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jmueller065 said:

A tale of two FFEs:
http://jamiegeek.myevblog.com/2015/03/13/cant-catch-a-break/

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Thanks for posting. I hope he has trouble-free miles in the future.

This one is more speculation on my part: What is Ford up to??
http://jamiegeek.myevblog.com/2015/03/18/what-is-ford-up-to/

(Most likely nothing...spoiler alert! LOL)

I just upgraded my blog to a full wordpress build that can be found at http://sparksroad.net
Check there for updated news, and videos and my latest post on the State of Illinois suspension of the EV rebate program.

New post on a day where I drove 106 miles on a charge and a quarter.

Peace,

Fr. Bill

Can Smarter Parking lead to lower CO2?

Ford seems to think so, they also state that Electrification is another way of lowering CO2 Emissions.

More can be found http://sparksroad.net/2015/04/could-smarter-parking-lead-to-lower-co2-emissions/

Updated my list of EV lease deals. Most notable for this week is that Ford's factory lease offer on the FFE is down $18 compared to last month, dropped from $244/mo to $226/mo for a 12K mi/yr, 3 year lease with $0 down, for So Cal zip code.

Lease offers for C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi models were also reduced this month.

http://ev-vin.blogspot.com/2014/04/current-36-month-lease-offers-for.html

v_traveller said:

Most notable for this week is that Ford's factory lease offer on the FFE is down $18 compared to last month, dropped from $244/mo to $226/mo for a 12K mi/yr, 3 year lease with $0 down, for So Cal zip code.

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The $226/mo+tax rate at the Ford website right now with a So Cal Zip code for a 2015 FFE 36mo lease appears to be for 10.5K mi/year. Thats for a base model (non premium exterior paint color and cloth seats, no added accessories).

The new FFE lease incentive (red carpet lease cash) discount is now listed as $8500 from 3/31-7/05, I think thats up from $8000 last month so is why the lease monthly rate quoted went down a bit.

Yikes! Thanks for the checking, NightHawk, I really appreciate it. I corrected the post.

Fearing that I made the same mistake elsewhere, I re-checked what I did for the Energi models, turns out those are good numbers (whew!).

Formula E: Yup we were in LA for the past week and I didn't see a single FFE all the while I was there. Dozens of Tesla's, a Leaf or two, a bunch of Volts, a couple of 500e's but no FFE's? Where were you guys?? LOL

http://jamiegeek.myevblog.com/2015/04/12/la-la-land/

Caught a Post over at the Green Car Report on how the American EV experience is different from the rest of the world. More at sparksroad.net

Peace,

Fr. Bill

jmueller065 said:

Formula E: Yup we were in LA for the past week and I didn't see a single FFE all the while I was there. Dozens of Tesla's, a Leaf or two, a bunch of Volts, a couple of 500e's but no FFE's? Where were you guys?? LOL

http://jamiegeek.myevblog.com/2015/04/12/la-la-land/

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We are here, but scarce. I can see three or four Tesla's between my house and the 405, and a bunch of Volts all over. My office parking lot is full of Leafs, Volts, and Energis, but only two FFEs

Just got the chance to test out the Chargepoint mobile app on my iPhone with great success. You can find out more at sparksroad.net

A "throwback" post: The MotorWeek FFE review:

http://jamiegeek.myevblog.com/2015/07/01/old-review-but-a-good-one/

"Sasquach FFE" sighting:

https://spareelectrons.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/whats-this-waay-up-north/

Wait, what? Ford's own research says people would rather have BEVs? (well plug-in drivers anyway):

https://spareelectrons.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/wow-plug-in-drivers-would-rather-drive-plug-ins-who-knew/

Wrote another one on trunk space:

http://ev-vin.blogspot.com/2015/08/im-bringing-booty-back.html

Hey tinilk... hope you don't mind, I linked to your pic of your Home Depot run. Such a cool picture!

National Drive Electric Week...er day:
https://spareelectrons.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/2015-drive-electric-week-er-day/