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Home>>News>>Bad software is turning some Mustang Mach-Es into ‘electric bricks’
Bad software is turning some Mustang Mach-Es into ‘electric bricks’
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Bad software is turning some Mustang Mach-Es into ‘electric bricks’

Ali Hassan
April 9, 20210

Charging is a frequent concern with electrical vehicles. However, some owners of this brand new Mustang Mach-E have become a strange problem: their electrical SUVs won’t start even when the primary battery pack is complete.

That is because, The Verge has heard, there is a issue with some ancient Mustang Mach-E SUVs that entails the way a smaller 12-volt battery becomes charged.

As is true in other electric automobiles, the Mustang Mach-E retains its 12-volt lead-acid battery wrapped up by basically sipping electricity from the much bigger lithium battery pack.

That’s particularly a problem for owners in regions with cold weather, as Ford motivates them to leave their Mustang Mach-Es plugged so the SUVs may use electricity in the grid to heat up before driving.

The 12-volt battery forces a lot of the Mustang Mach-E’s systems (because the bigger battery package is high-voltage), so when it expires, the electrical SUV can’t be started. Some forum members have begun talking about it as the”electrical brick” issue.

Ford composed that this just impacts Mustang Mach-E SUVs constructed on or before February 3rd, which means it is possible that heaps are changed. (Ford would just say a”small number” of those almost 7,000 Mustang Mach-Es delivered at the first 3 weeks of this year have the situation.)

At the moment, those owners can’t receive the fix through an abysmal upgrade. The Business said in a statement that they will need to deliver their Mustang Mach-Es into a trader:

We’re aware that a few of all Mustang Mach-E owners have experienced their 12V battery attain a low voltage requirement. In the rare cases where this still happens, clients are now able to contact their regional EV-certified Ford dealer to get the issue solved.

Ford did inform The Verge the issue will probably be fixable through wireless upgrade”after this year” and Mustang Mach-Es coming off the lineup shouldn’t be impacted.

It’s likely to jump the 12-volt battery, as you’d jumpstart an inner combustion automobile. Nevertheless, it is not anywhere near as simple, particularly since the battery is located behind the Mustang Mach-E’s front back, along with the hood’s digital latch is powered with the battery that is submersible.

To first open front back then, owners need to start a panel at the front bumper which has two prospects, which may be used to leap front trunk’s digital hood . They then must pull a panel beneath the hood to discover the battery though even in this time, some owners have had difficulty obtaining the outcomes on the 12-volt battery and also have cut through the plastic to easily jump-start battery.

Ford delivers free roadside assistance using the Mustang Mach-E, also, so owners have this as a choice should they should receive their electrical SUVs towed to a trader. The roadside assistance can be supposed to comprise 12-volt battery jump starts, as stated by the owner guide.

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