My ST still produces a burning smell after 10k miles, especially after pushing the turbo into action. Same happened at the ST Performance class in Ashville with a ST with 30k miles. Still the best Ford I ever had - very powerful!
That's really odd, usually that goes away after the first 500 - 1,000 miles. Assuming it's been in for at least 1 oil change so far.. has the shop had a look?
@@CarsWithSteve -- 2022 Edge Titanium with sunroof, Co-Pilot 360+, mini-spare. $46K out the door, including taxes and fees. Ford is currently offering $2500 off of MSRP, and I got an additional $1000 off -- $3500 off total.
@@CarsWithSteve -- Did find out one detail today (Friday). Because of the inventory issue for new vehicles, my dealer is not participating in the X-Plan program.
@@ripjones5294 Ohh interesting. I was wondering how many dealers would try to opt out of it. It's weird that they won't do it for factory orders at least
I LOVEEEE your content especially your ford videos i myself have a 19 edge sel and its amazing ill probably get one more before i go electric ........22 edge titanium is next for sure
Thanks Alex! The Titanium is going to be just a bit of a improvement over that 2019. I'm holding off on electric for now as well - probably be 5 - 10 years before EV depending on where gas prices end up
You have the best videos. We've been watching hours of your content to determine what Ford suv to purchase. Thanks to your videos we will not be going with Lincoln.
@@MetallicA29 Very nice! The Edge/Nautilus have the newest tech (Ford's Sync4) vs the Escape/Explorer that are on the previous gen for now. Tough choice but would be great to know which way you decide to go!
Steve, great job with this video. I was very curious about the '22 and now of course the focus is on the '23 and a couple years after that. What is the latest news about the Edge for 2023 and beyond? By the way, the panoramic sunroof is terrific. Worth every penny and good thing the feature is now a stand-alone deal.
Thanks Jav, appreciate that and agree with you on the panoramic sunroof! There hasn't been an official announcement yet outside of the Edge continuing production into early 2024. Probably won't know for sure until tail end of the summer
Hi Steve. Just purchased a 2022 Edge Titanium. Shouldn’t the cup holders light up when Ambient Lighting is turned on? Mine are not. Is there a setting for this?
@@CarsWithSteve Hi Steve. Thanks for responding. Yes it does turn on elsewhere. Just not the cup holders. It looks like the light strips are there for it.
@@shelleyusa You're welcome! If you're noticing the lights aren't coming on in certain places where they should it could be LED strip isn't connected or something with wiring. Bring it up to the dealer next time you have it in for service
This is an excellent demo of the Ford Edge. But, I get a kick out of how Ford puts a positive spin on the lack of a printed owner manual. And despite what he inferred, you can't buy one from ford, you can only download one. Also, I see nothing in the owner manual about a break-in period as mentioned. Is there one?
Never said that one could be purchased from Ford... it's straight up not available for most Ford/Lincoln vehicles that feature the Sync4 screen If you're looking in the Sync4 screen or online, there is a section for breaking in the vehicle under Driving Hints. Tires are 300 miles (480km) and limiting hard use of brakes/clutch is 100 miles (160km) on city streets or 1000 miles (1,600 km) on highways
It's for my favorite feature... Sport Mode! Once you move into Drive mode, you can press the S button to give you a sportier performance. It revs the engine up higher to give more aggressive shift points
Thank you! My lift gate keeps closing on me while I’m loading things into the trunk. It also doesn’t sense that it’s about to hit me and it keeps closing. Lol. Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity?
Are you swinging your foot or a bag close to the trailer hitch when you're loading things in the trunk? I've found the sensors can be a bit sensitive sometimes, leading to the lift gate popping up or closing unexpectedly I thought that as a general safety setting it would stop but now I'm second guessing. No way to adjust it but I'll have to test out the lift gate stopping the next time I'm in an Edge!
@@CarsWithSteve I have my feet slightly under the car as I load groceries and such, but I’m not waving them or even really moving them. It’s embarrassing but I’ve actually gotten hit in the head, lol! I used to have the opposite problem with my 2018 edge… it didn’t work well.
