Recent content by cwstnsko

I think the vehicles that need the most battery capacity will benefit the most from battery progression. :) It seems to me that; the sweet spot for PHEVs seems to me to be 15-30 kWh, depending on size, shape and weight of the vehicle. the sweet spot for Metropolitan area BEVs seems to be...

I would bet that Nissan is just starting to break even on the vehicles they are selling now. I'd bet they are quite a ways away from the Leaf program being profitable as a whole considering the amount of money that had to be invested in the development and the losses they likely took in the 1st...

Lots of good perspective here already. As a Focus Electric driver and a follower of all forums focus electric related, I can tell you that the false Stop Safely Now bug has been resolved with a software upgrade. The few people that have gotten this message since the upgrade have actual...

I hadn't looked into the European charging cables before. I had read that the EVSEs have no charge cord and that the owner of the car brought their own cord to charge. This site shows a selection of the cords and indicates that the cords are commonly available in 16A and 32A varieties...

With all this talk of the benefit of 240V charging, I assume you are either in a situation where you will be charging at home mid-day, or you are not able to get your car charged to 100% over night using 120V. If one or both of those statements is true, then you will indeed benefit from more...

GlennD, you should see Paypal payment from me shortly. Thanks

LCS-25 is a 240V,20 amp (4.8kW) similar to the EVS upgrade. The 25 in the model name refers to the breaker size needed to support the unit. If you were to order the LCS-25 with the L6-30 plug option, then the adapters from EVSEUpgrade should work fine, except for the 5-15, 120V adapter since...

And MyFordTouch/Sync, and Older GM cars with Onstar..... There's quite a bit of embedded 2G out there

Yes, retail price for the last few months has been $29995 - $4000 incentive. Costco pricing will get you lower. The Focus electric also now qualifies for the various Ford employee/friends pricing plans. After tax credits etc, the Focus Electric is quite a bit less than a comparably equipped...

You may not be able to get a Spark EV for $10K, but at least one guy in CA claims he can get a Focus Electric for under $9K http://www.myfocuselectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2341&start=30#p15892 After looking at the website, I think he is likely confused, but still, the recent price...

At a minimum the Kia Soul EV would have to be offered in the Atlanta and Seattle markets before I would consider it anything but a compliance EV. No EV that was being marketed for profit would withhold product from the #1 & #3 markets of their largest, most successful competitor (the Leaf)...

As far as I know, you are responsible to have proper, serviceable tires on the car when you turn it in, or you will incur a penalty. I don't think Nissan cares how you get there, as long as you do... From what I've heard, many people do not make it to the end of their lease on the OEM Ecopias...

When I bought my FFE in April, the equipment, features and pricing (after incentives) was almost identical to a Leaf SV. The lease amounts for the same lease terms were within a dollar of each other. With the new pricing and incentives on the Focus, it is way less expensive than the SV. If...

That item on Amazon is not an EVSE, it is a 30A replacement cable for an EVSE. The item will not give you what you need to connect your car to you power outlet. You could get that cord, a range cord and add both of them to one of these kits...

I have an LCS-25P which is extremely portable, similar to the Level 1 EVSE that came with my car. I ordered it with the L6-30 plug and have an adapter for 14-50. I carry my Level 1 with me all the time and leave the Level 2 attached to the wall at home except for those times that I might have...