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Friday my FFE wouldn't start, got an SSN message a dozen times. My wife drove out and picked me up, had the car towed to nearest Ford dealer this morning. So far, they haven't had a chance to even look at it. The question is whether they will get it fixed before it's due to be returned...

I doubt that anyone who has influence at Ford reads this forum, but.... Dear Ford.... This forum includes some of your most dedicated enthusiasts. We really want you to succeed in the EV business and believe you have the potential to do a really good job. A year ago, when anyone asked this...

Two of my coworkers just leased Fiat EVs. They say the current deal is $65/month for three years, 15,000 miles per year. $5K is due at signing but the California rebate gives you back half of that, so the effective price is about $130. I don't need another car, but this seems quite a deal for...

This morning, Friday about 815 on Santa Susana Pass, Sunrise Ford paper license plates. Anyone here??

Idaho National Laboratory has a fleet of four FFEs, and they have published the battery capacity when nearly new, and after some use. The original data is available at http://avt.inl.gov/fsev.shtml Summarizing and approximating..... Vehicle ID 1700 Miles 12K Original battery 24.2kWH Now...

My car is presently at 38,000 miles so it's probably one of the higher mile units on this forum. It's been in service about 20 months. I have believed that the usable capacity of a new battery is approximately 18.5 kWh (somewhere in the mid-18's). My reasons for believing this were based...

The next generation Leaf is reported to look more like a car, less quirky. Here is an artist's rendition http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/nissan/leaf/88345/nissan-leaf-to-get-sharp-new-look-and-range-boost-pictures#0 Remind you of anything familiar???

As WattsUp reported some time ago and several other of us have noted, the location based charging system seems to have been grid based. This resulted in the car being treated as if at some "ghost" locations adjacent to the actual charging location. I saw numerous examples of this and have...

Tesla's Powerwall may give some insight into what could be done with a new EV design. For $3000, they offer 7 kWh daily-cycle units, weight 220 lbs and capable of 2 kW continuous. Taking a wild guess at $1K or even $2K for some interface circuitry, I could envision a DC slow charger that...

I was at my dealer the other day, and my friend in service told me that Ford factory representatives were giving much of their staff training in selling hybrids, PHEVs, and EVs. As part of the training, they were given booklets explaining the differences between the three types of cars, the...

The question of electric cars being too quiet comes up from time to time. Here's one EV that has a distinctive sound. Little risk of a pedestrian stepping into the road when it's heading in...

I wish Ford would also offer the FFE as a two seater with the space now taken up by the little elf-sized seats replaced by more battery. The entire rear area could be a large, flat storage area. Rear doors (or at least one of them) could be eliminated, save weight and cost. I imagine a lot...

Now I'm puzzled....anyone know the answer to this? My car is leased for 3 years, 58,500 miles so I will out-run the standard warranty. I'm at 32,000 miles so it's time to look into ESP plans. I checked the Flood Ford ESP site, and it showed that the Premium care (most expensive) is available...

According to INSIDEEVS.COM, FFE sales were down to 53 in December and 85 in January, compared to a peak of 264 in August. While EV sales in general were down in January, December was a record month. This looks pretty poor especially when compared to other newcomers (BMW 670, Mercedes 240, VW...

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced and reliable car shipping service? Need to send an almost-new car from Los Angeles to Syracuse, NY. I hate to just pick someone from the internet. I know some of our forum members have shipped FFEs. Thanks

I'm seeing an odd issue, anyone seen it or have ideas? I have my default set to value charge. I use that at home since only the default time can be adjusted from the dashboard. I have my daytime, at work, charging set for a specific location. Normally I leave that set to "charge now"...

I'm approaching 30,000 miles, the only maintenance I've done is to rotate the tires twice. Is there anything I should have done/should do?

There was recently a Wall Street Journal article on EVs, http://www.wsj.com/articles/should-you-buy-an-electric-car-1416777176?mod=trending_now_7 There were hundreds of responses, mostly from EV haters whose reasoning ranged from "Grab of tax money..." to "my Diesel truck is efficient and...

With gas prices falling so much (yesterday I saw under $3 in California where not long ago it was occasionally over $4) I think the demand for EV's will fall. People will go back to their trucks and SUV's. Accordingly, it may be a good time to get a good deal on an EV or PHEV. My fleet is...

A lady friend of mine drives an EV but likes it toasty warm. Now that the SoCal winter is approaching and morning temps are starting to fall, she sets her climate control to max, and range is suffering. I found numerous 12 V electric blankets on Amazon. The one I chose...