In at this time’s episode of Munro Dwell, Sandy Munro and Ben Lindamood current one other stage of the Ford Mustang Mach-E teardown.

The automobile is already lacking the hood and doorways, though an attention-grabbing factor was discovered – eradicating the motive force’s doorways brought on that the facility trunk to not work. The 2 have to be one way or the other linked.

Many of the episode was nonetheless in regards to the off-board charging controller, which is accountable for communication with the charger and settings of DC quick charging.

The communication within the case of the Mixed Charging System (CCS) charging customary is carried out utilizing Energy Line Communication (PLC) – knowledge are transferred via modulating a high-frequency sign over the management pilot (CP) contact. The outgoing CHAdeMO customary (no less than in North America and Europe), utilized by different EVs, is operating utilizing CAN.

Within the case of Mach-E, the controller is positioned below the hood, and in line with Munro Dwell’s Sandy Munro, it is distinctive in comparison with different fashions. Possibly we’ll discover out why later.

In the long run, Ben Lindamood took the Ford Mustang Mach-E for a spin – who is aware of how lengthy it’ll stay drivable. With out all the burden, it ought to now be faster than ever.

After a couple of actually technical episodes on varied fashions this time, we really feel slightly little bit of starvation for extra particulars, so hopefully, we’ll see one thing extra, particularly EV associated subsequent time.

The season for EV teardowns is barely beginning as Munro & Associates already signed up for Ford F-150 Lightning, Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T. In the meantime, some components of Volkswagen ID.4 have been examined as nicely.

Earlier episodes associated to the Ford Mustang Mach-E: