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In theory, all this tech would allow for an extension of battery life (proper charging curves, etc), especially with hybrids, as you could utilize the HV battery to keep the 12v charged until a set point on the HV battery (ie 50%). Instead, it seems to have resulted in a lower life. Just...

Interestingly enough, same deal here in NC as we pay property tax on the vehicles as well. My neighbors have a Maserati, Denali, and Acura and all three have expired registration or just have the temp stick on the plate from when they first bought it.

People will just stop registering their vehicles. Here in NC it's already an issue since we also pay property tax on cars, and cops can't pull you over for it.

For those curious about the power draw from the BM2 unit, I measured it today. Overall, impressive. just over 1 mah in standby mode just over 2 mah when in active communication with phone (ie app open) I've set it up where I've turned off all notifications, location, and such so the only...

Google "AI" is wrong. THERE IS NO GEAR DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO GEARS This thread is about the 2025 hybrid Maverick. Hence, same fuel economy on 4K package.

The 4k package wasn’t available for your model year hybrid.

Is it possible to make the 900pro silent and stop all beeps and sounds from the unit? Also remove the compass, time etc from it? And just use it as a digital mirror/dashcam?

This is fascinating information. So it looks like whatever issue the Escape has with system activation, it seems the Maverick software has been updated to be fixed somewhat. Your batteries also seem to be charged much higher, in the 12.7-12.8v range after driving. Do you have an AGM in your...

A u-haul is $20 and would be easier to unload as well.

@HeyBales OK here is some more interesting info: First day w/ telematics OFF (between 1200-1930 is of interest): on 02/10, this is last day with telematics OFF (a nice smooth voltage decrease, drop at 2200 was opening the door): Last day with telematics ON: Every hour, on the half...

Wifi is off, I can try that later as well. I generally check for updates every few months personally, I don't see any reason to have it on, do you? I've ordered a few more BM2 battery monitors off Aliexpress and plan to log my 2010 Prius as well.

Was in the market, so I looked. The one on their website is the new Starvis 678 sensor. $225 - LOVEWB25 coupon ordered direct $254 - Amazon lowest price $269 - Amazon current price Just an example.

I agree your test would show how good the battery actually is. I'm more interested in understanding if telematics, or locking the vehicle has an impact on battery draw and causing deep sleep issues.

Updated for second test, this is with telematics ON but everything else the same: Base case w/ telematics ON @HeyBales

I'm going to post this under my reserved section once I get more data but preliminary data looks like the vehicle "phones home" to Ford servers once a day if not driven, at the same time every day (for myself, it's around 6:30 pm). It's important to note that I have not accessed the Ford Pass...

Crazy

Wow that's weird. Battery must've been made on Friday afternoon. But it holds steady so that's not too terrible.

What is the TCU? Is that telematics control unit? If so interesting that r&r'ing it fixed your issue. Weird the actual unit was bad.

Possible but not probable. For one, many reports from 2021+ escape hybrids experiencing the same thing and two, why would Ford put all the effort into a software re-write if they suspected it was just a batch of bad batteries? They will replace the batteries regardless, so re-write would be...

Yes that is the next test when I get home. I wanted to establish a baseline test with everything off and perfect parameters so we could draw useful conclusions off additional tests. For example if my baseline test showed rapid decay of charge no other useful information could be had from it...