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Ford targets EV ‘fence-sitters’ with offer of free home charger and installation (www.theverge.com)

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For customers still unsure whether they’re ready to make the switch to an all-electric vehicle, Ford is sweetening the pot.

Today, the company launched a new initiative called the “Ford Power Promise,” in which it will provide a suite of benefits to customers who buy or lease a new EV. And chief among them is a complimentary home charger for all new customers, as well as the costs of standard installation.

The charger that’s being offered is the company’s Ford Charge Station Pro, a $1,310 Level 2 charger that comes with a standard CCS1 connector. Ford declined to put a monetary value on the installation but said it would cover costs up to 60 amps of power and 80 feet of wire run. Customers who need to upgrade their home electrical panel before the installation, however, will need to cover those costs themselves.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I see. I've always thought the data collection is through those smart dashboards. So, thank you for the info. Also, isn't 3g dead by now? Can those modems be ripped off the car, BTW?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't know if 3g is completely dead at this point but it's on it's way out. I think those on-star enabled cars are using 3g but I could be wrong. As far as ripping those out, I doubt it since all of that is integrated into a single chip or it's soldered on. Best that you can probably do is hope that it is relying on defunct network so it can't communicate to the mothership anymore but you wouldn't have a way to verify that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This is fucking insane. I'm literally considering not buying a car after this one I have until something is done about this data collection bullshit. I work from home and I only drive my car to the gym and take the kids out somewhere when my wife is at work. I can do all that with a fucking scooter no problem. Also, I read Mozilla's article, all of it, and there is some hope. If you don't use the car app and don't use the connected service (I do neither of those), then the data collection is limited. Another option is to look for dumb cars. I know they exit, some people mentioned them to me somewhere here on Lemmy and even gave me links. It's been a long time since then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yup. Data collection and selling, it's the name of the game now. Good luck friend.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would imagine it would need an antenna to get reception

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Antennas don't need to stick out like they used to. Ever notice how cop cars used to look alien with all the antennas sticking out couple of years ago but now it's 2 tiny nubs?