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That's what I did too last night. I just had a feeling, so I watched it after locking the doors to see if all the lights went off. And they did. The Roadside Assistance is giving me a hell of a time. He doesn't know what to do. He doesn't believe me about the car going into neutral because it's...

UPDATE UPDATE! My 12volt died again!!!! AGAIN!? Why would the battery fail again this soon? It's only been 2 months! At around midnight last night, I went to my car to grab something, everything seemed to work fine. By today around 4, it was dead. I'm positive nothing was left on. I didn't even...

Update! Thank you everyone. And yes, I found the physical key after fiddling with the fob for a while. Haha, I had no idea it had one. 2 years I've had this car! How funny. Anyway, so the tow truck driver came and whisked my car away to the dealer. Unfortunately I won't hear anything until the...

Thank you! But my car doesn't have a physical key. I did end up calling Roadside Service. I thought they would just have someone jump the vehicle for me, the lady said, "It appears they're actually going to tow it to the dealership." Okay, weird. So I'll see when he get's here, maybe he can just...

So I think my car is completely dead. I have a 2013 Ford Focus Electric. I had it charging for the past 2 days, and today when I went to go use it, I unplugged the car, and tried to pen the door....but nothing. It won;t unlock with my touch. So I tried unlocking it with the key, still nothing. I...

That's what I thought, about the ipod, when I saw that message being displayed on the media tab. I tried again with my iPod unplugged, but it didn't help getting her to talk. I can't imagine what's different. It's never taken this long before. Over the course of a 30 minute drive, it never...

MY GPS HAS GONE MUTE! Okay, so I don't use the voice commands in my car at all. So the only time I hear a voice is while I'm using the GPS. Recently I've encountered an issue where the GPS can't use the voice. It's not muted. I've tried restarting the car of course. I just keep seeing text on...

Thanks! I will check this! I did notice a LOT of leaves collecting there during the fall, so that could be right! I had problems with the odor during winter as well so that would make a lot of sense. At my work, I park under a tree that I think may drop sap, because I used to have a problem of...

Wattsup, that makes a lot of sense! I remember as a kid, my parents complaining about "wasting gas" sitting in traffic. I suppose that doesn't happen with electric exactly? Speaking of wind resistance, Simi Valley can get REALLY windy, and I remember at certain downhill point where I would...

AWESOME! Great responses everyone! That completely makes sense about the speed. I notice when there's heavy traffic on the highway, I actually get great milage because I can coast half the time going about 45-50mph. Going to Simi Valley, it's a 60 mile drive, if there's traffic, I can get there...

Hey! So, are there any practical ways I can extend my range to go longer distances? On the highway, I can usually average about 60-70 miles on a single charge, depending on traffic, and if I'm going up hill or down hill. I want to be able to go from San Dimas to Apple Valley. However, that's a...

YAY! I am SOOO glad to see I'm not alone on the matter. And it's equally frustrating not being able to describe it the smell. The best description I've heard is simply, "Organic." It is a very organic smell. I've been parking my car in the garage with the windows down for month, hoping it just...

So here's an unusual complaint. Does anyone else have a problem with the AC system in the car smelling unpleasant? My car is brand new essentially. I haven't even owned it 6 months yet. I rarely go through the drive-thru, I never eat in my car, I keep my windows cracked open when at home, and...

Hmm, that's good advice! I don't know what PSI the tires read. So if they're inflated to only 32 psi, I'm assuming the car won't give you the "check tire pressure" tip, right? I still only have about 2500 miles on my car, but definitely worth having it given a look since range is so precious...

So recently, I took a trip taking several heavy objects loaded up with me. This included things like a laptop bag with various electronics and a laptop, big iMac computer, and a few heavily packed bags of stuff. All together probably equalled the weight of a 12 year old or something I'm...

Not at all, I'm saying that designing charge spaces that look like parking spots, in actual parking lots, is kind of asking to be taken advantage of. Especially when it's free to just sit there. I think most people would like to just charge at home as well most of the time, but that's not really...

Good point, I also think once all car chargers can charge a car in 20 or so minutes (meaning not just tesla) it will also eliminate the habit of using charge spaces as parking spaces. I almost want them to be designed more to look like a gas station rather than a parking lot so people will get...

I just don't agree with that. As long as the car is done charging, I don't think there's anything wrong with unplugging it. So, in this situation, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt and assuming it was done charging. If it wasn't, then no, I don't approve of pulling a plug mid-charge.

That's a good idea! And I'm sure changes like that will exist at some point too. At least making them more clearly occupied/not occupied, will exist once EVs are more mainstream. I think it will take a while, and even longer before any actual traffic laws are made. All they would have to do is...

Yeah I was sitting in my car charging, with a Volt next to me. Another guy drove up and parked next to the Volt and unplugged it for his Leaf. Luckily the Volt's Alarm only sounds for about a minute or so before shutting off on it's own. Makes me wonder what the purpose of that is. Seems...