Dan's Energi

That's a bummer. I really like knowing how much gas I burned. Ford was already way behind GM for info display and it seems it's getting worse.

This thread title is misleading. The Volt has always outperformed the FFE in EV range, nothing new here. It's ALWAYS lacked in passenger room and that's what they needed to address. This photo proves to me that Chevy isn't actually listening to their customers. We've been telling Chevy that we (and our friends who would consider the car) needed that 5th seat. So, what do they do? They add a 5th seat but nowhere for legs to go. Ridiculous. Is that passenger going to sit, spread-eagle, to straddle the hump? What a waste of time and money. They obviously know they need that 5th seat. They should have removed hump part of that "T" shaped pack, made it longer and wider and then it would have been a contender for families. We are really happy with our FFE but a 5 seat, mid-size, 40 mile EV Volt would have us back with GM.

Wow, I hated reading that. So, is everything up and running now? LOL, I was about to order them but logged in here first. I think I'll wait till we're both home for a few days in case we need to have parts over-nighted too.

I'm referring to these http://www.xenondepot.com/h11-h8-h16-philips-Ultinon-LED-Bulb-p/12834unix2-h11.htm

Did anyone consider the LED kit? They're plug & play, so no wiring to cut, no external boxes to mount and they run cool and use little electricity. They're on the Leaf and I8 (and I3?).

She's a beauty! Of course I'm biased ;)

I think you can get 240V though two legs but they were getting 400V through the 3.

Some woodworkers have 3-phase run to their garage's.

PM sent, thanks Doug. I do wish we had a cargo net ;)

Yup, you're right. Another mistake by Chevy IMHO. Locking fuel doors have been around forever, there was no reason to give up on the lock because it wasn't working perfectly. Chevy keeps taking steps backwards or sideways while others are moving forward. I disagree that it was a nuisance and shouldn't lock based on the premise that there were times when people didn't have their fob and were inconvenienced. Do those same people remove their doors locks for the times they don't have their keys? Chevy could remove the door completely for times when people didn't have a free hand to open it ;) Funny, Leaf owners use to complain that the Volt had a locking door while they had to unlock manually. Now they have auto-unlocking doors and can lock the plug in place (at least on some models) and Volt's don't do either.

For some reason I ended up with two sets of these. They are brand new in box, black in color. I don't know if both sets are for sale. I'm asking $70 shipped for the one set. PayPal would be preferred. Thanks

I think if you're going to judge their looks as EV cars, they should stand out. We LOVE the way the FFE looks but the only way unknowing folks can tell it's an EV instead of a regular FF or FFH is the charge door (and I did have one guy ask if that's where I put the gas). That's one thing I love about the Leaf & Volt, they're different than anything else from their manufacturer (well the Volt not so much anymore). Same thing with Tesla, BMW i's and even the iMiev. They all stand out - too bad the FFE & FFEV don't.

yup, the Volt and Leaf have locking charge doors. the Leaf goes one further by also giving the driver the ability to lock the plug to the car. it can automatically release after completing the charge or can remain locked until the owner returns. I'm pretty unimpressed with the lack of a lock for the charge door. It's cool that it spins but it should lock. and, the FFE should have a 6.6 behind the locking door.

Thanks, I'd considered a boot mat but would prefer custom. You're right though, not a bad option.

If you don't ever find it slow in EV-Only then I'm happy for you. We're not in the same boat. Most of the time it is fine, it's just a weaker motor compared to the competition (16 sec v 8 sec) and burning gas to make the FFE faster is a poor compromise IMHO. But, yes, with the engine burning gas it's the fastest in it's class - I just don't want to burn gas. We're really happy with the FFE, but Ford should have done some research on the competition. I'd also like it better if they'd included a 6.6 charger (20+ mphc!) and built the battery to the "roof" of the trunk for even better range.