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Thanks for the info. Any chance we could get a picture of this hitch? Where did you get the hitch? How much for it?

RW... you can't complete the mfm registration until you have the car, part of the process actually happens in the car. You can confirm your car was manufactured by going to the threads that discuss using your VIN to pull a Monroney Label. If you can pull up a label, your car has been built. I...

I think you have it there. Ford's doesn't want 10,000 of these things running around until the technology has proven itself on the road and there is demonstrated demand for it. Clearly, they have more faith in PHEV technology at this point.

Can you describe how you close the door "properly" because some Ford videos actually show it being closed improperly.

Wood, BINGO! You are exactly right. In 3500 miles or probably less you quickly figured out that basically you DO NOT WANT AUTOMATIC REGEN. The OEMs put this auto regen when you lift off the acclerator pedal to replicate the feel of a gasser. Well a gasser does that because of engine...

All things being equal, generating heat is a more energy intensive than cooling, which simply involves moving heat out of the air you want "cooled." Although the heater in the FFE does have an electric compressor, it is not an electric resistance heater. The descriptions are vague but sounds...

As far as the car goes, I have little doubt you are going to love it. As you have figured out it will handle 99% of your daily commuting. I had forgotten that when you do EV + Home the rate plan is different. Thanks for the link. It is very difficult to figure out if the plan is worthwhile...

Spoke with a product specialist from Ford. He says the seat color has not changed for the 2013. He looked at the pics I was referring to and said "yeah those pics are not accurate at all." It would not be unprecedented for Ford to do an update via USB. They just did one for MFT on the Edge...

RW...you and I both ordered from Jason, perhaps we will be at the dealer taking delivery at the same time? What color did you get? You do realize that if you do the EV Plus Home option that any household power you use from 5am till 10pm will be at double the standard rate. slightly...

I was playing around with the "build" function on the Ford site for the 2013 FFE, and I noted that the seat colors look much darker than last year, although it has the same name, "stone." I wonder if it is just the way that pic looks or have they actually gone with a darker color?

Sylvain excellent! I have a feeling your record will stand for a while. Hmm, have you signed up on Ford's site, you've probably unlocked an "achievement" with that. Do I read that right 4hours 48 minutes of drive time? That's a long time in the saddle, what did you have going for audio...

Thanks for the heads up IGH, sent the admin an email, hopefully they will get it going again.

I was working with Lyle Dennis on that forum, but he wanted to sell it, so now I am doing posts for Inside EVs when I can. I had hoped to see that forum and this one combine, but alas it could not be worked out.

It might be helpful to include the state with all the listings.

I think on an EV a "light" color really makes sense, especially if you live in a warmer climate. Trying to cool down a car that is taking on beaucoup solar gain wastes the juice. I bought a Viridian Joule for the Volt which is a silver/green hue. The family insisted that the next car have...

If you want to try and "set the range record" you are probably going to have to try and keep the speed between 15 and 25 mph. Drag increases geometrically, and above 55 mph it really eats up the juice. This chart for the Leaf demonstrates this very nicely...

I had the opportunity to speak with an engineer on the FFE, and asked what portion of the battery is being used and the answer was "we are using between 19 and 20 kWh." So 85% seems like a pretty good number to use. Somewhere on fordfocuselectric.com there is a post from that conversation.

Whit the nice thing about this charger is that the cord with the j1772 plug is nice and thick so it stays cool while charging... As opposed to the other SPX charger with the round black box. Did you pay $750 for the charger? It should work with the Focus EV, but then again the Volt had some...

You can find some of those numbers in this post http://fordfocuselectric.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=123