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You can read my article about leasing a 2017 Focus Electric here: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1115260_how-to-buy-or-lease-an-electric-car-advice-from-owner-whos-done-it-four-times

Ford states that the new Focus will be built in China. No joke. And, of course, with EVs required by China, it will be the opportune place to build.

I would say that a lease transfer tax is only in a few states. For instance, California does not assess a transfer tax.

Focus Electric 2013 in absolutely mint condition. 15 months remaining on lease. Effective monthly payment: $312.08 I was thinking of moving up to the Tesla Model S. But my lease is for another 15 months. What to do? Then I found a website called SwapaLease.com and discovered a world I wish I...

Ford has been and still is a member of the CCS DC Quick Charge consortium. There is absolutely no chance that Ford will move to CHAdeMO for several reasons, not the least being that the CHAdeMO standard is made up of Japanese and Korean manufacturers (and Renault). ALL other German, and U.S...

From what I have heard from Leaf owners, the CHAdeMO charging cable is hardly any better in the flexibility department than the CCS. In fact, reports I have read say the CCS "nozzle plug" is easier to handle than the CHAdeMO one. As you can see from this photo, the cable is pretty damn thick...

Ford announced a year or so back that Ford has a relationship with Plugshare for the plug-in hybrids. (They didn't mention the FFE for some reason.) I don't know what happened with that announced relationship.

EVA, without California enacting CARB, we would have one, possibly two selections for EVs today: Tesla and Nissan. The remainder of the EVs on the market today are sold solely or primarily because of California's ZEV mandate. So, really, the California law is not that "horrible." And, of...

I would suggest that the rather large print "DC Charging" is also a good giveaway that the car uses CCS with DC Quick Charge.

Yep, I would think that any Ford system is smart enough to reset when the wheel is changed.

PU leather is simply polyurethane. Ford can't call fake stuff leather, or Ford would have even more lawsuits to worry about. (But note that all automakers provide "leather seating surfaces." So your leather seat is most likely vinyl on the seat sides and possibly headrests. It's really hard to...

I guess it will depend upon the SCE "analysis" that is to come in a few weeks. Hopefully, the end result will be a more reasonable in-house rate.

I'm a bit confused on this. Wouldn't the sensor just send out the pressure whatever tire it was attached to? Aren't the tire sensors the same for each tire?

I would submit that there are very few Obama haters on this board. Maybe the Tesla board.

A production change takes at least two years to implement before release to consumers. Ford would be way too late if Ford were to wait on the Leaf. The new FFE will be released for the 2017 model year, 2018 at the latest. Changes to the FFE are already headed for production.

The 150 mile is certainly not a dream. Carlos Ghosn, head of the Nissan Renault alliance states unequivocally that the new Leaf will have double the range, easily. And since it will have a more traditional look, it remains a real possibility for me in 2017. Further, LG, the battery supplier for...

Although this doesn't effect SDG&E, I just received a letter from SCE informing me that in February, TOU rates are changing. There will be two options and both options will provide a longer off-peak period when electricity is the lowest and a shorter on-peak period. In a few weeks, SCE will be...

Isn't that brilliantly stupid? The ONE Focus that could really use a heated steering wheel and Ford excludes the Electric.

Good analysis. I would also add that because Ford did not design or implement the drivetrain for the FFE, Ford's heart is not in pushing large amounts of sales. Once the next generation of the FFE comes along, I would expect it to be solely within the Ford family and would expect it to be fully...

Sales for ZEVs only count in the state they were purchased. For instance, California has a percentage of sales requirement for all major manufacturers. Since Ford is the top or near the top sales in California, that percentage is based upon California sales only. So even if Ford was the last...