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2014 FFE. 108,500 miles. New battery under warranty due to coolant leak in battery compartment in 2019. Still going strong!

Hello everyone, I have a 2014 FFE and we're getting a little tired of replacing the 12V lead battery every three or so years. Has anyone put in a lithium-ion battery instead? My electrical engineer husband doesn't see why we shouldn't because: You don't need power to "crank" the engine They...

Humble apologies if this has been addressed to death elsewhere in this forum. I searched but didn't find anything. I would like to park in an Atlanta outdoor parking lot for 12 days in September (for temperature reference). Will I be able to get home? Assume 1/3 of the battery will be used...

This forum is invaluable. After 11,770 my 2014 FFE gave me the dreaded "Stop Safely Now" warning. Ford assist sent out a flatbed which took almost 3 hours to get to me in horrible Atlanta traffic. I had plenty of time to read this thread on my phone. I had the car taken to the dealership which...

OK... I thought it might be helpful to update based on the recent weather we've been having in Atlanta; cold (by our standards) and wet. Cold can mean in the 20's in the morning and 30's in the evening. I start my commute out of the garage with the car all nicely warmed up. On the way home, it...

I deeply appreciate the FFE nav system's ability to work with my car's software to give me "The Blue Budget Cup"; especially when I'm making multiple stops along the way. I also use the feature of downloading destinations from my computer to the car. Yes, it is annoying when you go off route...

Interesting you can get it on the Ford Transit... a redesigned vehicle. I'll bet it was engineered to accommodate the option, the suppliers found to provide it, option packages configured to include it and production lines built accordingly. It's also interesting that it is on a primarily...

I've had my 2014 FFE for about 10 days and have put over 700 miles on it. I'm getting around 90 miles from a full charge and routinely drive my 67 mile commute with capacity to spare. Here's how I learned to love my battery: 1) jmueller065's blog is really quite helpful. "Whats With That Blue...

Hope springs eternal... I can't imagine that Ford isn't cooking something up. They did a very good job on the FFE if they weren't making a major commitment to the program. I rather like the theory that we are all Beta testers; Ford is learning a lot from this model. The current state of the...

Hello, Our first week of owning a FFE has ended. We put 460 miles on the car with an average 220.3 Wh/mile consumption. I get home from my 67 no-charge-at-work round trip with between 16 and 24 miles in reserve. I'm enjoying the change in driving attitude and have discovered the joys of the HOV...

Hey v_traveller! It was your first commute lesson that made me chill my jets. Thanks! Ambient temps have been optimal. 50's to mid 40's in the morning. Upper 60's to low-70's in the evening. Regen efficiency is at about 94% (I'm still learning to pay attention :shock: ) I realize that when...

We usually NEVER buy service plans but did so for our FFE. Here's why: - Our car'll be running around 18K per year. The standard warranty'll be done in two years. - There's a lot of software wrapped around this thing. Since when has software not have bugs or need an update? - While most of the...

This may be a stupid question... but.... We took delivery on our FFE last weekend. Temps have been lovely here in ATL. No need for heat or A/C. I already figured out how to simply flow ambient air through by setting to LO, putting the fan on the lowest setting and turning the A/C off. This...

Hello everyone, I thought I'd give an update based on my first commute with my new FFE. In short: I'm THRILLED! I started with a full charge, jmueller065's set-up with the cup on the left-hand side and a change in commute attitude. I arrived at work with a +24 surplus and at home in the...

We just took delivery on a FFE... purchased, not leased. The logic was that there are robust incentives now supporting the purchase. By the end of the useful life of the car, we expect EV/battery development and market to be sufficient enough to afford to replace the one we just bought (we were...

We recently went through our own thorough evaluation of both the Leaf and the Focus. The car will be my primary commuter (ca 65-70 mi round trip, no charging at work) in Atlanta, GA. Here's why we chose to buy the Focus (yes, we went "all in"): 1) Crash test winner by a long shot. 2) Battery...

Hello everyone, We expect to take delivery on our Ice Blue Metallic FFE some time this week. Yay! The dealer doesn't have vast experience in selling FFEs and has acquired the car from another dealership in Lousiana. From your experiences taking delivery, what are the sorts of things I should...

When we were evaluating whether or not to go EV (and which one) I posted a similar question. The accumulated wisdom was quite helpful: http://www.myfocuselectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2227 I'm not going to speak to range other than we decided to make the leap and purchased a FFE. What...

There is no doubt that in Georgia sales are being driven by the highly probable loss of the state-level $5,000 tax credit next year and the awareness that the 2015's won't be available until the first quarter of next year. The challenge is that at the moment, in the entire Atlanta metropolitan...

Hello everyone! Thank you all so very much for your insight. Frankly, it was your "can do" attitude that convinced us that doing the commute in a FFE was feasible (no such optimism on the Leaf forum). We put the deposit down on a 2014 Ice Storm Metallic yesterday. So happy that we found a...