Recent content by spirilis

In 2017 I went with a Ford Focus Electric over a Leaf chiefly due to the TMS with A/C involvement and despite some claims I keep reading that LG botched the chemistry for the batteries in the Ford, after 2 years and 50K miles I have lost maybe 5 miles of range in the summer vs when it was new...

Tossing in a quick comment on this since I have a 2017 C-Max Energi to go with my 2017 Focus Electric- My priorities for a future Ford PHEV would be: 1. Liquid-cooled 7.2kW (or 9.6kW?) L2 charger (no more 3.3kW please!) .. .. .. .. 2. Larger battery, 35mi range is probably about right 3...

My understanding from researching this a bit is SAE CCS uses Homelink GreenPHY (specifically, the lower-speed control channel portion) sent over the J1772 connector's AC leads (which doesn't normally have any AC live on it, iirc, so I guess it's PLC on a wire pair that has no power?) with...

Not more than 2 cents to add, but I jumped into the EV market last month with a 2017 Focus Electric. Had test driven a Leaf for a whole day and liked it but... cargo space isn't THAT big an issue for me, and the dreaded battery life issues of the Leaf were a no-go as I like to keep my cars a...