There are no open recalls on the NHTSA website for the 2.0L or 2.7L EcoBoost engine in the Edge and not much that's out there for the 2021+models in terms of complaints While there may be the occasional issue with an engine, a lot of what I hear from mechanics is seeing cars that people have not maintained on any sort of regular schedule. Not changing oil, going for scheduled maintenance etc
@@a.joseph4233 no worries. For every brand you'll always get a few owners that have run into serious issues that are no fault of their own, others who have issues that can be traced back to not maintaining etc. I always look at it in the grand scale of things. If NHTSA or forums show a few dozen complaints vs the tens of thousands of units sold it could still be a good buy. All sorts of tech gets shipped with units that are DOA!
@@a.joseph4233 depends on what ceramic coating is use and if all they're doing on interior protection is Scotch Guard or equivalent. 3rd party shops range from a few hundred to a few thousand depending on the car and type of coating used You could probably get it done cheaper yourself
The 2022 Ford Edge looks almost EXACTLY like a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. So now American designers are copying South Korea? Ford is so far behind the curve.
Similar bubble headlamps but compare the 2007 Edge to the 2016 Tucson... Most manufacturers are going to have similar body styles for SUVs/CUVs etc that are roughly the same size
Nothing at all! Same feature sets and options. The newer 2024 models switch the navigation to connected - so after the 1 year of nav service yo need to subscribe to keep using it
I'm only interested in 2wd vehicles. Have no need for fuel-wasting awd or 4wd vehicles. So immediately hearing the fwd is no longer offered, I'm looking elsewhere now for my next vehicle. Dealers need to stop pushing the awd packages on customers, I blame dealers more for this than I do Ford. Vehicle prices are too high, and vehicles with awd are the highest priced. The market is set to come crashing down with interest rates rising soon. But you won't have good looking lower priced fwd vehicles to sell.
The FWD Edge has an EPA rating of 24 mpg combined or 4.2 gals/100 miles compared to 23 mpg combined or 4.3 gals/100 miles. The difference to the pocketbook with these numbers when filling up is negligible. Having said that the Edge is looking like it's out the door before the 2024 model as Ford retools the factory for EV production
@@CarsWithSteveYou are forgetting "your mileage may vary"; and that's a fact, since I ALWAYS exceed the EPA average in my driving. You make an assumption that the market will switch 100% to EV; gas engines will sell alongside electrics for a LONG time; Ford and the other companies only promise to have electrics available; they have NOT said they will discontinue gas powertrains. Once the general public finds out for themselves how inconvenient EV's are in real use, resistance will grow just like people are now growing tired of all these OTHER government mandates. I am very knowledgeable about automotive history, and EV's were the market leaders in the US for about 10 years back in 1900-1910, when the market woke up to the disadvantages and inconveniences and shortcomings of electrics, and almost overnight gas-engines took over the market. EV companies went bankrupt and disappeared. It's going to happen again here in 10 years. People don't really change when you look at long-term behavior, this fad will be over, and the auto companies will need to have gas powertrains ready for that. The "greens" political power will fizzle, the free market will return.
