I am pretty sure the Ford Focus EV was only sold in California and maybe Washington. How one ended up in Florida I don't know. They have a fairly low range; it almost certainly was not driven there.
On Tue, Jul 19, 2022, at 8:59 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Agreed. But the availability of such a major and critical component had > to be known at the time. The supply chain for batteries for this model > didn’t suddenly stop one day, it had to be known that they either > weren’t available or the stock was nearly exhausted. It was just a > matter of doing some research. If I was considering an EV for purchase, > I would certainly be checking out the availability and/or repairability > of the battery. > > I’ve seen a few DIY articles and videos about repairing battery packs > on Prius’, for example, so I know there’s a possibility for repair or > refurbishment on them. For a car that’s nearly 10 years old like this > Ford I’m sure there’s plenty of information out there on the batteries > - this certainly isn’t the first one to fail and not be replaced. > > I had a bean counter friend who bought one of the early Prius’. They > drove it until the battery pack was ready to puke, then were unhappy > that the trade in value was in the basement as a result. It thoroughly > blew his numbers out that he expected. They bought an E-Class vergasser > after that and swore they would never own an EV again. > > -D > >> On Jul 19, 2022, at 5:50 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> There was nothing wrong with the car when they bought it and when the >> problem surfaced 6 months later, it was unrepairable. This is unacceptable >> for an 8 yr old car built by a major manufacturer. Problems like this will >> continue to happen with EVs. That’s what happens when cars are >> disposable..... >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 19, 2022, at 8:26 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> It’s called “due diligence”. Wouldn’t you research something like this >>> when making a $10,000+ purchase? >>> >>> I would. >>> >>> -D >>> >>>> On Jul 19, 2022, at 5:21 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> https://www.westernjournal.com/girls-electric-car-needs-new-battery-expensive-vehicle-gets-even-worse-news/ >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
