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This is too bad. I really wanted to buy my first EV from an American company, but I hedged my bets and ordered a LEAF (hoping to cancel when the Focus release was announced), and now I am glad that I covered both bases. Hopefully Ford will be able to draft the Volt and LEAF EV success with new...

So I just learned that the US imports most of its oil from Canada, so I guess I need to tone down the "..to fund corrupt governments overseas (which my tax dollars are spent to protect)..." comment. We import nearly twice as much oil from Canada as #2 Mexico. However, in my view, Canada is the...

california states: OK. So I looked at that report and it appears seriously flawed mainly because, like many similar previous studies, it doesn't take off peak charging into account. Off peak charging has zero CO2 emissions since it is using surplus energy already in the grid, so the report...

This debate about EV cost vs. an ICE has always interested me. california states: Yes that is way too long. But the analysis itself seems flawed since 1) neither gas prices are going to stay at $4/gal nor electricity prices at $.12/kWh 2)does it take less brake work and no oil changes into...

To me the driver's side is optimal to remind the owner to unplug the vehicle. If it's right there in front of the driver door, there is no way even if you're in a hurry, you can miss it. This would avoid the frustration of not noticing the plug while approaching the car, sitting down in it...

If someone says "you're electricity comes from coal so you are not doing anything to reduce pollution" you can tell them that, as long as you charge at night, they are wrong. There is enough unused electricity in the grid from 6pm to 6am to charge 46% of the vehicles in the US (if they were...

Heating/cooling the battery is not free, the power for that is going to come from the battery as I drive. Hopefully it is cheaper than heating the cabin, but it still will be an additional load on the battery that is not going into propulsion. In fact on a trip when the battery temperature...