@@rayrussell6258 Mileage may vary is true.. but that works for both FWD and AWD. I've never noticed a huge difference in fuel usage in cars that I've driven but now I'm going to have to test that I think we'll see the switch to EV in our lifetime. EV tech is only getting better. Look at where it was 10 years ago. The EV's of the 1900's weren't much performance wise though. The Detroit Electric had a range of 70 miles and top speed of 25 mph.. which was great at the time but not at all practical today. There are some newer advancements in electricity storage and new lithium compounds that'll extend the range even more. If gas prices keep going the way they are it'll just be a matter of when
@@CarsWithSteve The advances you speak of are tremendously expensive to produce, and not at all practical in mass-production. Much of what you read is actually theoretical also, which is useless in production. (Detroit Electric was not the EV leader back in the earlier period, btw. The leader was headquartered in Connecticut, simply called Electric Vehicle Company, according to historical reference books I have. In 10 years, they went from leader to "out of business".) But electrics still can't compare in range versus gas engines even with what they're doing now. If the electric can't get 400-450 miles out of a battery charge, it's not good enough to me when I can get that out of pretty much any gas vehicle sold up to now. I don't have time to look for charging stations, or wait a half hour or more for a recharge. Takes less than 10 minutes for me to refill my gas tank. The environmental impact of EV's will be found to be neutral to negative, if the market gets to steady state. Instead of using carbon directly in the vehicle, carbon will be used in power plants and indirectly used in vehicles as recharging. Pollution will continue, just as before. Much of the carbon used in power plants will be wasted, because the electricity moving over power lines and through charging equipment has losses along the way. It's actually better, from a physical science standpoint, to always use energy directly in a product, not indirectly. You may have heard that electric lawn tools are recommended only used with short extension cords, not long ones, because the long ones can burn out the electric motor because of losses in transmission. That's applicable in a way anecdotally in the whole recharging network that will be needed in the US if the market goes to EV. Power plants will have problems maintaining a strong pulse of power over long distances, and customers will experience problems with their equipment. People don't really understand all the details of what will happen, they are too trusting in opinion leaders, politicians and news media. In ten years, they will learn their lesson and the fad will be over, similar to the fizzled minivan craze. They'll want gas back, for the same reasons gas took over from electrics around 1910. Gasoline is more convenient. I think you misunderstand my "your mileage may vary" remark. If you look back a couple model years ago, there was a 10% or so penalty (2 or 3 mpg, I think it was 27 versus 30) on highway mileage between the AWD and FWD Edge. Somehow, that difference evaporated as Ford planned the elimination of FWD, to raise the $4K revenue bump for AWD and get it across the entire Edge production, by making it seem there was no real difference between the 2 axles in mileage. I saw a similar thing happen when manual transmissions were phased out for 100% automatics a few years ago on small cars. Suddenly, automatics that lagged manuals by 4 or 5 mpg were suddenly getting 1 mpg MORE than manuals. Trickery if you ask me, although I'm not suggesting anything was done illegally. I test drove Escapes before I bought my 2020 Edge. There was a 2 mpg difference between FWD and AWD on that vehicle (they were 2019's). I could not compare the Edge that way because the dealer had neither Edge in inventory, but going by weight I figured it would be that 2 or 3 mpg difference. For my 40K annual miles of driving, that 2 or 3 mpg is significant. even 1 mpg is, truthfully, especially at $4/gallon some places. I only drove the FWD package I eventually bought later via a dealer trade. I'm happy with it, and I AVERAGE the highway mpg rating in my driving, not the EPA label average. If the FWD Edge is now gone as you reported, you will have a tough time doing a comparison. But the added weight of AWD tells me the mileage would have to vary. I think both packages used the same axle ratio.
Expensive to produce today but so were cars in general before the assembly line - tech is theory until there's a practical application for its use. Never said DE was the market leader but even the cars from Electric Vehicle Company had their faults. EVC's idea of battery swapping stations vs recharge was an interesting idea but they expanded too quickly. The Lucid Air Dream has an EPA estimate of 500+ miles and Tesla S is 400+ and it's improving every year as battery storage improves. There will be people that can't stand the idea of having to wait 30 mins for a charge but at the same time if the car is getting even 300 miles between a quick charge - that's 5 hours of driving. I'd want to stretch my legs at that point and would welcome a 20-30 min break. Agree with you 100% on the environmental impact - it's the same for gas and electric. Lithium production does terrible things to the environment as does oil production. Check out Sono Motors and Aptera - early in their EV journey but they utilize solar panels to help improve range and charge as you drive. More forward thinking like this is what will change the EV market. The FWD vs AWD and manual vs auto transmission mileage is interesting. I don't think it's VW emissions scandal worthy, more likely improvements in automatic transmissions. But having said that there is the argument of the effectiveness of the auto start/stop system that a number of manufacturers utilize and the impact that has on EPA mileage numbers. There are a number of dealers in my area so the plan is to get behind the wheel of a 2021 if I can find one FWD to put it to the test!
Just got me a 2022 titanium edge 2days ago . Thank you for this video 🙏
You're welcome Sophia, hope you're enjoying your new car so far!
Does it have a digital speedometer?
@@pepaw You can use the Multifunction screen on the left to display speed digitally.
My ST still produces a burning smell after 10k miles, especially after pushing the turbo into action. Same happened at the ST Performance class in Ashville with a ST with 30k miles. Still the best Ford I ever had - very powerful!
