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  1. J

    System off to Save Battery Issue

    I had a similar problem that just started after about 2 1/2 years. They found a TSB and reprogrammed the controller and it has been great since. No cost of course.
  2. J

    Buying a lemon law FFE

    I'd jump for them. I have a 2013 FFE and the battery pack never seems to lose any capacity even after 3 years and in the Phoenix HEAT. It's a great car and will last almost forever.
  3. J

    2016 FFE Owner

    What's the Magnetic Grey ? Is that a color for the new FFE?
  4. J

    convert to efficient Heat Pump

    FORD really needs to change the air cond /heater to a very efficient heat pump. The LEAF and SOUL EV have that and it seems to use only 1/3 the energy which can help range. FORD still uses an old compressor and it takes a lot of energy.
  5. J

    2017 Focus electric 100-Mile Range, DC Fast Charging

    FORD also has a battery pack that never seems to lose capacity. With 100 mile range, Fast Charging and a long life battery it should do very well. Everyday commuting is perfect. I didn't read where the Air Cond and Heater are more efficient heat pumps? That would also help the range a lot in hot...
  6. J

    Amazing range ;)

    The GOM on our 2015 KIA SOUL EV is almost perfect and we get 100-120 real world miles even in the highway with Air Cond on. It never jumps down as we drive or hit the highway. My 2013 FFE jumps a lot. Most days on a full charge it shows 100-115 mile range. I count on 80-90 most days but it...
  7. J

    2016 FFE delivery ETA?

    I've never seen any of the 2016's FFE in Arizona yet. Any big changes in the 2016 like adding Fast Charging, updated cooling /heating with an efficient heat pump instead of the old compressor or any other changes ?
  8. J

    Car being bought back by Ford

    I got a buy back on our first Nissan LEAF. It lost 2 BARS, about 20% in 2 years. I sent Nissan a letter and opened a BBB case. That was all it took. Nissan was so nice I lease3d a 2013 and when that is up I will lease a 2015 or 16. On a lease you can't lose and even get to buy the car if you...
  9. J

    Fast Charging

    When will FORD add a Fast Charging port and option to the FFE ? They have talked about it since they made the car but I don't see any news about it. They wanted to wait until the SAE Combo was ready and now it is but they still don't seem to have any plans to add it. Even the new BMW i3 has...
  10. J

    How do you find public charging stations?

    plug share is great and updated by all users. Be sure to add any helpful notes or problems. Don't use the FFE built in maps, they are very poor and out of date. It is not live and doen't update. It's fed in from an old SD chip and I can't get ford or the map makers to update so plugshare is...
  11. J

    Thermal management when not plugged in....?

    I never plugged my FFE in all summer in Phoenix. I worked each day 7 am -7 pm . After 2 summer my car has not lost even 1 % capacity. I check using my SCAN GAUGE on the OBD2 port from linear logic. It's a great liquid cooling system and a FORD engineer said the battery could last 20 years with...
  12. J

    Car is bricked!

    my FFE was dead the day after my last service update. The 12 v was low at 7 volts. I jumped it with a lithium I have and drove to the dealer. They had not rebooted the CPU after an update so it drained the 12 volt. After tsting and charging it I have not had any more problems. So one little...
  13. J

    Where is OBD-II connector (if any)

    SCAN GAUGE has a special unit made just for any FORD plugin. It can read about 20 parameters from real SOC charge capacity, tire pressure of each tire and battery temp to name a few. If you call them ask for James who made this special unit. Same price as any of their units about $170 Linear...
  14. J

    Battery Replacement Cost

    Did you see Nissan has a new improved LEAF battery out and you can buy it for $5,500 so FORD should follow. All vehicles should be still under warranty but it's good to know the prices are coming down in case we need one in 5 or 10 years. The new one is Heat Tolerant and has the same warranty...
  15. J

    Leaf vs FFE

    MY FFE has not lost any battery capacity after more than a year in the Phoenix heat. I check it with a SCAN GAUGE made just for the FORD plugins. That being said the Air Cond uses 2 to 3 times more energy than the LEAF. Mine drops 30 miles and my wife's LEAF only drops 2-10 on a hot day with a...
  16. J

    SD card for Navigation system: share with music library?

    My SD card in the FFE is very poor and I can't get it fixed. I have the latest version but 50% of the charge locatoions are wrong and many new ones aren't even listed. Our LEAF gets live updates over the air. FORD is back in the 20th century.
  17. J

    150 mile range

    The KIA SOUL is planned this year ,2014 with a 120 mile range. We will see how they do. Nissan is surveying LEAF owners to see if they would pay extra for a 150 mile pack. They have their new deset battery coming out in April 2014 and have also been working on a 150 mile battery for 2015. So...
  18. J

    Can Ford beat Tesla? Will Ford beat Tesla?

    Tesla can and will build the Gen II in late 2015 with 200 mile range and for about $35K before incentives. It's 25% smaller and lighter so the battery won't cost as much. This has been in their plans from the beginning. They also are building their giga watt battery factory and that will also...
  19. J

    2014 Focus Electric - Jan 2014 Sales

    We can't locate a single new FFE at any dealers in Arizona. The few they had sold and they don't seem to restock them so no test drives or tire kicking. I let friends drive mine but then they can't go and buy one off the lot. Same with the Fusion Energi plug in. So I can see why sales are down.
  20. J

    First Range Challenge

    The FFE doesn't have a very efficient heater or Air conditioner. Our 2013 LEAF uses a heat pump that seems to use less than half the energy of the FFE. We heard if you cycle the heater on and off it will do better. Also using the car seat heaters for 1 person can also save energy. When the new...
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