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This is the cheapest I've been able to find so far, about $100 off list price at Tascaparts.com Item Description GFCI INTEGRATED CORD Part #: FM5Z10B706APrice (MSRP) Price Per Item $510.23 Price Per Item $408.18 Also, At Fordonlineparts.com: GFCI INTEGRATED CORD Make: Ford | Part#: FM5Z10B706A List Price: $510.23 Your Price: $420.94

Yes, its one battery package which consists of many battery modules. Each module contains 5 small sized cells. The entire battery package is functionally divided between EV (6.5kWh big battery) and HEV operation (1.1 kWh smaller battery).

AFAIK, you can only see one or the other , MPGs or MPGes

Argh....I already paid for mine a few weeks ago! Good find though, thanks. You can also use their system without a card. You activate the charge point thru the app instead of with the card they are giving away. The card is more convenient though, you just tap it on the reader.

I usually press the Vent symbol or use voice commands to get into Manual mode. <CLIMATE> wait for tone, then <VENT> or <CLIMATE> then <MANUAL> It stays in Manual mode until you take it out of Manual mode by touching, or saying, AUTO. In Manual mode I press the A/C button, or use the voice commands to turn on/off the A/C. On a side note, I found out you can use the voice commands for <RECIRULATE> , which I use when following smelly vehicles.

LOL, sorry to ruin a perfectly good conspiracy theory, but I'm sad to report that I am not a mole from an international corporation who has surreptitiously burrowed (pun intended) my way into this message board. Thanks though for a humorous start to the week !

Covering the car with solar panels has really helped with the range, plus it protects the paint from bird droppings! haha

A new high today on the predicted range meter

Looks great, nice color!

Yes, the leasing company takes the Federal tax credit, and then applies the same amount to you as an incentive. This eliminates the need to do anything special at tax time.

I received the following stats for a recent trip. This was 90% highway averaging approx. 62mpg, with some sprints to 75mph mixed in. Mild temps, vent mode for most of trip with some A/C at the tail end of the journey. 89 miles 51.6 EV miles 4.0 regen miles 71.4 mpg 1.2gal 4.9 kWh 98% braking score I left with a full charge and arrived with several miles still on the big battery

Not a problem. I too remember the "marketing spin" early on regarding the Volt's use of Premium fuel and the stale fuel reasoning. It's true that Premium fuel may last "a little longer" depending on the brand and additives used, however, you wouldn't design a car around variables you can't control, such as an owner's use of Regular fuel or the brand of fuel they use. To handle fuel freshness constraints, the Volt uses a fuel maintenance strategy not unlike other PHEVs.

Per GM, the use of Premium fuel in the Volt is required due to efficiency, and bumping up the EPA ratings. Fuel freshness can be handled through other strategies if they wanted to. Adam Denison with GM's Volt Communications dept.: 'The Volt's unique architecture causes the on-board engine to act more like a generator. As such, premium fuel is required to maximize fuel efficiency. The use of premium fuel in the Volt increases fuel efficiency by five percent or greater over the use of regular fuel. Simply put, premium fuel optimizes this engine's characteristics. Basically, with reduced fuel consumption a key objective, premium fuel is the right solution for the Volt.'" Volt vehicle line director Tony Posawatz: “The Volt is all about efficiency,” he said. “Premium fuel offers the opportunity to have a little bit more spark.” “Ninety one octane fuel also offers the opportunity to be a little more efficient, he added. The use of regular fuel in the Volt will reduce the efficiency of the ICE and the Volt will perform worse in EPA tests. In hybrid mode, the Volt is not an efficient design. Even with the use of more expensive Premium fuel , the mileage results for the Volt are significantly less than competing hybrid products and more in line with (or lagging)the more efficient non-hybrid compact cars in it's size class.

As mentioned in the other thread, the Fusion is a larger class of car than the Volt. The Volt is based on the Cruze, a Focus sized vehicle. The more appropriate comparison is between the C-Max NRG and the Volt. Even when compared to vehicles in it's class, the Volt is a small car inside. The Volt is almost like a Fiesta sized vehicle when it comes to interior roominess. The Volt has only 4 seats. The Volt runs on Premium fuel and is less fuel efficient than the larger Fusion (37 Volt vs 43 Fusion combined). Even with lower mpgs, the Volt has a significantly smaller gas tank, 9.3 gallons of Premium compared to 14 gallons of Regular fuel. The total range of the Volt is obviously much less. The Volt gets surprisingly poor mileage in the City, only 35 mpg. Most hybrids get better mileage in the City than on the highway. The Volt does not which supports the position that the Volt is not a very efficient while in hybrid mode. For comparison purposes, the Volt gets 35 mpgs using Premium fuel in a smaller, 4 seat car, vs 43 mpg using Regular fuel in the larger 5 seater Fusion NRG. For people whose driving regularly takes them beyond the battery range, the Volt is not an efficient method of transportation in comparison to many other cars. It's not efficient in it's use of fuel, not efficient in it's use of interior space, and it's not efficient in terms of the added cost of Premium fuel.

