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My lease on my 2013 FFE ended on 8/15/16. I didn't realize it was still connected to my old MyFordMobile account until I got an alert today of low tire pressure. I logged in and see that my old FFE now resides in Jordan! It took almost a year after I turned in the lease before it found a new...

This article is spot on with what many of us have said over the last couple years. http://cleantechnica.com/2016/06/29/theres-electric-car-leadership-theres-ford/

Here's an interesting article about the different packaging & design options in EV HVBs. http://cleantechnica.com/2016/01/06/a-tale-of-3-battery-packs/ Does anyone know which configuration is what Ford uses in the FFE?

This analysis by UCS seems to be the best answer yet to critics who accuse EVs of being dirtier than ICE cars. It examines the complete lifecycle, from manufacturing to recycling, including the emissions from fuel extraction for both EVs & gas cars...

LG Chem supplies the HVB cells to Chevrolet mainly. They also provide the cells for the Focus Electric. Ford has since switched to using Panasonic to build the HVB cells for the Fusion/C-Max Energi. It's possible that the decision to use LG Chem cells for the Focus Electric came from Magna. 2016...

Here are a collection of TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins) & SSMs (Special Service Messages) that I was able to obtain through a friend who has a subscription to OASIS. Subscriptions to OASIS can be purchased from Ford online by anyone. I will periodically update this thread with updated...

This article is quite negative about EV drivers & implies that EV drivers lack manners... http://www.telegram.com/article/20151011/NEWS/151019862

http://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/3-reasons-electric-vehicles-are-always-cleaner-than-gas-cars.html/?a=viewall This article explains why the articles that say EVs are dirty are inaccurate.

This would definitely be a concern in the Focus Electric since it has a cellular modem, like the Jeep they hacked into. http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/

http://www.torquenews.com/1/why-i-bought-ford-focus-electric-after-researching-all-electric-cars Another journalist who says that the FFE is better than the Leaf and other available EVs.

Using FORScan I've been able to monitor data and start checking the health of my 12V battery. Quite a few FFE owners have encountered issues with finding their car dead because the 12V SOC got too low. So far our FFE Body Control Module (BCM) has usually reported the 12V SOC somewhere between...

With FORScan I've been able to start getting data about the electric motor. The Motor Electronics Coolant Pump is running anytime the car is on. Its speed will vary depending on how much cooling is needed. I've usually seen pump speeds from 50-75% of maximum. The warmest I've seen so far is...

Thanks to the FORScan Android app I've been able to start gathering data about the HVB. Here's some data I've gathered so far: From the BECM Pack volts ~351 @ 92% SOC Min volts 4.08 Variance 0.01 V HVB temp 79 Max 81, Min 77 Pack volts ~347-348 @ 84% SOC Min volts 4.04 Variance 0.01 V HVB temp...

Has anyone else noticed that when using a ChargePoint station and stopping charging before disconnecting the car that the Charge Log on MyFord Mobile is incorrect? Instead of showing the actual minutes charged it shows 0 minutes and shows that charging started & ended at the time that charging...

Has anyone else noticed that their brake lights are inoperative when the FFE is off? Do the gas Focuses (Focii) work this way? Our Fusion Energi will turn on the brake lights any time you press the pedal, even when the car is turned off. If we park the Focus Electric and turn off the car while...

Our front suspension creaks when we go over bumps. Any ideas what it could be? At some point I'll have to address it with the dealer.

Today I had to do my first panic stop in years. I can't remember the last time I had to slam on my brakes. It was definitely before we had a hybrid with regen braking and we got our first hybrid in fall 2011. I was driving home in traffic when a bicyclist shot out against a red light into...

I had no idea that this vehicle existed. This article from Green Car Reports talks about it briefly. This YouTube video was fascinating and gave a pretty in-depth overview of the EV minivan. The charging port looks like a CHAdeMO plug. This van even included DC fast charging in 1993!! I'm quite...

Positive article about EVs. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/electric-cars-are-cool-in-more-ways-than-one-032015.html

Does anyone have an OASIS subscription for the Focus Electric? For $109.95 you can buy a 1 year subscription to OASIS. One of the moderators at the Fusion Hybrid Forum did this and has shared the login credentials with the other moderators of the Fusion Hybrid & Fusion Energi forums so that we...