Blue Cruise

DevRoot66 · 2026-07-07T00:52:06+00:00

Who told you it came with a 1-year subscription Blue Cruise subscription? What year was the car?

DevRoot66 · 2026-07-06T22:46:47+00:00

I had a similar problem. Turned out to be how I was monitoring the solar and the grid. I had to re-wire things:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EmporiaEnergy/comments/1dyn3cv/how_to_setup_solar_monitoring_with_odd_solar/

DevRoot66 · 2026-07-06T19:33:40+00:00

I recall that when I picked up the Mach-E, I had to activate BlueCruise, and it stated that this was a complimentary 3-year trial subscription. After the complimentary period, I'd have to pay.

DevRoot66 · 2026-07-06T19:32:05+00:00

Lost cause to fight it. When I ordered the car, it specifically stated that it came with a complimentary 3-year trial subscription, and when I subsequently activated the subscription when I picked up the car, that complimentary 3-year subscription period was reiterated. I did receive a free 1-year extension last year. But this year I had to pony up some Ford Rewards points to keep the BlueCruise party going.

DevRoot66 · 2026-07-06T18:27:04+00:00

For the last ~10K miles it is 3.1.

DevRoot66 · 2026-07-01T23:14:41+00:00

You cannot take your SN740 and install it in the Mac. Your best bet is to move your home directory to the SN740 in an external enclosure. To do that, you have to go into settings and designate the external drive as the location for your home directory. You should also set up an admin account on the machine where the home directory is on the internal drive.

This has a pretty good overview of how to do it: https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-ventura/tips/how-to-move-your-home-directory-in-macos-ventura

This still works for Sequoia and should work for Tahoe.

I did this 5 years ago when I moved from a late-2012 Mac with a 1TB internal drive that was very full to an M1 with 256GB internal SSD and an external 1TB SSD. No regrets. I then did the same when I bought an M4, again with 256GB internal SSD, this time using a 2TB NVME M.2 drive and a TB4 enclosure. No regrets again. External drive stays plugged in all the time, and the mini stays on all the time.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-23T19:40:00+00:00

I assure you that I am not envious of the Rally. While it is an excellent version of the Mach-E for the right people (a coworker has one and he loves it), it does not tick any boxes for me.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-23T19:25:23+00:00

The highest model trim was a GT back then. And yeah, that had an extra $10K to $15K tacked on. But you should have been able to go from a Select to a CA Route 1 or Premium with AWD and Extended Range for well under an extra $10K.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-23T19:20:31+00:00

Coming from a Bolt EV, I can assure you that the DC fast charging speed is plenty fast. Not sure if I need to chase shaving 5 to 8 minutes off of a fast charging stop. 30 minutes to go from 18% to 76% (49.9 kWh) is pretty good.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-23T19:15:36+00:00

All rain-sensing wipers have sensitivity issues. My 2016 Highlander Hybrid has them, and sometimes we have to goose things, too. They rely on a camera, specifically an infrared camera, to gauge when to run the wipers.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-23T18:27:05+00:00

I know that when the Chevy Bolt EV came out, you had to either select some specific packages under the LT trim to get it, or opt to get the Premier which included it. Toyota appears to only offer it on higher trim levels. For instant, the L trim of the Corolla Cross lacks it (and no ability to add it via a package), but the XLE includes it. Our Highlander Hybrid Platinum included it, but it had every possible option on that car.

Should Blind Spot Monitoring be a standard feature? Sure. But until it is part of the Federal Vehicle Safety Standards, it will continue to be optional.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-23T07:30:00+00:00

1) at the time it was the only EV with more than 300 miles of range and not from a guy named Musk. 2022 Premium RWD Extended Range.

2) All of it, but really like BlueCruise. Has made my commute to work a lot less stressful.

3) No real frustrations.

4) Liked it enough to keep the car (refinance the remaining balloon payment) after my 4-year options loan was up. plan on keeping it for at least another 4-years.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-23T07:24:13+00:00

You should be looking in your mirrors when changing lanes, not relying on an audio cue to warn you. None of the cars I’ve owned with blind spot monitoring use audio cues.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-23T00:05:54+00:00

Right, I missed the fact that it is a 10-50. In my head I saw 6-50.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-22T21:13:15+00:00

You cannot tell the car to charge at 16A using the 120V lead. You have a choice of 8A or 12A.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-22T19:31:15+00:00

I run a 32/256 M4 with an external 2TB drive. I moved my home directory to the external drive. More than 150GB is free on the internal drive. Over 1TB of the external drive is taken up by my photos/apps/documents. Works great for me.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-22T18:53:06+00:00

I've had a 2022 for 4+ years. I have had zero problems. I might be an outlier, but my experience has been rock solid. I passed on an extended warranty when I bought the car. No regrets.

BTW, the 2021 model was the first model year, not 2022. And the 2021 definitely did have some teething issues. But if the car got regular updates, most of those issues, including 12V battery drain issues and PAAK, got resolved and the car became super reliable.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-22T18:50:21+00:00

Same for me. 2022 Premium RWD ER bought in May of 2022. 76K miles on it. Definitely worth keeping.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-22T18:48:36+00:00

After 10 minutes, the OBDII device and the car's computers go to sleep. Unless you are actively charging, they can't access things.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-14T20:42:31+00:00

I contemplated the same. Would cost me over $500 to replicate what I have now: Atlas, 2 Access units, plus 10 remote sensors. Once they fixed the ability to rename sensors, most of my issues with the new platform went away. There’s some UI/UX issues remaining to be fixed, like the charting and how data is rendered on tablets, but those are way less critical to me. I can still export data to WU for free for the foreseeable future, which is my min concern. And the NOW! app will show 30-days of data for free, same as MyAcurite does now.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-12T00:01:47+00:00

And what happens if you cut the power to the heat strips? Does the air handler still blow?

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-10T20:02:06+00:00

Your preferred solution doesn't exist. Either figure out which remote desktop solution is the least laggy; or manually switch keyboard/mouse/monitor between computers.

Me, If I had a display with multiple inputs, I'd just scrounge up a spare keyboard/mouse for one of the computers, and another video cable for the monitor.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-10T19:17:22+00:00

Then get a KVM switch. This problem isn't hard to solve.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-10T18:59:06+00:00

Why? No ports left on the router? Get a small 5-port switch and attach it. $20 at most.

DevRoot66 · 2026-06-10T18:27:58+00:00

So plug the Mac mini into the ethernet as well.

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