That's really odd, usually that goes away after the first 500 - 1,000 miles. Assuming it's been in for at least 1 oil change so far.. has the shop had a look?
Be sure to change the oil before 2500mis for break-in. These Gen2 engines are proven & very dependable.
Great job. Love my Edge. Look forward to driving it everyday
Thanks Philo! Is it the first time you've owned an Edge?
Excellent review. I pick mine up next Wednesday in Atlanta. Cannot wait.
Thanks so much, and that's exciting! What was the build that you decided to go with?
@@CarsWithSteve -- 2022 Edge Titanium with sunroof, Co-Pilot 360+, mini-spare. $46K out the door, including taxes and fees. Ford is currently offering $2500 off of MSRP, and I got an additional $1000 off -- $3500 off total.
@@ripjones5294 Always great to hear when dealers are willing to discount further for customers! Hope you enjoy the new ride
@@CarsWithSteve -- Did find out one detail today (Friday). Because of the inventory issue for new vehicles, my dealer is not participating in the X-Plan program.
@@ripjones5294 Ohh interesting. I was wondering how many dealers would try to opt out of it. It's weird that they won't do it for factory orders at least
this is the video i was looking for! keep it up man,
Awesome, appreciate that!
I LOVEEEE your content especially your ford videos i myself have a 19 edge sel and its amazing ill probably get one more before i go electric ........22 edge titanium is next for sure
Thanks Alex! The Titanium is going to be just a bit of a improvement over that 2019. I'm holding off on electric for now as well - probably be 5 - 10 years before EV depending on where gas prices end up
You have the best videos. We've been watching hours of your content to determine what Ford suv to purchase. Thanks to your videos we will not be going with Lincoln.
Thank you! Were you torn between the Edge and Nautilus or were there others on the list?
@@CarsWithSteve escape, edge, explorer and the Lincoln version.
@@MetallicA29 Very nice! The Edge/Nautilus have the newest tech (Ford's Sync4) vs the Escape/Explorer that are on the previous gen for now. Tough choice but would be great to know which way you decide to go!
Steve, great job with this video. I was very curious about the '22 and now of course the focus is on the '23 and a couple years after that. What is the latest news about the Edge for 2023 and beyond?
By the way, the panoramic sunroof is terrific. Worth every penny and good thing the feature is now a stand-alone deal.
Thanks Jav, appreciate that and agree with you on the panoramic sunroof! There hasn't been an official announcement yet outside of the Edge continuing production into early 2024. Probably won't know for sure until tail end of the summer
Can't beat these SUVs! Love my '22 Edge SE w/sport appearance package. My 3rd Edge. -NY
Excellent video. Answered many questions. Thanks.
You're welcome Jeannette! Is the Edge on the list for a potential new vehicle?
Thank you for the video I just bougth one in Rapid Red Metallic I love it!!!
You're welcome and great to hear that you're loving the Edge so far :)
@@CarsWithSteve Thank you so much for explaining every detail so wonderful handsome.
@@sanita7475 Thanks Sanita 🙂 and you're welcome!
Hi Steve. Just purchased a 2022 Edge Titanium. Shouldn’t the cup holders light up when Ambient Lighting is turned on? Mine are not. Is there a setting for this?
Hey Shelley! The ambient light would be standard in the Titanium.. Does the ambient light turn on anywhere else in the car?
@@CarsWithSteve Hi Steve. Thanks for responding. Yes it does turn on elsewhere. Just not the cup holders. It looks like the light strips are there for it.
@@shelleyusa You're welcome! If you're noticing the lights aren't coming on in certain places where they should it could be LED strip isn't connected or something with wiring. Bring it up to the dealer next time you have it in for service
Ordered mine in March, got it in August.
Delivery time isn't too bad there all things considered. Is it your first time in a Ford?
cool test drive angles. that was pretty different
Grabbed a new action camera! Have some new content styles coming in the new year
@@CarsWithSteve keep it coming
This is an excellent demo of the Ford Edge. But, I get a kick out of how Ford puts a positive spin on the lack of a printed owner manual. And despite what he inferred, you can't buy one from ford, you can only download one. Also, I see nothing in the owner manual about a break-in period as mentioned. Is there one?
Never said that one could be purchased from Ford... it's straight up not available for most Ford/Lincoln vehicles that feature the Sync4 screen
If you're looking in the Sync4 screen or online, there is a section for breaking in the vehicle under Driving Hints. Tires are 300 miles (480km) and limiting hard use of brakes/clutch is 100 miles (160km) on city streets or 1000 miles (1,600 km) on highways
@@robertboyd3863 It is odd that they ditched the physical manual completely
Hi Steve ? Can You Make 2021 Volvo Xc40 Recharge
Will add that to the list!
I'm about 6'5-6'6 height I'm looking at a ford 2022 edge would I be better off without the panoramic sunroof to feel comfortable driving?
You'd get more headroom without the sunroof. You could drive with the sunshade open all the time but without the pano roof would be best
Still haven't figured what the 3 prong outlet on the bottom driver side front grill going to call ford tomorrow
That should be for the engine block heater
You look like Jack Quaid and it's all I could think about the whole time
Nice review tho
Haha yeah a bit of a resemblance there
Great video. Only didn't show what the S on the rotary was for.
It's for my favorite feature... Sport Mode! Once you move into Drive mode, you can press the S button to give you a sportier performance. It revs the engine up higher to give more aggressive shift points
Thank you! My lift gate keeps closing on me while I’m loading things into the trunk. It also doesn’t sense that it’s about to hit me and it keeps closing. Lol. Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity?
Are you swinging your foot or a bag close to the trailer hitch when you're loading things in the trunk? I've found the sensors can be a bit sensitive sometimes, leading to the lift gate popping up or closing unexpectedly
I thought that as a general safety setting it would stop but now I'm second guessing. No way to adjust it but I'll have to test out the lift gate stopping the next time I'm in an Edge!
@@CarsWithSteve I have my feet slightly under the car as I load groceries and such, but I’m not waving them or even really moving them. It’s embarrassing but I’ve actually gotten hit in the head, lol! I used to have the opposite problem with my 2018 edge… it didn’t work well.
@@MarkersAndMinions That's odd. There might be something up with a sensor. Bring that up to the dealer next time it's in for service
Have been reading that there continues to be problems with Ford's Eco -Boost engine...is this true?
There are no open recalls on the NHTSA website for the 2.0L or 2.7L EcoBoost engine in the Edge and not much that's out there for the 2021+models in terms of complaints
While there may be the occasional issue with an engine, a lot of what I hear from mechanics is seeing cars that people have not maintained on any sort of regular schedule. Not changing oil, going for scheduled maintenance etc
@@CarsWithSteve Okay..thanks for helping
@@a.joseph4233 no worries. For every brand you'll always get a few owners that have run into serious issues that are no fault of their own, others who have issues that can be traced back to not maintaining etc.
I always look at it in the grand scale of things. If NHTSA or forums show a few dozen complaints vs the tens of thousands of units sold it could still be a good buy. All sorts of tech gets shipped with units that are DOA!
Steve: Do you think a $1300 add on[for ceramic coating and interior protection] to the price of a 2022 Ford EdgeTitanium is a rip off?
@@a.joseph4233 depends on what ceramic coating is use and if all they're doing on interior protection is Scotch Guard or equivalent. 3rd party shops range from a few hundred to a few thousand depending on the car and type of coating used
You could probably get it done cheaper yourself
The 2022 Ford Edge looks almost EXACTLY like a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. So now American designers are copying South Korea? Ford is so far behind the curve.
Similar bubble headlamps but compare the 2007 Edge to the 2016 Tucson... Most manufacturers are going to have similar body styles for SUVs/CUVs etc that are roughly the same size
OH shut up And move to south Korea clown 🎉
No manual gear shift, how to keep low gear for long steep downhills?
Assuming your Edge has paddle shifters, you can gear down in order to use engine braking
I need 2022 ford escape se review
New Escapes should be out in the next month or so! Once I have access to one I’ll get it done
What is the difference between the 2021 and 2022 Edge tatium
Big change is the available drivetrain. 2021 had the option for front wheel or all wheel drive but the 2022 and 2023 are only all wheel drive
Nothing at all! Same feature sets and options. The newer 2024 models switch the navigation to connected - so after the 1 year of nav service yo need to subscribe to keep using it
How do you control the auto dimming rearview mirror? Mine goes too dark on a sunny day.
