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Anyone heard if Ford will push out an update to show the remaining battery percentage on the cluster screen (dashboard)? It will pop up when in hands free bluecruise, so the functionality is there. But seeing the actual % would be much better IMO than the bar there now for non-bluecruise view. the Charge screen in the infotainment screen is not practical to change in and out of when driving, other than in bluecruise, which is when you don’t need too!
 

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Anyone heard if Ford will push out an update to show the remaining battery percentage on the cluster screen (dashboard)? It will pop up when in hands free bluecruise, so the functionality is there. But seeing the actual % would be much better IMO than the bar there now for non-bluecruise view. the Charge screen in the infotainment screen is not practical to change in and out of when driving, other than in bluecruise, which is when you don’t need too!
Many have noted and wanted this, but my solution is to use the "calm" screen. I don't need the brake coach and other stuff they've put on that screen. I've really grown to like the calm screen and you get miles and percentage both at once. Why they chose to add it to the calm screen of all the possibilities makes you scratch your head.
 
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Many have noted and wanted this, but my solution is to use the "calm" screen. I don't need the brake coach and other stuff they've put on that screen. I've really grown to like the calm screen and yo get miles and percentage both at once. Why they chose to add it to the calm screen of all the possibilities makes you scratch your head.
Thanks! Didn’t think of the calm screen, will give that a try. Definitely a head scratcher decision though!
 

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Yeah, I feel like it needs to be on the main screen, too. Maybe even more prominently than the range, which is causing issues to the less EV initiated crowd experiencing their first cold weather.

I don't use the calm screen for the most part, but I scroll to it to see my exact % when I care to see it. I'm used to having an easy readout for both since I came from the Mach e. The most frustrating bit to me is that the Mach e screen was not configurable at all, yet included the %. Here we have a bigger screen with configurable elements and we dont have it. TF?
 

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Anyone heard if Ford will push out an update to show the remaining battery percentage on the cluster screen (dashboard)?
Maybe even more prominently than the range, which is causing issues
I don't use the calm screen for the most part, but I scroll to it to see my exact %
@Ford Motor Company would save a boatload of customer goodwill, tech support interactions, and wasted customer and dealer time if they would de-emphasize the Range Guess Number and display battery remaining available. The big guess number is inducing range anxiety and service calls.

Personally, I would prefer to be able to see kWh remaining available to the driver and 5-minute or 30-minute current driving efficiency lookbacks like my ICE Fusion had 10 years ago. If I know the current average energy use on a trip and how much energy is available in the pack, It's a lot easier to double check the Guessed Range. Why display battery remaining as a percentage instead of a whole number?
 

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Personally, I would prefer to be able to see kWh remaining available to the driver and 5-minute or 30-minute current driving efficiency lookbacks like my ICE Fusion had 10 years ago. If I know the current average energy use on a trip and how much energy is available in the pack, It's a lot easier to double check the Guessed Range.
Tesla has this and it’s super helpful. Honestly if Ford copied a lot of what Tesla has with their energy/diagnostics screens, it would be a win. I just hope they’re not avoiding it to be different.
 
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