Recent content by electrons

The 315 WH per mile energy economy figure onlybimmers got on the returned 2014 model was very close to the EPA rated 320 WH/mile, so that wasn't the problem. The 50 mile range was though. I'd get that on my 2016 FFE when I ran the heater in the winter, but it's too low for normal driving...

Not sure why the insurance gave a rat's patoot about what battery it had in it. To them, a 2012 is a 2012.

Good car there, lucky you with the 33kWH battery! I guess it's the one time it payed for the original battery to fail. Nice! How many miles on the new battery so far? I just traded in a '16 FFE at 34k miles, 5 years total, with $4k in hail damage, and the dealership credited me with $7,900...

Actually, this specific problem, by a poster with 1 post, is running up against the strict anti-Theft security Ford has built-in to it's vehicles to prevent a stranger from hopping in somebody's Ford & taking off with it! If the poster has a real legitimate problem, as in the car's computer...

Looks like the Center Console placement will work on a '15 Focus Electric when the key FOB battery is dead according to the "Security" section of the Owners Manual at...

Heima, yes I think Forscan will work, and other brands of apps might not. Anti_Climax, being near Phoenix with little A/C can't be good. Hard to diagnose of course, but this is the interweb, so I'll give it a shot: Sounds like an obstruction in the refrigerant lines is reducing cooling...

I think it has to sound like an engine for a blind person, or person looking the other way, to perceive it as a vehicle. I'd be in favor of sounding like the low-frequency rumble of a V8 maybe. That would require a sub-woofer but worth it probably. Right now my new Leaf makes a tinny...

Tuck that "$29k" safely in the glovebox, not on the roof or hood please, & I'll buy it for $29k. :P You've got plenty of time. The GT won't be out til Sept. '21. Your reservation may be a month or two after that. It should still be eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit too. Ford sold...

I gave up the fight Monday. After 5 years of a 2016 Focus Electric, I got a new 2020 Leaf SV 149-mile range version (215 mile range available for more $$ buckaroos). Same color, very similar to the Ford's Kona Blue. New Leafs (Leaves?) are stylish, not ugly like the bug-eyed 1st gen ones. I...

Few knew about placing the key FOB in the bottom of the center console. From now on, especially with a 5 year old 12v battery in there, I'm going to put one of those small jump-start batteries in the small compartment in the trunk. Also a "fix-a-flat"or the slime-brand spray can for those...

Not likely to affect the '17 and '18 models, or really any model year Focus Electric. I admit the data is scarce on Focus fires. Ford has only made 10,000 of them, all model years, in the U.S., and I'm not sure what the German factory produced total, but it's probably around 5,000 or so...

Mercon LV in our differential & 1-speed gear assembly, yep. LV stands for Low Viscosity, so hydrodynamic drag friction is low. I changed the Mercon LV in a C-Max after I noticed it was running just a few degrees higher than others were getting (not much hotter), and I was able to put in MORE...

5 years on my 12v BXT-67R. Works OK I think. ................. Reading this thread, maybe one should replace at 5 years regardless, just to avoid being caught. It's $135 at some auto parts stores, so the expensive dealership isn't the only option. That same model of 12v battery lasted 3 years...

I knew some guys who rented somebody's Tesla Model S (with 230 mile range) one time, ....... but renting a 76 mile or newer 115 mile range Focus would mean you would have to really warn them about the short range, and maybe they could find a 6.6 kW charger for 3 hours (???), who knows. I...

Heima, thanks, OK now I see an Owner's Manual statement on the dielectric grease on the battery. You know, the CR2032 flat batteries could get the conducting-grease blob slowly flowing to the edge of the battery (flows best when hot), allowing current to flow from the "+" side to the "-" side...