You'd think there would be a way to toggle that off.. unfortunately no option for it just yet
No way to control in unfortunately.. That's one feature I wish Ford would add into their cars with auto dimming rearviews
Does the Titanium Edge have Travel Link for weather radar ?
Unfortunately not with the Sync4 system in Ford vehicles
It does it’s under the navigation options. My 21 f150 has it shows local weather and radar.
Is Heads Up Display an option on the 2022 Edge?
Unfortunately not on the Edge yet
Nope.. no HUD for any Edge models unfortunately..
How tall is Steve for reference
I'm 6'0 ;)
Is it available in India
You may be able to find an importer that can bring one in for you
mpg?
Check out around the 5:45 mark of the video ;)
Goal for my first adult job purchase. A better executed Tesla.
Good goal! You should check out the Mustang Mach E as well if you're after an EV
Why no heat shield is that problem Turbo engines can be a problem
Turbo engines can run hot but I'm assuming that the shield not being there was tested by engineers at Ford before they made the decision to scrap it
@@CarsWithSteve Some of these designs is it good for long-term
@@jamescox4537 that's what I'm thinking. The change was recent so there will be a better idea on how it affects it in a few years
@@CarsWithSteve Thinking about buying one beautiful vehicle already approved by Ford
@@jamescox4537 nice! What trim level are you thinking of going for?
I'm only interested in 2wd vehicles. Have no need for fuel-wasting awd or 4wd vehicles. So immediately hearing the fwd is no longer offered, I'm looking elsewhere now for my next vehicle.
Dealers need to stop pushing the awd packages on customers, I blame dealers more for this than I do Ford. Vehicle prices are too high, and vehicles with awd are the highest priced. The market is set to come crashing down with interest rates rising soon. But you won't have good looking lower priced fwd vehicles to sell.
The FWD Edge has an EPA rating of 24 mpg combined or 4.2 gals/100 miles compared to 23 mpg combined or 4.3 gals/100 miles.
The difference to the pocketbook with these numbers when filling up is negligible. Having said that the Edge is looking like it's out the door before the 2024 model as Ford retools the factory for EV production
@@CarsWithSteveYou are forgetting "your mileage may vary"; and that's a fact, since I ALWAYS exceed the EPA average in my driving.
You make an assumption that the market will switch 100% to EV; gas engines will sell alongside electrics for a LONG time; Ford and the other companies only promise to have electrics available; they have NOT said they will discontinue gas powertrains.
Once the general public finds out for themselves how inconvenient EV's are in real use, resistance will grow just like people are now growing tired of all these OTHER government mandates.
I am very knowledgeable about automotive history, and EV's were the market leaders in the US for about 10 years back in 1900-1910, when the market woke up to the disadvantages and inconveniences and shortcomings of electrics, and almost overnight gas-engines took over the market. EV companies went bankrupt and disappeared. It's going to happen again here in 10 years. People don't really change when you look at long-term behavior, this fad will be over, and the auto companies will need to have gas powertrains ready for that.
The "greens" political power will fizzle, the free market will return.
@@rayrussell6258 Mileage may vary is true.. but that works for both FWD and AWD. I've never noticed a huge difference in fuel usage in cars that I've driven but now I'm going to have to test that
I think we'll see the switch to EV in our lifetime. EV tech is only getting better. Look at where it was 10 years ago. The EV's of the 1900's weren't much performance wise though. The Detroit Electric had a range of 70 miles and top speed of 25 mph.. which was great at the time but not at all practical today.
There are some newer advancements in electricity storage and new lithium compounds that'll extend the range even more. If gas prices keep going the way they are it'll just be a matter of when
@@CarsWithSteve The advances you speak of are tremendously expensive to produce, and not at all practical in mass-production. Much of what you read is actually theoretical also, which is useless in production.
(Detroit Electric was not the EV leader back in the earlier period, btw. The leader was headquartered in Connecticut, simply called Electric Vehicle Company, according to historical reference books I have.
