through a program