I have had the lurch events on a regular, irregular basis. The worst times for me are when I am trying to park in a tight parking spot and that sudden ICE on...
John: You can add me to the list too. But I have 2 types of power surges. One is where the ICE comes on when you're not expecting it (i.e, you're stopped;...
I have experienced this as well. Recently, as often as once per week when I'm driving in very slow traffic and coming to a stop in EV when the battery becomes...
We find joy in places that others do not understand. For example, a night-spot I've been going to the last few weekends has at least two routes home. One, is...
My theory is now out the window then! The "broken in" AWD needle travels less than the "new" FWD one does. That must be a programming thing then. Perhaps the...
/sermon If this breaks drivers of the habit of tailgating then I'll see it as a feature - a good one too!. If you can't see the rear tires of the car in front...
... My accessories are primarily internal (accept for the HAM and Scanner antennas.) Added a wide angle rear view camera mounted in the rear door next to the...
Sue, this is all true. I still take meds for BP but life is much more fun. My beach roads with few stoplights or signs at between 30-35mph is just what the...
Sue, from what I've read and tested, WOT would fall near the least efficient operating point. Think about this, have you ever got better MPG with a vehicle...
This is an old answer I answered in an email and I'm repeating it again because I just recieved another request in my inbox Soon after I got my FEH over a year...
First, if I miss-posted this image, I apologize. But I'm not sure how to explain this otherwise. (The image is from a computer simulation, rather than...
... They could put something in the manual... most people don't read it anyway ;-) There could be a section on "extending the range of your hybrid". Or at...
Isnt multiple fake shifts just another name for pulse & glide? Sounds to me like variations on a theme... Dont request more power from the system than...
Richard, I looked at that article before I posted. The term efficient and economical may be the problem here. The load on the FWD and AWD FEH will be different...
The fake shift is a brief pause - if it were a conventional automatic, it would drop into OD if you did that. Contrast this with the conventional way of doing...
No John, the fake shift is a means of lowering RPM's for a brief moment (and getting a pump from regen to the battery) and accelerating slowly to maintain or...
Clarence, if I come down in EV at 40mph and want to maintain my highest EV mode speed (which I know from testing) at 37mph, I set the cruise at 37mph and...
I guess I am struggling with your use of the term "WOT." Isn't throttle plate position controlled by the gas pedal? I have never put the pedal all the way to...
... Goodness no! We have a computer to do that for us these days. Our task is to keep it out of situations where the computer will want to do that. The...
Richard, no, WOT is max load on the ICE. Any pedal movement past that point will not increase any ICE performance. It appears Ford engineers took the max load...
Right,... basically, a more gentle form of pusle & glide. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has...
Gary... I would like you to proceed with caution on the WOT topic. I think you are jumping to conclusions based on circumstantial evidence. Remember back in ...
... Sue I was almost to a complete stop at the time it happened. The fact I was almost at a complete stop meant that I was actually letting off of the brakes a...
I hope I have not stepped on ant toes here because I already sent a note to the contact I got at Ford about this. I felt it can be downright dangerous and that...
John, it was hard to believe back then when we first got our scangauges the FEH operates at max load at low RPM's and thats why I raised those questions. It...
I purchased a elecrochromatic (self dimming) rear view mirror right after I bought the FEH. The one I bought has a compass, temp gague and the HomeLink...
... Big rigs and larger propeller aircraft have turbochargers (some cars too I guess I should mention too) On these, the MAP can go above atmospheric - called...
