hybridbear
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We currently have a Focus Electric & Fusion Energi. Our lease on the Focus Electric is up in about 12 months so we're starting to examine our options for when we turn the Focus in. We've really enjoyed our time with the Focus, but it is a little small. We have 4-5 people in our car at least twice a week and the back seat passengers are not very comfortable in the Focus.
I have a few questions that will help determine if the Soul EV would be a potential suitable replacement.
Ideally, we want a car that alleviates the weaknesses of the Focus Electric (no DCQC capability, very small back seat, no memory seats, no sunroof, no rain sensing wipers) while not giving up its strengths (quick acceleration, excellent location-based charging functionality, trip history in mobile app/web browser site, intelligent access & push button start and excellent driver feedback coaching) and offers slightly more range.
Thanks!!
I have a few questions that will help determine if the Soul EV would be a potential suitable replacement.
- Does the Soul EV have location based charging? With the Fords we can configure charging settings specific to up to 20 locations.
- How well does the preconditioning work while connected to the charger?
- Can you configure a specific preconditioning schedule for each day of the week?
- Is the Soul EV really as inefficient on the highway as the EPA MPGe ratings indicate? We routinely exceed the MPGe ratings in both our cars. The EPA rating in the Focus Electric is 256 Wh/mi (removing the charging loss part of the EPA rating) and we average about 248 Wh/mi year-round.
- I see that the Soul EV has push button start, do the doors also open automatically when you grab the handle where you never need to take the key out of your pocket? Do all 4 doors plus the hatch have this functionality?
- What all are the features of the EV cell phone app? Can you remotely lock or unlock the car? Remote start it to run the HVAC? View vehicle location? View a history of your trips & their electricity consumption? I have not been able to find much data about this functionality. I would love to see screenshots & hear about how owners are using the app & website. I couldn't find a thread on here about it other than the one about if it works in Canada.
- Does the Soul EV have rain-sensing wipers?
- How well does the park assist work? Are the front sensors always on? We have the park assist feature on our Fusion Energi and more than anything else we bought it to have the front sensors to help when parking in parking lots or in our garage at home, not for parallel parking on the street which we do less than once a month.
- Will a sunroof be an option in the US on the 2016 Soul EV?
- Does the Soul EV have memory seats?
- Does only the driver's window do one-touch up & down?
Ideally, we want a car that alleviates the weaknesses of the Focus Electric (no DCQC capability, very small back seat, no memory seats, no sunroof, no rain sensing wipers) while not giving up its strengths (quick acceleration, excellent location-based charging functionality, trip history in mobile app/web browser site, intelligent access & push button start and excellent driver feedback coaching) and offers slightly more range.
Thanks!!