In 10 years, they went from leader to "out of business".)
But electrics still can't compare in range versus gas engines even with what they're doing now.
If the electric can't get 400-450 miles out of a battery charge, it's not good enough to me when I can get that out of pretty much any gas vehicle sold up to now. I don't have time to look for charging stations, or wait a half hour or more for a recharge. Takes less than 10 minutes for me to refill my gas tank.
The environmental impact of EV's will be found to be neutral to negative, if the market gets to steady state. Instead of using carbon directly in the vehicle, carbon will be used in power plants and indirectly used in vehicles as recharging. Pollution will continue, just as before. Much of the carbon used in power plants will be wasted, because the electricity moving over power lines and through charging equipment has losses along the way. It's actually better, from a physical science standpoint, to always use energy directly in a product, not indirectly. You may have heard that electric lawn tools are recommended only used with short extension cords, not long ones, because the long ones can burn out the electric motor because of losses in transmission. That's applicable in a way anecdotally in the whole recharging network that will be needed in the US if the market goes to EV. Power plants will have problems maintaining a strong pulse of power over long distances, and customers will experience problems with their equipment. People don't really understand all the details of what will happen, they are too trusting in opinion leaders, politicians and news media. In ten years, they will learn their lesson and the fad will be over, similar to the fizzled minivan craze. They'll want gas back, for the same reasons gas took over from electrics around 1910. Gasoline is more convenient.
I think you misunderstand my "your mileage may vary" remark. If you look back a couple model years ago, there was a 10% or so penalty (2 or 3 mpg, I think it was 27 versus 30) on highway mileage between the AWD and FWD Edge. Somehow, that difference evaporated as Ford planned the elimination of FWD, to raise the $4K revenue bump for AWD and get it across the entire Edge production, by making it seem there was no real difference between the 2 axles in mileage. I saw a similar thing happen when manual transmissions were phased out for 100% automatics a few years ago on small cars. Suddenly, automatics that lagged manuals by 4 or 5 mpg were suddenly getting 1 mpg MORE than manuals. Trickery if you ask me, although I'm not suggesting anything was done illegally.
I test drove Escapes before I bought my 2020 Edge. There was a 2 mpg difference between FWD and AWD on that vehicle (they were 2019's). I could not compare the Edge that way because the dealer had neither Edge in inventory, but going by weight I figured it would be that 2 or 3 mpg difference. For my 40K annual miles of driving, that 2 or 3 mpg is significant. even 1 mpg is, truthfully, especially at $4/gallon some places. I only drove the FWD package I eventually bought later via a dealer trade. I'm happy with it, and I AVERAGE the highway mpg rating in my driving, not the EPA label average.
If the FWD Edge is now gone as you reported, you will have a tough time doing a comparison. But the added weight of AWD tells me the mileage would have to vary. I think both packages used the same axle ratio.
Expensive to produce today but so were cars in general before the assembly line - tech is theory until there's a practical application for its use. Never said DE was the market leader but even the cars from Electric Vehicle Company had their faults. EVC's idea of battery swapping stations vs recharge was an interesting idea but they expanded too quickly.
The Lucid Air Dream has an EPA estimate of 500+ miles and Tesla S is 400+ and it's improving every year as battery storage improves. There will be people that can't stand the idea of having to wait 30 mins for a charge but at the same time if the car is getting even 300 miles between a quick charge - that's 5 hours of driving. I'd want to stretch my legs at that point and would welcome a 20-30 min break. Agree with you 100% on the environmental impact - it's the same for gas and electric. Lithium production does terrible things to the environment as does oil production. Check out Sono Motors and Aptera - early in their EV journey but they utilize solar panels to help improve range and charge as you drive. More forward thinking like this is what will change the EV market.
The FWD vs AWD and manual vs auto transmission mileage is interesting. I don't think it's VW emissions scandal worthy, more likely improvements in automatic transmissions. But having said that there is the argument of the effectiveness of the auto start/stop system that a number of manufacturers utilize and the impact that has on EPA mileage numbers. There are a number of dealers in my area so the plan is to get behind the wheel of a 2021 if I can find one FWD to put it to the test!
Too much hand gesturing. Very distracting
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