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You can be assured that Ford will not discontinue an EV. If that were to occur, Ford would no longer be able to sell cars in California, its biggest market. California (and 10 other states) mandates the sale by major automakers of zero emission vehicles in ever increasing numbers. These...

Guess what? Those commercials with cars driving through the salt tide are crushed after the shoot. No kidding. You drive a car through salt water, no amount of undercoating will save you. I don't know of any auto manufacturer that recommends undercoating on cars. The better point, though, is...

Yes, I have a 91 Express Lanes Special Access Account. To get the account, you do have to put a $25 deposit down (for other toll usage). You did a great job in explaining all the various tolls and exceptions.

I think you should try hydrogen and call it a fuel cell.

Really? I can easily "peg" the climate usage by turning the A/C to auto at any moderate outside temperature (65 to 85F). The heater will turn on if the interior temp is set at any normal temperature (65 or higher), then level off. Even if I allow the A/C to maintain the heater on for a minute...

I don't think undercoating is recommended even in states with salt and snow. What possible benefit would undercoating be for a car in Hawaii? Perhaps the salt from the ocean settles on the road and then flies up under the car? :?

I would imagine that your auto insurance is the way the insurance issue is addressed. Your insurance would cover any accidents by the guest. This is probably similar to the Drive Electric Week where private parties gave guest drives. This reminds me of the recent Drive Electric in Huntington...

Ha, that reminds me of my girlfriend who likes to set her car 15 minutes ahead. I always panic at first in her car, and then remember she screws up the clock. She does the same damn thing to her bedside clock. I asked, "Why so far ahead? Don't you just recalculate it in your brain because you...

Remember that the FFE uses the incredibly inefficient heater to balance the A/C setting to maintain temperature. I would think, but haven't confirmed, that the heater would come on to maintain or to differentiate between two settings on the climate control. (This can be confirmed by selecting to...

Unless Ford has a fuel cell car up its sleeve, Ford must take EVs seriously. California and ten other states have increasing mandates for zero emission cars. No major manufacturer can bail out of ZEVs at this point.

Hmm. Essentially, this is a three year old car. Three thousand below a new car seems a bit high. Good luck.

It really is quite absurd that you have to go into the settings and push a button to "set to GPS time." Shouldn't it always be set to GPS time?

Yup, that's what I said. It appears his dealer isn't changing any stickers. As Kakkerlak stated, "In my ZIP code in Seattle, the list price is still $35,070."

Keep in mind that the MSRP is down to $30K for the 2015 FFE. This will be released in January. Dealers will have the old MSRP listed on the sticker, so you need to negotiate from the $30K, not the 2014 sticker price.

You can order from another dealer and have it flat bedded for that price. It's patently absurd Please understand that the $6,000 FFE price reduction only applies to the 2015 model to be released in January. For this reason, current 2014s remain at the higher MSRP. For this reason, dealers are...

Most likely, all these FFEs are actually parked in someone's garage waiting for the price of their USED FFE to drop another $6,000. ;) (This is a sarcastic reference to the price of new FFEs dropping by $10,000 since I purchased mine in 2013.)

These prices probably reflect discounts off the 2014 price in order to bring them in line with the new low price of the not-yet-released FFE. (The 2014 FFE sticker remains at the old price.) The 2015 won't be released until around January (for some unknown reason). Also the additional discounts...

Good point, electricbear. I was just going to post that Googgling "Ford ESP" would protect folks from overpriced ESPs. Good that you found a low-cost dealer.

I think most would find that $18,750 to be a high price for a 2012 FFE. As you know, Ford has reduced the price for a 2015 to $30,000. With a fed tax credit of $7500 and the $2500 CA rebate, that brings the price of a brand new FFE to $20,000. I think a price reduction for a three-year old car...

I think the car charging unit companies will come to the conclusion that more than $1 per hour for charging is more than the market will bear. The best way to underline that limit is just not to do business with companies that charge more than $1 per hour. I have always supported charging...