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Might be different with the 240V - I found it to be 85.9% efficient with my power monitoring hardware. --M

I do the VAST majority of my driving at 65 MPH on freeways. I get 75+ miles range.

Thats true, although my FFE is garaged and during this time of year it maintains about 58* throughout the night....so its unlikely the TMS is having to do that much work.

I just realized I have a pretty accurate way to gauge this too. I use a system from PowerhouseDynamics that attaches to each breaker on my main panel and measures current, voltage, etc at 1Hz. My EVSE (JuiceBox Basic) also has a dedicated circuit, and the PHD system understands how to deal...

My garage gets warm too, and makes the same gurgling and fan noises.

I always read these posts with fascination. I live in Oakland, CA. When I went to my local dealer (San Leandro Ford), for the entire month that I spent looking, they had at least 4 FFEs on the lot at any given time, one in each color. I wandered onto the lot on a Saturday and drove away 90...

Our Mazda and Audi are the same way.

The Bosch is fairly popular, and gets decent reviews. I will say that the JuiceBox Premium can be purchased fully assembled for about the same price as that Bosch with a longer cord and wifi capability :). Can't go wrong either way.

I live in Oakland, CA. Paid $300 for addition of new breakers and outlet near existing panel for 50A RV outlet. Paid $350 for JuiceBox EVSE that I assembled myself in 90 minutes. Total: $650. -M

You can also do some basic stuff like set speed reminders, etc. I don't believe the trip meters are personalized to the key.

What happens when you get that low. The lowest I've been to is 10mi remaining and the car bonged and turned the battery icon orange. When it hits 0 does the car stop, or is there some reserve left, etc?

A lot. Everything you can see on the first page when you login to https://phev.myfordmobile.com/ is in the result of the query.... Battery state of charge, distance to empty, odometer (both in km), go times, etc.... Here's a simpler formatted list of the data: BATTERYDISPLAYTYPE: BEV...

Honestly not sure. My go time is set for Auto 72*, and my garage at that time of day is probably in the 65* range...so maybe heating?

I wanted a way to graph some of my data from the PHEV site in a different way than ford does it (and I want to track odometer too, because I'm on a lease)... Here's a Python snippet to do so...its pretty easy: https://gist.github.com/mcowger/4e831afd2a71916ed2ee

Hi Everyone, Came out to my car this morning about 1 minute after go time, and it was doing its normal whirring of the fans, etc. However, it also had a bit of a squeal coming from under the hood...much like a fan belt. Anyone heard this one before? I'd rather not take it in :(. The car is...

The PS3s are terrible performance tires. There are MUCH better options for less $$ on the market. Much of the Hankook line, etc. Curious, at ~60-65 MPH, what does the Tesla do for Wh/mi?

Spoilers (real ones, not the 'just looks' ones) work by redirecting air upward in order increase downforce on the car, to improve traction. This redirection of air is drag (which is why its a fine balancing act in high end racing like Formula 1). That increased drag increases fuel/power...

....if you can use PV, maybe. Many people don't have sufficient solar exposure....or don't own a home...or... I have a house, and enough exposure / roof space for ~4.5kW system, but the costs right now don't work out (the I'm not willing to fork out the 25K to install them right now, and the...

Define 'worth it'. All it does is look nice...it doesn't add any actual value to the car, and, if anything, adds drag and would reduce range.

I use the JuiceBox, and was able to set it for my circuit (40A).