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Although I do not own one, there are a couple of brands that have solutions for this. Enel X "JuiceBox" allow installing two EVSE (chargers) on the same circuit. They communicate with each other over WiFi. If only ONE vehicle is charging then it can pull the full capacity permitted. But if...

The Ford Connected Charge Station has DIP switches that let you limit the amperage. You don't *have* to charge at the full 48 amp rate if your circuit wont handle the load. The Ford Mobile Charger does have built-in GFCI protection ... but this only protects from the brick to the car. If...

Some EVSE's are lock-able. The J1772 plug has a hook that clips it to the charge port and a button/lever that you squeeze to un-hook it. They put a hole through the side of the button/lever so that when it is locked, you can't remove it. Of course the part you lock is made out of plastic so...

It depends on if they are giving away the power ... or want to be compensated. This is where networks such as ChargePoint come in ... they sell the equipment (the landlord can own it) but they handle the billing for you. As each person activates the charger, that person pays for their own...

ChargePoint will send you an RFID card if you request it ... so they can start charging with that. You can technically valet without a key fob. In Sync 4 you can put the car into "valet mode" and it will generate a random 8 digit code... the first 5 digits of the code unlock the door ... all...

They can't allow factory pickup ... it's not Ford's call. Ford may ONLY sell vehicles to dealers and you HAVE to get it from a dealer. I live in Dearborn and we can't do a factory pickup. Also, the dealer cannot send a porter to pick up the vehicle (I asked) ... it HAS to be delivered to them...

We booked the Amtrak Auto-Train ... which basically runs from Washington DC to Orlando FL. But when we were nearly in Washington (we had booked a hotel with EV charging to stay the night as our train was scheduled to leave the following day) we got a call from Amtrak. A freight train had...

When update 2.4.2 was installed (on my Mach-E) there was a notice that reverse emergency breaking may not be available for for the first 10-15 minutes the next time you use it. But for me ... I *also* noticed that my cruise and lane-centering was also not working. After about 15 minutes of...

A friend of mine owns a Condo in Fort Lauderdale. His building has several Level 2 ChargePoint chargers ... but they are in the valet area. Anyone who wants to charge needs to have a ChargePoint account (so it isn't free charging. It was 10¢/kWh ... you use your own account to activate it)...

There are multiple "waves" of Early Access going through updates. I do not know how many waves there will be ... I was in the earliest wave for the Mach-E (my car activated BC on March 11). There seems to have been an issue with 2.4.2. My car had no problem ... but it seems as if some cars...

I'm sure it will have Plug & Charge. I have it on my Mach-E. Note that to use it, you have to do a couple of things first. (1) Add a payment method: You have to log into your Ford account (owner.ford.com), pick the vehicle, go to Connected Services -> Blue Oval Charge Network, and make sure...

There's a completely different dynamic between buying gas and charging an EV on the road. With my ICE car ... I have to buy gas periodically. The only place to get that gas is to visit a gas station. That gas station might be a block from my home ... so I nearly always pay at the pump and...

I followed the link to the 'real world' range article, which in turn linked to another article with the data. But I immediately became concerned and think the title "real-world" is misleading. The article mentioned they were getting their data by looking at the range estimates that the car...

Ford doesn't have phantom-drain problems. On Mach-E forum there are a lot of people who have left the car for weeks on end, come back and find it drained maybe a percent ... *maybe* two. It's really tiny. Part of the reason is that when you shut off the car, it does leave several modules...

I don't actually have one of these on order. I have a Mach-E, but was asked if I'd be willing to drop by for an interview (I live locally in Dearborn) by the Ford Social Media folks (the same folks you are talking to when you communicate with @Ford Motor Company here on the forum.) I wasn't...