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Amen to that. The standard tires are terrible in the snow

For me its hard to tell because switching from and ICE car where I didn't pay much attention to efficiency meant I had a lot to learn about improving that part of my driving. So efficiency has definitely gone up, but I think its due to changes in driving habits more than anything else.

So the greatest distance would be at much lower speeds, with the tires fully inflated, maybe over slightly over-inflated and driving on level ground. Check out this link to the Nissan Leaf range chart: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=101293#p101293 Presumably the speed at which...

Wow that looks great. Is it my imagination or does the center screen look a bit bigger.

Very few people are aware of the FFE. Ford hasn't offered it the same exposure that Nissan gave the Leaf. Had they done so, its sales would reflect a car that is in many ways better than its Nissan counterpart. I just feel like Ford and Toyota wouldn't mind terribly if their cars don't gain a...

What a shame, they have a hit car that they don't seem to believe in. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1082482_ford-focus-electric-wont-sell-well-says-ford?fbfanpage

Seekingalpha has some great stories on Tesla's earnings call yesterday. The company met its delivery expectations for the 4th quarter of last year by shipping 2,400 cars. It also beat revenue estimates, but losses widened a bit due to unanticipated costs. The earnings losses + a subsequent...

Thanks, yes i remember reading that post. He averaged about 140 miles/kw which is impressive. I can see being able to do that over the course of a long drive. But to get to over 200 miles you would need to average somewhere below 100 miles/kw .. .

The Leaf can be tricked easily because on the startup screen you have the option to accept or decline having the trip info sent to carwings (Nissans version of myfordmobile). So a driver could send info for a road that has say a long, steep incline. Shut the car off at the end , turn it back on...

Maybe it can be done realistically in warmer weather conditions. When its 40 degrees outside, I have no problem hitting 170 or so Wh/miles. That could potentially allow me to reach around 120 miles on a single charge. I haven't had the car long enough to drive it in warmer weather, but perhaps...

Hi all, I noticed on myfordmobile that 3 or so drivers have gotten 200 miles out of a charge. Any one on here one of those talented few? What was your Wh/mile? Seems as if you would need to get below 100Wh/mile to pull it off.

Hi Mike I'd be happy to volunteer. Let me know how to proceed.

The cars were kept outside. I think that played a big role in it. The Leaf just can't keep the battery warm when on the charger. My window fogging up solution: keep a squeegee in the car and wipe the down the window. I've since begun to use the defroster for brief periods, but in jan it...

Hello Just a quick update on the direct comparison of range of two cars in our family. I have a '12 Leaf and my wife a '12 FFE. I was able to drive my wifes car for the better part of January. I would drive both cars to work, which is a 40 mile round trip commute, non highway, with minimal...

amazing deal here is the link to the manhattan ford ffe special: http://www.manhattanford.com/specials/new.htm

It worked for a while , but I can't seem to get it to value charge, and it just charges whenever I plug it in. This is right after the battery failed after owning the car for a month.

Hi In NJ I was able to get an RLM meter installed to replace my existing meter through PSE&G for free - as long as I commit to having it for 1 year. It has a low rate from 9pm-7am

Very interesting, thanks for posting!

I can load it into the browser, but the discussion page often doesn't load and sometime I have trips that are not uploaded on mfm. I like the website though. Its nicer than the Nissan Leaf website.

Good to know, thanks. So are you going to get the Leviton system?