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Data point on battery degradation…

It’s a fact of life that your EV or PHEV will never quite have the battery capacity going forward as it did on the day of delivery.

In my case, it was recommended that I insist the dealer check the traction battery’s Ah when I took delivery, since some Clarity’s sat on dealer lots near totally discharged for some time, as the dealers tended to be clueless. Checking it was part of the Pre-Delivery Inspection, but almost universally ignored. Anyway, mine came back at 55 Ah, which was well within spec.

Over on a Clarity sub-forum, it was outlined how to do your own test with an under $30 OBD2 scanner and an inexpensive app.

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I got mine today, and after almost 3 years and over 56,000 miles my battery has degraded down to 46.62 Ah. Seems consistent with the drop of 5 to 6 miles of EV range I seem to be seeing, from summer EV range of 46-50 to now hovering between 42 and 44. And in the ball park of what others are seeing. Still enough for most of our local drives, and remember - exceed that range and the Clarity just morphs into a 42 mpg hybrid. Probably just check it annually going forward and hope the degradation doesn’t appreciably accelerate.
 
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Took a road trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon last week. One of the few tourist destinations in the continental US that is impractical for an EV. The nearest charging stations are 125 miles away in Page, Arizona. The round trip plus a scenic drive along the rim would have been beyond the range of our Tesla.
 
I'm torn. I have a Jeep Patriot that I want to get rid of. I'm thinking of getting the Ford Maverick now, a full hybrid 37MPG combined short bed, four door pick-up or waiting another year and getting the Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid four-door pick-up. I could save a lot on gas if I get the Maverick now, or save even more with the plug-in hybrid a little less than a year from now. I could commute both ways with the plug in and never use the gas engine on the Ranger. I looked at the F-150 Lightning but I'm not interested in paying $50,000 for a truck right now.
 
Old skool motoring journalist (and officially the worst dancer ever to appear on strictly), Quentin Willson opines on the Tesla 3's ability as a cross-Europe cruiser.

 
So, right now, I'm planning to get the Maverick, the full hybrid small truck. I've seen enough in the auto press to make me think there is some doubt as to the plug-in hybrid Ranger coming out in a year. I'm going to go with 37 combined MPG now as opposed to waiting for no MPG at a future date. I may go with a lease so I can trade up at the end but I'm still thinking about it.
 
How long until you can actually get a Maverick? My local dealers are getting very few new vehicles in lately.
 
Craig4 said:
So, right now, I'm planning to get the Maverick, the full hybrid small truck. I've seen enough in the auto press to make me think there is some doubt as to the plug-in hybrid Ranger coming out in a year. I'm going to go with 37 combined MPG now as opposed to waiting for no MPG at a future date. I may go with a lease so I can trade up at the end but I'm still thinking about it.
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IMHO FOrd was smart from a marketing point of view with sticking to the name of a very sucessful line of 4 by 4 trucks rather then create a fancy new name .
 
One of my favorite, little features of the Tesla Model 3, that doesn't get much publicity, is the fact that I can set the side view mirrors to automatically fold in whenever the car approaches my garage, for an easier fit. And, they automatically unfold when I drive a short distance away from the garage.
 
Wowbagger said:
One of my favorite, little features of the Tesla Model 3, that doesn't get much publicity, is the fact that I can set the side view mirrors to automatically fold in whenever the car approaches my garage, for an easier fit. And, they automatically unfold when I drive a short distance away from the garage.
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Yeah, that is really sweet. My mirrors stay out when I'm on my way into the garage at work but fold in as I approach my space. So subtle that I don't even notice anymore.
 
Wowbagger said:
One of my favorite, little features of the Tesla Model 3, that doesn't get much publicity, is the fact that I can set the side view mirrors to automatically fold in whenever the car approaches my garage, for an easier fit. And, they automatically unfold when I drive a short distance away from the garage.
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malbui said:
Yeah, that is really sweet. My mirrors stay out when I'm on my way into the garage at work but fold in as I approach my space. So subtle that I don't even notice anymore.
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Do they unfold when you start to reverse out and need to see behind?
 
Guybrush Threepwood said:
You use mirrors to look behind when you are reversing? How quaint!

I only have a Leaf and it has a reversing camera + drones eye 360 view around the car when you are reversing.
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You mean you have to rely on vision? :eek:
What is this, the middle ages?
Parking RADAR with a projected overlay of distances to vehicles and objects, with audible alert.
 
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