Recent content by oilman

One thing you should confirm if you haven't already. The car will appear to start charging when you first plug it in even if it is set to value charge. The EVSE will activate and you will hear the contacts close. However, the charging will stop a few moments later if the value charge is working...

Well, speaking for this oil man, I love my FFE! Yes, I am a petroleum engineer, yet I own an electric car. I love the application of new technology and the efficiency it brings. I think that deserves a hug! Oilman

Just one more data point - my lifetime regen has gone past 99 miles twice; before and after the SSN recall. General question - My regen miles equal about 10% of my total miles traveled. What are other people seeing and what type of driving do you normally do? My commute is 20 miles round trip...

'I'd say out of 30 or so starts a week 10 fail to start the car (a/c is on but no green "drive now"). At first I thought it was just after charging but it's done it more as of late. Anyone else have this? It's also oddly 95% of the time happening at home.' This happens to me from time to time...

Portable, I was just going to create a new post to highlight the results of a new study that finds that 42% of all drivers in the US can meet all of their needs with a fully electric car, based on miles driven per day, number of passengers, and hauling requirements. In fact, over 69% driver...

This is all great discussion, but I leased the Focus so I don't have to worry about eeking out every last bit of battery life. In fact, I tell people that I preferred the Focus over the Leaf because of the active battery temperature management. When I was lurking on the Leaf forums it seemed...

Has anyone seen a System Start Failure message before? I tried to start the car in the parking lot this afternoon and got this message. I normally wait to feel the brake peddle give a little after pushing the start button to tell me the car is ready to go. Today, I didn't feel the peddle give...

I see that you are in Washington. Have you started using the heater recently? If you have, that will impact the range estimate. I live in Houston and have been able to go without the AC only recently and I am now seeing the opposite effect - increasing range. I would also watch the average...

By golly, it looks like you are correct - there is only one battery in the Energi model. I went to the Ford website and the specifications specifically list one 7.6 kW battery. My previous statement was based on what I thought I heard a Ford rep tell people at the recent National Plug-in Event...

There is a similar discussion going on in another thread – Steering Wheel Stiff. Empowah posted the following comment there: “I've got a gas Focus and would describe the power steering in a similar way. I suspect it's the electric power steering (EPS) calibration, rather than an actual...

'Back in April, while on vacation, I had rented a C-Max Hybrid. One day when I had some free time I thumbed through the manual which had an interesting item; it said that the Hybrid always tries to keep the battery around 50% of charge so that regen braking can store power, and that there is...

I rely completely on Plugshare for charger locations. Only about 10% of the charging stations show up on the Nav system here in the Houston area. Same thing on MFM. Plugshare is definitely the way to go. Oilman

I commonly leave my Focus plugged in to a L2 EVSE over the weekend and have not had a problem. I often drive on Saturday and plug in in the afternoon, using the car again on Monday morning. I have also had the car plugged in for over 48 hours with no ill effects. I am leasing, so I don't worry...

Based on the total cost for the 3 year lease, this is a few hundred dollars better than I got on the same car about 6 weeks ago. Sounds pretty good to me :) Oilman

Just curious. Are you sure the car starts and COMPLETES the charge after you plug it in? I use value charge with a start time of 9 pm. When I get home and plug in (to a 240 v system), I hear the click in the car indicating the charger has engaged. However, this soon clicks off and the car only...