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  1. M

    Battery Replacement

    I had my first problem with my 2014 FFE in 7 years 5 months I have owned it. I was driving home from the store about 2 miles away and get the yellow wrench. The dash just said check manual. Read through and it indicated an issue with the battery and if it continues to take it in. The next...
  2. M

    End of lease? What are you doing?

    I talked to the lease manager about 3 months before my lease was up. Ford was willing to drop the price to $11K and eat the last 3 lease payments (so it felt like I paid $10K). For me that was worth keeping it. I'll probable buy a longer range EV in a year or two and use the FFE for commuting.
  3. M

    Can you set maximum charge?

    I'd also check to see if there are any FFE available in your area. This will likely be the biggest hurdle. Leaf's probably outnumber FFE by 100 to 1. You will not likely find a used FFE in most markets.
  4. M

    Prices for used 2015 and 2016 Focus Electric...

    I bought out my lease for $10,700 on a 2014 with 22K miles. The value of these cars is dropping fast as the longer range EV's are poised to hit the marker. I am guessing they are starting up close to new car prices with them but I would negotiate hard on them to bring it down. If they want...
  5. M

    End of Lease Dealing

    Congrats, they are nice little cars if its limitation do not get in the way.
  6. M

    End of Lease Dealing

    I did buy it out. I was able to knock the price down to $10,700 for a 2014 FFE with 22K miles. I also do not have the last three lease payments which would have been $930. So for me it cost me $9,770+tax. I figure this will bridge the gap to longer range vehicles being available at which...
  7. M

    What is you experience with battery fade?

    I would like to know what the communities experience with battery fade has been. I am at 22K miles and have not scene much. A could post report notable lose by 40K and significant as they reach 60K (70% or less of original). This has a pretty big impact on the long term use of the vehicles...
  8. M

    Two year, 42,000 mile review

    Thanks for your experience. I am sorry to hear that the experience has left negative feeling towards electric vehicles. You basically ended up as an early adopter which often do not see the full reward on a maturing technology. Electric vehicles do have a lower operating cost which was the...
  9. M

    End of Lease Dealing

    It is a 2014 with 22K miles. The pricing seemed pretty reasonable. Basically 10,070. with the last three lease payments bought out.
  10. M

    End of Lease Dealing

    So I am three months from the end of my lease and talked to the lease manager on negotiating a buyout. I made it pretty clear the residual (over 16K) is far higher than the value of the vehicle. He said he would check around and see what they might do. He came back with an offer for $11,000...
  11. M

    Just returned my FFE after 43K miles

    The slipping tires have as much to do with the low roll resistant tires that are used. You can put on better gripping tires at a cost of some efficacy. It is something worth considering if in a winter climate. That seems to be significant battery lose. I am in the last couple months of my 3...
  12. M

    Ford lease end options

    Anyone having any luck negotiating the price down on a buyout of the lease? I think my residual value is over 16K on the lease. Used 2014 are selling between 10 and 11K. I'd keep the car for 10 to 11K but not at 16K. Any ideas on how this might be negotiated? Lease is up in January and the...
  13. M

    Article criticizing Ford's approach to EVs

    I may check out the Volt when the time comes. I test drove the first gen Volt and was not impressed. The second gen may be a better offering. I have been watch the used Model S prices. They are getting a few more on the market after introducing the all wheel drive, autopilot and Model S...
  14. M

    2017 Focus electric 100-Mile Range, DC Fast Charging

    100 mile is just about right if that is the minimum... But it will be much less is cold weather in Minnesota. If I use the heater liberally on a cold day I will get less than 40 miles. A 25% boost will still force a lot of winter comprises between comfort and range. This just should not be...
  15. M

    Article criticizing Ford's approach to EVs

    Ford is making it hard to stay with the brand. I am 6 months from the end of my lease on the FFE and looking at what to do next. I am just a little too soon for the 200-mile cars. The Bolt may be out but likely only in select markets and long wait lists. I was looking at Ford's plug ins...
  16. M

    "Trickle" charged my FFE while traveling.

    That is awesome. I am not sure how practical it would be to enforce. ChargePoint track the plug in but not charging time or is it the facility checking up?
  17. M

    "Trickle" charged my FFE while traveling.

    The people making the decisions on charging stations are generally clueless about charging needs. The lot I contract with for work has 3 L2 spots which are always filled. 90% of their clientele are people commuting in for work and are parked there for 8-9 hours at a stretch. They could have...
  18. M

    So Ford admits it's working on a long range EV after all....

    One of the cold realities for EV's is that gas will be cheap for a while. The Saudi's are content to keep oil around $40 a barrel; high enough for them to make money but low enough to discourage supply expansion. This means gas will stay in a $2-3 dollar range (barring issues with local...
  19. M

    No Ford Long Range BEV

    I think the battery side is what separated the leaders from the pretenders. Both Nissan and Tesla built or are building the capacity to deliver their own batteries. I think Nissan has a Tennessee plant which can deliver 200K units a year and Tesla Gigafactory will start churning them out soon...
  20. M

    No Ford Long Range BEV

    It's short on details but... is there hope? http://www.investors.com/news/fords-long-range-electric-car-plan-beat-tesla-gm/?ven=YahooCP&ven=yahoo&src=AURLLED
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