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I noticed that my engine comes on when I have close to a full charge, I'm driving in "L", and I'm going down a hill. I think this is by design. If there is not enough battery charge acceptance for regenerative braking, then the ICE comes on to slow by engine braking. This does not happen if I drive in "D", or I'm below say 85% charge (I'm sure this depends on the steepness of the hill). Are you by chance driving down a hill?

You can also resize the picture on a Mac using the Preview application included in OS X. Open the image in Preview, and select Adjust Size... under the Tools menu. You can change the units to pixels and click the lock to release the aspect ratio.

I believe it's in the owners manual. You can upload the image by either the SD or USB according to the manual. press the Settings icon > Display > Edit Wallpaper, and then follow the system prompts to upload your photographs. Only the photograph(s), which meets the following conditions, display: • Compatible file formats are as follows: .jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp • Each file must be 1.5 MB or less. • Recommended dimensions: 800 x 384 The system lets you upload up to 32 photos

I think the 110/220 lines are the same as the 120/240 lines. In the past, before the better line regulators, appliances were rated at 110/220 to handle the voltage irregularities. Everything in the U.S. is 120/240, but it's sometimes refered to as 110/220 for historical and habit reasons.

What gauge is really of function of wire length and current. For the most part, an 8 gauge for 40amp, and 6 gauge for 50 amp. When in doubt go to a smaller gauge wire (less resistance, less loss). Even though the unit is only pulling 32 amps max, you'll be putting in a 40 amp breaker, and the wire gauge should sized to the breaker. Edit: Oops, looks like Murphy beat me to the response... ;)

I only know the answers to 2 & 3, and even that is not first hand. #2: The 110V does not have the wattage to fully climatize the vehicle for a Go time, so some juice is pulled from the HV battery. I understand that the 240V L2 charger can accomodate the power demands without drawing down on the HV battery. #3: Regeneration from braking always charges the HV battery (if there is storage capacity available). This is independent of the operating mode (EV, ICE). The ICE does not recharge the HV battery by itself, as doing so would simply reduce the fuel mileage. I believe the ICE does recharge the 12V battery, as does the HV battery.

Ford now has a couple of YouTube videos that show the set-up process for the mobile app with the Energi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t5P0ia97Qw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee3b6l5k6o8

Aah. That's a lot easier -- thanks for the tip!

I'm not sure. The conversation was mainly about the Titanium Hybrid/Energi, and it starts at post #1080 (page 54) on this thread over at the Blue Oval forums: http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/51500-shipping-eta-tbd/page-54

The aluminum petals were in some of the earlier builds, but they're not showing up in the current builds when delivered. I think the jury is still out as to why there was the production change.

I thought it's using a cellular data service, similar in fashion to what's used on eBook readers (i.e. no end-user interaction). The service is free for the first five years.

I wonder if the piece of plastic is part of the air channeling for the battery cooling system.

Actually, with the new VA bill, the gas tax is still there, just a little slight of hand. The bill removes the 18 cent/gal gas tax, but adds State sales tax on the wholesale price of gas bought by the station. This way, tax revenue can increase with the price of oil. You're still paying the tax, it's just a little upstream from the pump handle.

This has been coming for quite some time, and I'd expect more States to follow. As vehicles become more efficient, State transportation funding revenue is falling since State transportation/infrastructure funds generally come from the tax at the pump. More emphasis is being placed on usage. There are pilot programs utilizing GPS and Odometer readings for transportation funding taxes. Odometer readings are difficult, because it doesn't guarantee vehicle usage in the State doing the taxing. GPS readings are more accurate, but more intrusive. Adding on an efficiency charge to the annual registration is the simplest method for the States right now...