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Update: I noticed an update was downloaded in my Nav screen just after passing the 40,000 mile point in my 2012 FFE. I subsequently had 17 SSN alarms with a motor shut down, in a few weeks period. After talking to the dealer about the lack of warranty, I filed a complaint with the Fed. Dept of...

I found the 2014 Warranty Guide online. Big difference to us unlucky 2012 owners. Thanks. Here is the 2012 Warranty Guide. • The following Focus Electric parts are covered during this extended coverage period: battery packs; high-voltage battery conditioning pump, hoses, valves; charger and...

Nice try. I live in area code 28412. I am 16 miles South, from the center, of area code 28403. Jones Ford is almost 45 miles from my house, about 3/4 of which is 55 or 60 mph. I haven't seen >69 miles of range from my car in more than a year and I don't get that range on the 45-55mph roads...

I live in Wilmington, NC. There is only 1 Ford dealer I can get to with my FFE, Capital Ford of Wilmington. They are a branch of Capital Ford in Raleigh. Per the County tax office I have the only FFE in our County.

I have received 14 SSN warnings in the last week & 1/2. My car had the update a year and a half ago that was supposed to stop these SSN failings. I talked to my local dealer, Capital Ford, about it and they told me my warranty was no good. I have over 40,000 miles on my 2012 FFE. I told the...

My Kill_A-Watt 120v meter says the Ford 120V supply cord is drawing 11.5 amps when charging the FFE. This works out to about 1380watts which is right at the Honda 2000's continuous supply limit. I wouldn't try charging the FFE on a hot day with the Honda.

I checked my Ford Focus Electric transmission oil level today. It was right where it should be , just barely running out of the fill hole with the fill plug out. The fill & drain plugs require a Torx 55 driver to remove them. Ford has improved on filling their new cars with transmission oil. I...

As for the comment from dfw123 on neutral coasting... I see no reason coasting in neutral would be damaging to the FFE. The transmission gears are turning any time the cars front wheels are turning. The spinning big gears lubricate the transmission by throwing the oil up on all the gears(&...

Nice car! Especially since it is the same color as mine!

Here are 2 recorded times of charging with my FFE. ....................Start info; Finish info; result Time...............18:06........19:06........1hr Miles...

Ford has come out with the parts diagrams with the transmission in it and it appears that they add more info daily. I knew there were problems with the diagrams when I found an oil hose attached to a water pump in the parts diagrams. In our transmission diagrams there are a number of...

A lot more info needs to be put out by Ford on the FFE to drive it more efficient. 1.Driver needs an indicator in the left driver display that tells when the hydraulic brakes are...

After further review of some 2009 FFE data from Ford and Magna, it appears that the gear ratio(5.4:1) in the FFE is closer to the 3rd gear (not 2nd gear as I stated earlier) in a gas, manual transmission, 2012 Focus(1.45third gear X 3.82carrier reduction= 5.54:1)...

I remember that 27 years ago Caterpillar had a 96 volt electric forklift that ran 8 hours with a power steering pump and hydraulic pump constantly working and have thought many times that when I win the lottery there would be an electric forklift dissassembled in my garage and siamesed with a...

An early pdf of Fords (Electrification_1[1].pdf) states the "transmission is a single-speed unit with a 5.4:1 reduction.". Magna States the motor is good for 10,000RPM (arravt027_ape_peaslee_2012_p[1].pdf). If this is the reduction we ended up with our FFE's should have an RPM limited top speed...