Recent content by vetboy45

Great question. There are 2 factors that have the greatest affect on EV range. The biggest by far is speed. Wind resistance increases exponentially with speed so that it is not just double when going from 20 to 40 mph but many times that. A father and son team set a record and drove 420...

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JJFocus You need to do what you feel you need to do. If it makes you so nervous you can't enjoy the car, see if they'll take it back. I am personally not concerned. The internet has a way of magnifying problems way beyond their actual size. Earlier this year there were a group of Tesla...

Nice! I'm jealous. Here in the Seattle area there are too many hills to get that kind of mileage. Must be nice. If you ever want to convert someone into an electric car lover, take them on a test drive of a Tesla. I also have a Model S and have yet to give a ride to someone where they...

Is a design flawed just because it uses tech that's actually available at this point rather than something that may or may not become commercially viable? Li ion batteries are much more robust than some have lead us to believe. I also seem to remember that the temperature of the battery is...

I'd like to know if you've seen any degradation in the battery. From what I can tell, batteries that are actively cooled/heated are doing much better than expected and batteries that are air cooled (think Leaf) are doing much poorer.

Jasper It must be nice to live somewhere warm and flat. Here is Seattle there are so many hills that I'd be shocked if anyone could get over 80 miles. My way to work is downhill though so most days I end up with more miles at work than I left with. Of course that all goes away on the way...

What is the issue with the early 2013 models? I'll have to look and see when mine was made but I haven't had a single issue with sync locking up and I don't have 3.5. Sorry to hear about your ongoing issues but it might not be a repeatable problem. That's a bit scary but what have they done...

How do you check which version you have? I pretty sure I don't have 3.5 but I haven't had a single problem either.

Wow. $189 a month with zero down? What is the mileage allowance? Are you sure they're letting you keep the credit from California? I'd love to hear more numbers like taxes and residual then we can talk about it.

I've actually been enjoying the stats and achievements etc that Ford created. I've been wondering about 1 thing though. The myfordmobile app gives my driving a Zen rating. If I'm Zen then I have to wonder if anyone is anything other than Zen. My average energy usage is just 20 watts less...

I have no idea about the temperature gauge but the recovery question is interesting. I don't know that there has been a specific formula but here's my guess. They determine how much of the braking is done using the engine (regeneration) versus how much is done with the brake pads. Turn those...

How is the AT&T service where you live. I seem to remember that Ford uses AT&T to connect to the car. As for the 43 years, that's a new one for me.

The way I do it is to wait until the station is fully hd, meaning that the first HD channel is coming in well and you can see the data from it. You can then use the directional pad associated with the volume knob to change hd channels. Push to the right for higher station numbers. If you do...

Wow. I'd buy that in a heartbeat. $23,500 I by far the cheapest I've seen a new FFE. Heck, consumer reports is selling their used one for $26,000.