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The fabric seats in my 2013 focus electric seem to wear faster. In fact i already have one hole in the drivers seat. As any one else noticed faster fabric wear? Does the focus electric still use recycled soda bottles for the front seats?

In a couple weeks I will be saying good by to my Focus Electric. This is my only electric i have ever owned. With over 5 years of owner ship I would have to say it has been a positive experiance. With 49000 miles driven the battery has maintained about 85% of its original capacity. This has done...

How to service the tire mobility kit. Check out the Youtube video listed below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Am9a58YuBw&t=2s

I have no cabin heat. I set it to 75 degrees and the fan runs but no heat. The energy monitor shows no heavy current draw. For a very short period of time it may jump full scale then after 5 or 10 seconds drop to zero. Then it stays there. :(

Recall 16B02 is a wire harness shield that is suppose to prevent water intrusion into the battery connectors. In the photo below shows the lower battery that located below the rear seat. This is the location a gas tank would be on ICE Focus. The splash guard is for the orange electrical...

Ford's model T proved to be the historical vehicle of the for the 20th century. It introduced a affordable automobil to the masses. Will Tesla's Model 3 be that historical vehicle for the 21st century? By introducing the first affordable, and consumer desired electric vehicle to world.

I got a field service action 15B23 notification from Ford in the mail. This is the recall that covers the High Voltage wire harness update and reprogram power train control module. My car is a 2013 that was built in August 2012. I was informed by the dealership that my high voltage harness is...

Will 40 amp level 2 chargers become next standard in charging? I would have to say yes, and here is the reasons why. If you have a 23 kwh battery this will take 3.5 hours to do a full recharge. When the 200 mile EVs hit the road late in 2016. These will have battery packs that will be about 3...

I found this interesting article about LG chemical manufacturing expansion. They mention a forth battery production line coming on line for an undisclosed customer. http://insideevs.com/lg-chems-mystery-automotive-customer/ Some think this customer could be Ford. Ford kept a tight lid on the GT...

I think a good indication of battery capacity is charging time. If you nearly completely discharge the battery and it takes less than three hours to charge the car. This would be an indication of significant battery capacity reduction. This test should be done on a 30 amp level 2 charging...

SiriusXM has turned on the service in select markets for customers to try out. They will have the service available until Sept 8th. Does the SiriusXM radio work in your area during the demo period.

What is the best method of cleaning the electric heated seats? Since my car is three years old, and the front drivers seat is starting to get soiled. I figure it's time to clean the seats.

When Ford comes out with an all new Focus will thier be a FFE? Or will Ford build a vehicle that is disgned to be an electric only? I do like how the Focus body looks. Ford does keep a very tight lid on new products. If something is coming down the line, I would exspect to see it at the Detroit...

Is the FFE monitoring AC line voltage while charging? The Tesla Model S does monitor the AC power line voltage. If it see's a significant voltage drop from no load to full load. The car will back off on the current to bring the voltage back up to normal levels. The causes for this are poor wire...

What is the minimum speed for cruise control? I have been able to engage the cruise control at speeds as low as 25 MPH. But I did notice that the speed regulation was quite sloppy at this low of a speed. I have not tried to engage the cruise control at a lower speed yet, but I do think this is...

What is the maximum range at a constant speed? This is under optimum conditions. 72 degrees, flat ground, no stops, and no climate control or radio use. Battery capacity 23 Kwh. Battery usable capacity of 19.32 Kwh. 10 MPH = 149.9 wh/mi 128.8 miles 20 MPH = 151.4 wh/mi 127.6 miles...

Nissan says the battery will increase to 30 kwh on all but the base model 2016 Leaf. This should push range to over 100 miles per charge. The second generation 2017 Leaf when it comes out should have a range over 160 miles. Ford please put the new batteries in the FFE. Over a 100 miles of...

http://heshydrogen.com/hydrogen-fuel-cost-vs-gasoline/ What is the cost of hydrogen? I found this web site above that tried to make it look like hydrogen was a cheap fuel source. But looking at the numbers I did notice that they were only using $0.03 per Kwh of electricity. I did some checking...

TurboCord claims that it charges 3 times faster than a Level 1 charging cord. Then the question is how many amps does the TurboCord actually charge the FFE at. Well here are the result of the testing. TurboCord Level 1 (120 VAC), 11.5 amps TurboCord Level 2 (240 VAC), 15.1 amps Leviton Ford...

The Ford Focus uses an electronic key systems. Key need to be programmed into the cars electronic system to allow the car to recognize it as a valid. Normally when you buy a new FFE two administrative keys will have been programmed into the car. But how do you tell the number of keys have been...