The one on my Lariat will get some water in when driving in the rain , but it's very minimal. Water only making it it from around the sides/front. I have no issue putting luggage, etc in the back and closing the cover. Not rainproof, but very good.
FWIW, after I got mine a year ago, and my daughter then picked up her Maverick, I used the website camelcamelcamel.com to set up an Amazon price watch for me in case the price ever dropped down to the $650 I had paid for mine. They had been running around $1,000 and thought if it ever went on...
Yep I got mine and paid $650 for it and thought I had a steal. This is even better. My daughter will love it. It does a great job keeping things secure and dry. I also appreciate you can fold it up and still use the camera in the lariat with tow to see what's behind you. Nice that you can also...
Only $399! Usually $1100!
I have one on our lariat that I got a year ago, and I just ordered one for my daughter’s XLT. Great quad fold. No idea how long the deal will last…
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXW3NV76?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
I picked up a couple of replacement antennas from Amazon. We're on the fringe of reception for one of the last, great, independent, all music FM radio stations (WEVL 89/9 FM - google it, they stream too). I was hoping that a different, slightly larger antenna would reduce the noise and...
It has AC, power door locks and cruise control standard.
Looks like they're not offing a power window kit (maybe later?) so slow roll-ups for now (deal killer),
and also no power mirrors and no blind-side monitoring (double deal killers).
It wouldn't take much to make the SLATE more appealing...
Though not ideal. if your home has an easily accessible electric dryer outlet already in place, there are manual and automatic plug sharing switches that will enable a dryer outlet OR switch to an EV 220v charger outlet automatically. Amazon sells these for relatively cheap and can allow basic...
The problem is anyone on a shoestring budget looking for a first car, probably doesn't have at home level-2 charging as an option (apt? Condo?), so any EV, even a $27,000 one, is probably not the best play (a hybrid/PHEV or EREV might be better).
If you have the money for the SLATE as a 2nd or...
No power windows (yet)
No power mirrors (ever)
No blind side monitoring (I suspect they'll add it one day per insurance ratings, if they are in business that long)
,,, and the price doesn't include destination or other fees (that are often included in comparison to Bolts, Leafs, etc).
If you...
Power windows are 100% proven, low tech and work. The ONLY reason to not go with them is marketing BS. At least you can add them after the fact, but power windows are super simple and use practically no power.
I do hope they succeed with their bare-bones pickup EV, as competition improves the breed (and will keep everyone else honest).
Smart that they went with single, largish battery. 205 miles is just barely enough to be viable IMHO, but I reserve judgement until the winter driving reports come in...
You may have 30 days to cancel the dealer's warranty . I'd call the warranty company first thing and try that. Stick with the official FORD warranty if you can.
1st make sure it's a real FORD factory extended service warranty, not some dealer's off-brand special (Granger sells the real FORD one, and you can use FORD points to help pay for it too!).
The coverage starts when the vehicle was FIRST TITLED, so you don't get any longer coverage by waiting to...
Vaporwear at this point. No reason to give the scammers a penny.
IF it was a real offering, which I think is probably a 0.1% chance it will ever happen, then they're missing the boat without, at a minimum, a hybrid drivetrain. 25mpg sucks for a small vehicle now. IF they wanted to actually...
---
A 120v / 15a outlet + level-1 charger provides ~ 1.5 kW max (maybe a little more, but I'm being conservative)
10 hours of over-night charging = 15 kWh in the battery
Assuming your EV gets 3 miles per kWh (again many get closer to 4+, so conservative again...)
So you'll see up about 45...
I'm not going to bother looking up the specifics, but utility generated electricty at large fossil fueled generators generate less polutants than the eqivalant energy used in a typical, small ICE vehicle. Lots of pollution controls at those plants vs individual, sometimes inefficient gas...