Recent content by danholl

2 years, 20,000+ miles - no apparent loss of battery capacity

From an article in Torque New giving more details: The test vehicles were driven on a dynamometer simulating city driving conditions in a climate-controlled room at 20 degrees, 75 degrees, and 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The average range of the vehicles was 105 miles at 75 degrees, but it dropped a...

18000+ miles with no problems - love the car

Plus you can warm up the car while it is still plugged so it is nice and cozy when you get in. Morning temps in Rochester NY this year have mostly been near zero - nice to have a warm car to start out in.

The 2012 FFE - or at least the first batch off the production line - has a home link visor - mine works fine

If it gets really cold where you are you may have to drive with car heater off and the seat heater on to get your 60miles

This is a bogus claim I'm sure Ford does not condone this + it makes no economic sense. I have the same situation. I bought the car from a dealer the other side of town because they were the only ones certified. My nearby dealer is now certified and is perfectly happy to service the car. I...

car delivered mid June 2012 - I have over 14,000 miles - no significant problems

I drive both 2012 ICE and EV. Steering on EV is a little tight or stiff not really a problem. ICE has better steering.

If you search for wire gage amps one of the results is https://www.icmag.com/modules/Tutorials/ElectricalSafety/1655.htm which indicates you should use #8 gage

I've been using GE Wattstation for over a year - zero problems

Left mine plugged into a GE EVSE L2 for 2 weeks while I was on a trip - no problemw

Unless the car can see into the future there is no way any car can predict the range for the next trip the moment you start out. The car can only look at the temperature to see if heating or AC is likely and consider past driving experience to predict the future mileage. Then as you drive, it...

I've had my FFE for more than a year, always leave it plugged to a GE 240V EVSE left it in for 2 weeks while on vacation. Never have had problem with 12V battery

I had noticed that the steering was tight making it difficult to make small adjustments when driving at speed. The other day I was adjusting my seat and also raised the steering wheel. The steering is now greatly improved.