Too bad Ford screen UI is ass. Maybe it's easier to update a simplistic, cartoonish UI. ? I know, I know.. there's more to software than just the UI.
I'm not knowledgeable enough about suspension geometries and whatnot but how would that happen? Perhaps put the camber off which would cause uneven wear over longer distances?
Yes, changing the height definitely affects the suspension geometry. Offroad, that isn't such a big deal, as you're going over rough terrain and generally thrashing the tires, anyway. But on the highway when you're cruising for hours at high speed on (relatively) smooth pavement, you're going to cause unnecessary wear.
Is this your first EV? Do you have it set to high Regen? Once you learn to regulate the accelerator, then it smooths out dramatically. You just can’t do the on/off like in an ICE.
I never charged L1 prior to the update, but I'm getting ~2kw on a standard 15a wall outlet which is coming out to 2.5 miles of range gained per hour of charge. Still not something you want to rely on, but better than what others were reporting. Getting 25 miles of range overnight is at least enough to maintain a nice buffer if you aren't driving 100 miles a day.
I actually think that downshifting and ICE is a better analogy. Brakes are just wasted as heat in all circumstances. Downshifting an ICE provides resistance to keep speed under control, and is vital here in CO if you don't want to overheat your brakes and have them fail. Unfortunately, a downshifted ICE is still using fuel, at least until someone figures out a way to convert kinetic energy to gasoline.
a modern fuel-injected vehicle should use no fuel when engine compression braking. They cut the injectors off. Regen is still better, as you actually recover some energy; but ICE vehicles can stop consuming fuel when engine compression braking.
This is my thinking as well. With air suspension and the overall range of adjustment we are able to use it's likely that you'd experience adverse tire wear in such a setting at higher speeds as well as unpredictable handling characteristics about 45mph...
