From Transport Evolved.
The ongoing saga of the Ford Charge Station Pro and its propensity to not actually work as planned has been a regular feature on this channel for nearly four years. And while we’ve been lucky enough to get Nikki’s broken FCSP units looked at — and replaced — it’s becoming a painful experience for everyone involved.
This week, Nikki has some good news! Her Charge Station Pro is (again) replaced. But this time, she’s following some forum advice and working on a theory about why her past units kept failing — and taking steps to try and prevent history repeating itself. And while it’s good to have a functioning Home Integration System, Nikki has learned that Ford has pretty much quietly retired the Charge Station Pro and Home Integration System in favour of a backup solution that’s less complex — and works with ICE vehicles too.
And if that wasn’t enough — during the process of filming next week’s video, Vi spotted something alarming on the truck. A crack on the bumper mount, almost certainly from the collision the team suffered in Southern California earlier this year, when an uninsured driver hit their stationary F-150 Lightning. Despite a local repair shop giving the truck a clean bill of health at the time — there most certainly is damage. And now begins the fun of dealing with insurance.
*⏱️ Chapter Breakdown:*
00:00 – Nikki Talks To Her Cock(erel)
00:25 – Yes, another update.
03:16 – Ford flew someone out to diagnose it, and then to fit it.
04:44 – Was it just overheating? A theory.
09:10 – You may need to re-pair it after an update…
11:20 – Yeah, this is now discontinued
14:03 – A new system from Ford
16:25 – No longer the primary choice
16:58 – Support the channel, maybe, I decided?
17:39 – Yeah… we found a crack
23:48 – Thanks, and Goodbye!
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Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
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