From what I can tell the cruise score goes down based on speed. I was cruising at 75+ and received a bad score. I haven't checked but would expect a good score would be obtained with speeds in the low 60s, which allows for more frequent transitions into EV.

To be clear, there's regen braking and regen coasting, and then just regular coasting (without regen, i.e. being in neutral). The only real difference between regen braking and regen coasting is the amount of regen applied. The method of regenerating electricity is the same. With throttle off regen braking, the system provides a consistent and modest level of regen. With regen braking, the driver controls the level of regen up to the point where the regular friction brakes are applied. When slowing down for a light, the most efficient way is to judge your distance and use then use the appropriate amount of regen coasting and regen braking to arrive at the light with a 100% braking score, meaning you didn't have to use the friction brakes. How much regen coasting vs regen braking isn't really a factor. Turning your kinetic energy into electricity rather than heat (thru the friction brakes) is the goal.

I admit to driving with the charge door open too. I now try to remember to follow a process where I: 1) Remove charge plug 2) Immediately shut charge door 3) then return the charge plug to its storage spot Before, I was more concerned about storing the plug and wrapping the cable that I would forget about closing the door.

Yes, a little acceptance screen pops up on the touch screen when you start the car. You press okay, and then you have to the same thing once more 24 hours later (for security purposes). The MyFord Mobile system works through a two-way cellular data connection the car has embedded in it and not through the Sirius sat system. Do you have good cell phone coverage where you are? I think it uses AT&T. I'd recommend calling the MFM help desk and see what they show on their end. Maybe they can reset your account and resend a request to your car.

www.owner.ford.com The link to the manuals is at the bottom. If you register, your vehicle info will always be available including direct access to your owners manual, maintenance history, vehicle health reports, etc. It's worth the few minutes to register.

Have you checked for the acceptance message when the car is in a different location, maybe with better cell service? Have you logged back into the website to see if there are any messages there?

NAVIGATION FEATURE: When your EV range gets low, the map displays two circles around your location visually indicating how far you can travel with your remaining EV miles. The inner circle is a higher confidence range and the outer circle is a lower confidence range. With this feature you can tell if your set destination (checkered flag) is within predicted EV range.

Welcome to the board. Great numbers so far, especially for a car with an engine that hasn't broken in yet, although at the rate you're racking up miles, that won't take much time. What speeds were you traveling on the trips to Vegas and the river?

Does this car actually recharge the battery even while driving? Yes, the engine will charge as least the smaller of the two HV batteries. I don't believe it charges the bigger battery. The Ford website says: Battery charged by: The gas engine, recycled energy from braking and by plugging into a 120-volt outlet or 240-volt outlet upgraded with electric vehicle supply equipment You can watch this engine charging on the pictorial screen by watching the white line move from the fuel tank to the engine and the blue line move from the motor back to the battery. In this state the engine is providing power to move the vehicle, in addition to providing power back into the battery for later use. That stored energy is used to propel the vehicle when the engine turns off and the car is operating in hybrid EV mode. This is very common at speeds up to the mid 60s but I've actually seen it at higher speeds than that. This extends the time the vehicle is operating in EV mode. As for regeneration, there are actually two methods of regeneration. One method is via braking which everyone is familiar with, and the second method is via throttle-off regeneration which mimics engine compression (even though the engine is not on). For trivia sake, this approach to regen differs from the Telsa Model S which only uses an extreme version of throttle-off regen since it does not have regen operated by the braking system. In the Telsa, simply releasing the accelerator is like stepping on the brake. The braking effect is so large that the car will actually illuminate the brake lights in some conditions. The sensation is sort of like driving a toy car at an amusement park.......lift off the throttle, the car stops. The Energi's dual approach to regen is a much more elegant solution in my opinion and has a much more natural feeling.

Great results...thanks for sharing the details. And those great results are with an engine that's not even close to being broken in. With the amount of EV miles these cars deliver, it will take a lot of miles before the engine is broken in.