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    Stop Safely Now Warning

    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...
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    Stop Safely Now Warning

    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...
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    Stop Safely Now Warning

    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...
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    Stop Safely Now Warning

    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.
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    Stop Safely Now Warning

    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...
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    Question : Regarding Portable generators and the FFE

    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.
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    Single Speed Transmission

    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...
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    Single Speed Transmission

    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(&...
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    How Will You Get Your Focus Electric Home?

    Nice car! Especially since it is the same color as mine!
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    Incredible Charge Times?

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

    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...
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    FFE Efficient driver feedback

    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...
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    Acceleration

    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)...
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    Would You Ever Build Your Own Electric Car?

    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...
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    Single Speed Transmission

    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...
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    Hatch Area Mat

    I purchased the standard Ford Focus Cargo mat from Ford. This is the mat that says it is not for the BEV. I took a hair dryer to it and stood on it(on the garage floor) to make creases in it at the turns in the cargo area for the battery. I also(in addition to others) removed all the blocks of...
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    Incredible Charge Times?

    I installed a reconditioned GE house meter(the revolving kind that used to be outside everyones house) inside my garage that supplys only my Leviton 32 car charger supply unit. I have watched the GE meter near the end of the charge and it definitely slows down for the last 15 minutes. I haven't...
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    Single Speed Transmission

    "Magna" appears to be the manufacurer of the FFE Inverter, Motor and Transmission. It looks like their Manufacturing plant did not open until April 2012 thus the holdup on delivering new FFEs until May. The transaxle casing appears to be on the drivers side of the car bolted to the motor...
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    FFE 16 spoke wheels and tires

    8/13/2012 I sold the wheels and tires.
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    Humming sound when is fully charged

    I agree with GtBeMe. My FFE does this during charging with the 240V supply, directly after charging and after 2 banzi runs up to top speed back to back. Most of the noise is the radiator fan running, you can open the hood and see it running and feel the hoses running to the radiator, they are...
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