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  1. Automate
    It has happen to a lot of 2013 and early 2014 Fusion and CMax but not so may 2015+ models http://fordfusionhybridforum.com/topic/10342-info-on-transmissions-ecvt-that-have-failed/
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    Nice, what is the source for the chart?
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    No free superchargers for Model 3 owners http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/06/01/tesla-says-software-update-will-fix-model-x-doors-model-3-owners-wont-get-free/?intcmp=hphz08
  5. Automate
    You did not read the last post by DanMc85.
  6. Automate
    Not necessarily a Hybrid or Energi, but a 2014 Fusion owner seems to have done it here. http://forscan.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2110#p9339 Windows FORScan software (required to make a change like this) is free. You just need a OBDII adapter.
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    I would bet the BCM setting is still there on 2014s. FORScan can do some things that even the dealers IDS software can't do. I turned on the DRL on the 2010 Fusion Hybrid using FORScan, an option only available of US fleet cars.
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    82% does not include "extracting the power from the battery", its only getting power into the battery It does include both the the efficiency of the the AC to DC conversion as well as the losses due to current in the battery but the AC to DC converter losses are much greater. With a 120V charger the overall efficiency is 0.72 with exactly the same batteries. The external charger can be rated higher but the in car electronics ultimately limits the kW charge rate.
  11. Automate
    But charging is only 82% efficient so 16A * 240V * 0.82 = 3.15 kW to the battery
  12. Automate
    Looks like kWH per battery charge. The Ford specs are 7.6kWH. Maybe 7.6kWH minus the 1.4kWH hybrid reserve? If your battery is older and does not have full capacity you would need to adjust this number. But you would probably also have to adjust the C number since an older battery probably does not have the same charging efficiency as a new battery.
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    @rbort The AC uses a variable speed compressor and only uses full power when there is a big difference between the actual temperature and the desired temperature. Have you looked at it after your car has been soaking in the hot sun and is 100+ and you turn the AC on max or the temperature setpoint down to minimum?
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    Just thinking about this again, this is an amazing amount of power the AC uses. My whole house AC compressor only uses 4.1kW and it's a 15+ year old low efficiency unit (SEER 10) I realize cars have very little insulation, lots of single pane windows, an engine and lots of electronics generating heat but it's still amazing. I guess the biggest thing is that cars get very hot when they sit parked in the sun and people expect them to cool down quickly after turning on the AC.
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    Yes, if it's at full current, but doesn't the charger slow down the rate (current) as the battery gets close to full charge? Also, as the battery temperature gets higher it will dissipate heat at a higher rate to the surrounding air. For this reason you will NOT get 9 times the temperature rise.
  21. Automate
    Maybe on average but the actual conditions do make a difference. The majority of the battery heating is cause by the current flowing into the battery. This heating follows the formula: Watts = Amps squared * Resistance So assuming the battery resistance stays constant, if the charging current is doubled the amount of heat generated goes up by a factor or 4. It's not linear. In addition the internal battery resistance does not stay constant. Most materials increase their resistance as they are heated. So as the battery gets hotter its internal resistance increases and the power loss, and therefore amount of battery heating increases slightly.
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    I would report the issue in the FORScan forum. They have been very responsive to fix bugs and add enhancements I have asked for in the forum.
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    Is this with Torque Pro? Maybe you have the wrong PID or scaling parameters? My 2010 FFH does not have MFT so I only have a relative Accessories Power usage meter with no scale but PID AC_CIC follows what I'm telling the AC to do when monitored with FORScan. On a hot day when I first turn on the AC the amps go up to around 7.5. After a while it ramps down to around 1.5 or 2 amps. When I turn off the AC, amps go to zero.
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