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We had our first pretty warm consecutive days in the Pacific NW this week since owning my FFE. When plugging in to charge I experienced some new sounds and things, like cooling fans turning on- which were a lot louder than I was expecting. The fan speed varied up and down multiple times...

Regarding charging station locations. I had asked my employer, not for a charging station but simply a properly rated 120V plug so I could do some slow charging while at work for 8 hours. I specifically asked that the plugs not be located close to the building entrance because despite the fact...

Has anyone else heard the sounds I'm describing? Are the sounds of air/bubbles being pumped normal? You can't hear that kind of stuff with an ICE/ maybe the water pump on an ICE makes the same kind of noises?

Standard 2014 FFE leased the day the rebate went up to $10,500 in December. $0 down, $299/mo, 36 months, 12,000mi/year. I was pretty happy with that until I heard they increased the rebate again in Feb. I guess it's like anything else you buy- be happy with what you bought and quit looking for...

Just went over 2,000 miles recently and the outside temp is above 60F for the first time since getting the car. I went to the garage with about 30 minutes left on a full charge after only 10 miles in the tank when I plugged it in. I'm hearing noises I've never heard before. The low hum of a...

A work around would be to set up value charging times so that it starts at a time that won't allow a full charge by the time you need to drive. If you leave at the same time each day, this would be fairly easy to do, especially if you park each night with about the same amount if charge left...

Of all the things to get wrong! How they didn't make this just like a traditional gas tank door I'll never know. Some designer trying to overreach and make a styling statement perhaps? I also don't like how it's not locking, or at least a release lever inside the car. Ford could change this and...

This car continues to impress. I usually drive a Prius which does okay in the slippery stuff. I have driven the FFE several times the last two days in all the snow in the Portland, OR area. It does like to slip a bit when starting out because of how quickly Ford makes all that torque...

I wonder of the initially higher consumption could be due to greases and such needin to warm up so the car rolls easier, and maybe some brake drag? Brake calipers tend to hang near the calipers right after a stop and might cause some brake drag related losses? Regarding Zen Master being...

The answer to most "Can it be done?" questions is yes- given enough time, money and effort. I think you need to understand why you would want to? Clearly a 76 mile range BEV is not intended to get you anywhere a 350+ mile range ICE car can take you. I bought mine understanding the 76 range...

What are you talking about? These are 240V units.

I purchased the HCS-40 from Clipper Creek and installed it myself, hardwired. I am very happy with it so far, have been charging with it daily since mid December. I figured I needed the 7.2kW rating of this unit to support the 6.6kW rating of the FFE. It has done a full charge from zero in...

I wanted to know if zero was really zero so after my wife brought the car home from a trip with about 7 miles on it, we drove it around to deplete the battery fully. We got the "battery depleted" message and then continued to drive around my neighborhood. I don't think we drove more than another...

Eco Cruise would be a great energy saving/range extending feature, especially in hilly areas. Allowing the car reduce speed on uphill sections and increase speed on downhill sections would reduce the energy required to propel the car up the hill as well as at the bottom of the hill. I already do...

I also purchased the HCS-40 from Clipper Creek and installed it myself, hardwired. I am very happy with it so far, have been charging with it daily since mid December. I figured I needed the 7.2kW rating of this unit to support the 6.6kW rating of the FFE. It has done a full charge from zero...