Recent content by Fluke

I've got this one. The front window and consequently the sunshade for this car is huge... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005CKGCNC/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1#productDetails

I had that impression when I first got the GE. However I've had the GM "Voltec" charger for three years and it makes no noise whatsoever and has caused no problems. The Clipper Creek is a higher rated unit and makes no noises (knock on wood no problems yet). The only one that I've had problems...

I have had a GE Wattstation for a couple of years. Actually, I've had 3, because the first one went bad, the warranty replacement one was bad, and the third one has been working fine. GE warranty service has been very good, but it is unfortunate to need to use it. My main gripes with the GE EVSE...

I had nearly an identical situation to yours with the GE Wattstation. The first one worked for quite a while then died, the first replacement did not work at all. The second replacement has worked for the last 11 months without any more issues. I also hope Clipper Creek makes a good charger as I...

I'll be the contrary view relative to the Volt. I much prefer driving our Volt vs. our FFE, but my wife feels the same so I drive the FFE 95% of the time. The software in the Volt is rock solid while the FFE software is by far the worst of any car I've driven (with the exception of other Ford...

I listen to FM radio, USB and Bluetooth streaming and always leave it on when I shutdown. Mine will intermittently change the source on startup from radio to USB. It does not do it every time, and can go for long periods where it works fine. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it other than...

I love that it is a truck that gets used, when needed, as a truck. I use it for hauling dirt, rocks, mulch, tree limbs or whatever else needs to be moved around. Otherwise, it does not get used.

I started my addiction with a Volt. My wife quickly annexed the Volt for her use and I got a Focus Electric for my work commute. Then somehow a Tesla Roadster made its way into the garage... The F-150 in the driveway gets no love now.

Probably not applicable with value charging (I don't use it so can't say), but my car has had a charging issue a couple of times. Probably less than a dozen times over the last 1+ years when I get out of the car, close the drivers door, and hook up for charging nothing happens. It will not start...

That is the product I used. Pretty expensive considering what you get, but they did match the color of the car. I filled the holes that were made in the "grill" (black plastic part of the horizontal slats) with JB Weld black epoxy filler that matched well.

I feel your pain, this happened to me also even though I specifically told the selling dealer not to install it. There was a paint defect in the front bumper that the guy installing paint protection film found that required some repainting of the bumper. While the car was in getting the defect...

I think this could be done with an existing EVSE using a z-wave 240v relay or if the charging was done with 120V easily with a z-wave 110V receptacle. Either one could then be enabled or disabled with your smartphone. Something like this (EDIT - this may be similar to what GladeStorm was...

I think the endless loop thing must be pretty common with Ford on the software side. I had a similar experience when my car would no longer communicate with MyFordMobile. The randomly spaced calls and emails from different people within Ford continued for over 3 months until I got an email from...

If the Leaf has lower range than the FFE in cold weather, then it would probably not have worked for my driving patterns and the weather conditions in KC. This morning with a temperature in the teens, my FFE used 30% of the battery capacity to get to work (~13 miles). The car was fully charged...

One thing that I saw last year during cold weather that was interesting was when the battery was (nearly) fully discharged the kWh reading from the trip meter was not nearly equal to the often quoted 19.5 kWh available capacity. The full to empty kWh was closer to 16 kWh under this condition...