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Nav is probably in a bad state. You can try popping the nav card out then re-inserting, or you can reboot the system by removing My Ford Touch's fuse, then plugging it back in.

3.5.1 is about to be deployed to electrified vehicles. I had a chat with some Ford EV guys and all that was waiting was a final version of the power control module firmware. The update to 3.5.1 is a bit more involved than on non-electrified vehicles because of the PCM update. Everyone else...

I'm pretty sure this is just the car's battery topping off. All chargeable gadgets do this, you just don't usually hear a large relay clicking when it happens on a cell phone.

I don't think we can really use miles to measure degredation, especially in the display. The calculation of mileage range happens too often to be able to use that as a measure, unless someone was driving 100% identically, every single day, for many years. I think we have a great gift here with...

I can't remember what the Leafs have, display-wise, but we at least see our kWh usage for every single trip in the left dashboard display. I already use this to gauge how much of my battery is left after each drive, percentage wise (running on the assumption of a 19 kWh "full battery"). So you...

I thought I'd respond back with some of my experimentation. So far, the only 2 issues I've had with this car are the charge cap being open and the Stop Safely Now message when I am shifting into drive. I can now confirm that both are "user error" for me. I have been paying VERY close...

Anyone? I'm trying to find out if my daytime running lights are something worth mentioning to the dealer when I go in for my first service (which won't be anytime soon).

I've had this happen about 6 times over the last 2 days. I'm waiting for a clear error or a firm "repro" before I take it to a dealership. Regardless, the problem always resolved itself after a few power off/power on cycles until the message was cleared. I've also had the shifter not actually...

I'm with Gatorman on this one. I have found it open a few times after a drive, but I've been blaming it on forgetfulness. It's something that I really hope to solve before Seattle's rainy season starts in a few months. I wonder if the port is waterproof/water resistant.

I personally find the FFE regen in D mode to be on the lower end of the hybrid/EV spectrum. My Escape Hybrid has a stronger regen drag in drive, as has the Leaf, Prius, and Civic Hybrid I've driven. I didn't drive a Volt beyond a single test drive, to I'll trust you guys on that. The regen I...

I thought the car was supposed to have them. I can't find a way to turn mine on (besides turning on the parking lights or forcing the headlights on). Does anyone actually have DRLs on when the headlight switch is either off or on automatic? I had assumed the LED accent strip would be the DRL...

Can you post the sound here? I think others are right in that its the battery cooling system or the car energizing the power braking / power steering system due to the proximity of the key. Do you have the key nearby or are you unlocking/opening car doors when you hear this?

I had an electrician install a 220v outlet in my garage, then I bought a GE Wattstation at Lowes and plugged it in. I love the Wattstation's design. The charger is a bit loud when charging starts (a loud whack noise when the relay activates), but other than that it looks nice, is super quiet...

I bought black because I live in Seattle and figured the darker color would help save energy in the winter. It doesn't get very warm here in the summer. I really wanted the Sonic Blue that comes on the gas Focus. I liked the Blue Candy but it was too teal-ish for me when I saw it in person...

I think this thread is clearly California-based, given the thread title :) A coworker and I both bought for MSRP from Sunrise Ford, North Hollywood, CA from Mike Vazquez. I did the entire sale via Fedex, and arranged my own shipping to Seattle via a shipper that I preferred. The deal was...

A bunch of Nissan Leaf drivers have been posting drives of over 100 and 110 miles per charge. There aren't a lot of us Focus drivers yet, but I think that sets an achievable bar. I hope to try at least a 100mi run I the next 2-3 weeks. I'm still primarily driving my gas car right now to say...

I've been watching this as well, and it's frustrating to see the number of people playing engineers on forums on a system that they didn't design and don't intimately understand. I can't speak for Ford, Nissan, etc, but I do have a decade history of working on electric vehicles, robotics, and...

That's good to hear. It's a standard, and everything should "just work". But I work on standards myself and there are always interoperability issues that seem to pop up regardless. It's hard to make the testing full-proof.

I'm sure others have seen in the news that the Leafs and the Wattstations aren't playing nicely together for a small number of drivers. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/problems-with-g-e-s-wattstation-charger-for-some-nissan-leafs/ I received my Focus on Monday and am electrifying my...

Nice! Pretty jealous. My tuxedo black departs on a truck from LA on Wednesday, headed up to Seattle. Glad to see there are a bunch of crazy people on this forum shipping cars to all sorts of places. Waiting until "maybe November" for Seattle just wasn't cutting it for me. Did you ship it...