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Yes. I just provided it. The Focus Electric has a five-star rollover rating, the gasser Focus does not. The NHTSA descirbes the rollover resistance rating as follows: "The Rollover Rating essentially measures how "top-heavy" a vehicle is. The more "top-heavy" the vehicle, the more likely it is...

"Rear weight bias" is absurd. The car is nearly 50/50, or more like 51/49 if I remember correctly. And to suggest that the CG on the Focus is "high" without any substantiation is likewise absurd. Your attempt to resuscitate the appliance-like handling of the Leaf by trashing the Focus Electric...

You are correct, and thanks for pointing this out. The rollover test has a direct correlation to CG, especially between the gasser Focus and the Electric. So I think the "top-heavy" issue has been dealt with.

Show off.... ;)

I'm far from a battery expert on this forum, but warming up a battery sounds like a good idea to allow peak performance. From what I know, running on a cold battery has no effect on longevity, however. As to cooling down a FFE battery, it really doesn't need "conditioning". The importance of...

It helps to have PhotoShop or some other photo editing program. The directions as to size is on the screensaver site listed above.

The FFE clearly enjoys the more scenic route. :roll: I have noticed that the nav system doesn't like left turns or will route to avoid a lot of turns, though. Personally, I've never tried it. But I think a good comparison would be to use the Trip Planner and then compare the route to the one...

The Car & Driver EV comparison found that the Focus Electric was one of the best handling EVs. C&D reported that the Leaf wasn't much fun to drive and was not as composed as the FFE...

I do find it more than irritating that I can't find documentation of the "complimentary" Travel Link anywhere else but on my own Sirius account page. What if Sirius knows this and decides to just cancel the subscription of all FFE owners? I would think a call to Ford may confirm the Travel...

Here is a link to a dealer with the 2014 info stating: "MyFord Mobile - With 5 year Subscription from Date of Production and 5 year SIRIUS Travel Link Subscription from Date of Production" -- Although this is not quite true, it should be from date of first sale...

No, you missed my post above. (I think we were posting at the same time.) All FFEs of all years should have a 5 year Travel Link subscription. I'll search and see if I can find this in my brochure. (Other than my actual subscription info.)

No. The subscription on FFE and Energi products has ALWAYS been a free 5 year subscription. I just checked my Sirius account and confirmed this: Infotainment: Complimentary 5-Year Trial – SiriusXM Travel Link® Trial Ends: 05/27/2018

Also realize that because Tesla has a very large battery, the battery receives very little stress from the charging/discharging regimen. The smaller the battery, the more impact use will have upon it. This is one very important benefit to having a large battery.

Very impressive :roll: The logical question would be, if Ford is going to provide the Sirius Travel Link for free, why have three places to go to in order to find charging locations? (The map, the Points of Interest and Travel Link.) Ford should have known that the SD card resourced info...

Now I see what you were doing. You were using the "Dest" button, not the "Menu" button to find charging stations. Then, you went to "Point of Interest" and the "Charging Locations". When using this method, you access the SD card that never updates. You just have to use the "Menu" button and...

I believe there are two locations for charging stations within the nav system. One on your nav (points of interest and on your map) and one on Sirius Travel Link. I'll check when I next drive on how to get the Sirius locations. Edit: You can find the list by going on the Nav screen to "Menu"...

As far as I can find out, free five year Travel Link is only available with the Focus Electric and Energi models. As you probably know, the Travel Link only provides charging station info along with current and forecast weather, gas station locations (okay, maybe your friend needs to find some...

Sorry about not answering this earlier. Only 8 months.... No, I am not sure that the navigation uses the traffic info for ETA. In fact, I don't give much credit to the nav system for much of anything. It is more reliable than Google Maps (but certainly not more accurate), I found. Also, since...

The grill on the FFE is two-pieces of anodized aluminium. The outer trim ring is one piece and the inner "grill" is the other piece.

It was rather cheap of them to award you a shortened cord. Last weekend, I had to use every inch of my 12' cord. I went to a casino outside of Palm Springs to fill up before I headed back to Orange County. A base Leaf was charging on the 120v oulet, and I had to plug in to the 240v around the...