Recent content by Scooter

Thanks to all. I understand now. The fully charged battery can easily heat the car, but when the charger is plugged in, power defaults to the charger . Level 1 does not have enough juice to power the heater and the battery is bypassed because the plug is the default power source. The cab...

Gladestorm - Thank you for your reply. It seems that my expectations may simply be too high. Now I am wondering if running a Level 2 charger would make ANY difference. Like a car with a gas engine, it heats up faster and more profoundly when I am actually driving. I am just a little...

rabar10 I will try remote starting the car as you suggest. However, I have tried actually sitting in the car and starting up with climate on and so long as it's plugged in I get little heat from the vents. That's what has me baffled. Why is the plugin PREVENTING heat from coming through...

sefs - So the cabin pre-conditioning only works with a level 2 (240) charge system? Interesting. Reminds me of owning a '66 VW Beetle. Virtually no heat even rolling down the highway! Anyway. I can't wait to hear what the dealership has to say. Thanks for your response.

Wattsup - Fully charged overnight Level 1 charger (120) My Go time is set at 6:30 am and about 6 am the fans come on and blow cold air but no heat. Called Ford and Earl said take it in. It should be heating up. I have even heated the car while it was unplugged but when I plug it in, the...

I just leased a 2013 Focus EV a month ago. When I enter a Go Time and desired cabin temperature, the fans come on but no heat. Just blows cold air. If I unplug the car from the charger I can heat the car. But, plug it back in and the heat stops. I have an appointment to take it in to the...