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- 2012 Ford Focus Electric: Quick Spin
- 2012 Ford Focus Electric: Quick Spin
- 2012 Ford Focus Electric: Quick Spin
- 2012 Ford Focus Electric: Quick Spin
- 2012 Ford Focus Electric: Quick Spin
- 2012 Ford Focus Electric: Quick Spin
- 2012 Ford Focus Electric: Quick Spin
- 2012 Ford Focus Electric: Quick Spin
- 2012 Ford Focus Electric: Quick Spin
2012 Ford Focus Electric
The EV Incognito You know those "spot the difference" side-by-side photos that are commonly reserved for Highlights magazines in a dentist's waiting room? "Can you find seven differences between these two pictures?" Park a 2012 Ford Focus Electric next to its gasoline-powered kin and you'll essentially be playing a three-dimensional version. But that's exactly why we like this zero-emission, battery-powered compact. It doesn't have a funky name, it isn't all bubbly shaped, and it's still as functional as any new Focus we've sampled to date. So, does this whole package of anonymous ... Read More
Vital Stats
- Engine:
- 23-kWh Battery
- Power:
- 141 HP / 188 LB-FT
- Transmission:
- 1-Speed Reduction
- MSRP:
- $39,995 base
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0Galpin Ford's Focus Electric sales estimate hints at low, low numbers 1339438740
Galpin Ford bills itself the "#1 Ford dealer in the world by volume for 22 years in a row." Last month, the Los Angeles-based dealership sold around 900 vehicles. So, figuring out how many copies of the Ford Focus Electric Galpin expects to sell can give us some insight into how big of a hit Ford expects the all-electric hatch to be. That number, as best ...
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May 2012 alt-fuel sales led by Prius sales jump, Volt gains 1338911220
Any hypermiler will tell you that a fierce tailwind will do wonders for fuel economy. The same could probably apply for U.S. sales of advanced-powertrain vehicles. Continuing high gas prices, a broadening array of hybrid and electric-drive vehicles and figures from a year earlier that were constrained by supply issues stemming from the March 2011 ...
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Report: First Ford Focus Electric models en route to dealerships 1337698860
The 2012 Ford Focus Electric is officially on its way to dealerships. Outlets in California, New Jersey, and New York – 67 in all – are going to be the first to receive the electron-fueled Focus, with about six cars each winding up on lots. To help dealers build more excitement for what's likely to be a slow-starting sales story, the dealers ...
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First Ford Focus Electric models en route to dealerships 1337696220
The 2012 Ford Focus Electric is officially on its way to dealerships. Outlets in California, New Jersey, and New York – 67 in all – are going to be the first to receive the electron-fueled Focus, with about six cars each winding up on lots. To help dealers build more excitement for what's likely to be a slow-starting sales story, the dealers ...
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Consumer Reports says converted EVs are marred by design compromises 1336781100
When it comes to battery-electric versions of existing gas-powered vehicles, it's tough for those leopards to change their spots. That's a conclusion from Consumer Reports, which says that the Ford Focus Electric and Chevrolet Volt are among plug-in vehicles marred by design compromises because they used platforms from existing gas-powered models. The ...
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Prius Plug-in helps Toyota extend lead for April's alt-fuel sales 1336082460
"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." The classic couplet from the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" applies to April's alt-fuel vehicle sales, as Toyota not only continued to dominate the hybrid market, but also shoved aside the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf in plug-in vehicle sales. Last month, Toyota sold 1,654 Prius Plug-in Hybrids. That total ...
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Ford taps its first 67 dealers for Focus Electric sales 1335880680
And then there were 67... Ford on Monday said it tapped its first 67 dealers to sell its Focus Electric, the automaker's first foray into mass-produced electric-drive vehicles. Such dealers have met requirements such as completing certain electric-vehicle training courses and installing at least two on-site charging stations. Those dealers will be ...
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Ford releases photos of Focus Electric NASCAR pace car 1335383940
Last week, Ford announced that it would be creating the world's first all-electric pace car in the form of the Focus Electric hatchback. Set to lap the oval at the Richmond 400 at the end of this month, the official Focus Electric NASCAR pace car was unveiled to the public at Richmond International Raceway today, showing off the battery-powered vehicle ...
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Official: Ford releases photos of Focus Electric NASCAR pace car 1335383940
Last week, Ford announced that it would be creating the world's first all-electric pace car in the form of the Focus Electric hatchback. Set to lap the oval at the Richmond 400 at the end of this month, the official Focus Electric NASCAR pace car was unveiled to the public at Richmond International Raceway today, showing off the battery-powered vehicle ...
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2012 Ford Focus Electric 1335283140
The EV Incognito You know those "spot the difference" side-by-side photos that are commonly reserved for Highlights magazines in a dentist's waiting room? "Can you find seven differences between these two pictures?" Park a 2012 Ford Focus Electric next to its gasoline-powered kin and you'll essentially be playing a three-dimensional version. But that's ...
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Quick Spin: 2012 Ford Focus Electric 1335283020
The EV Incognito You know those "spot the difference" side-by-side photos that are commonly reserved for Highlights magazines in a dentist's waiting room? "Can you find seven differences between these two pictures?" Park a 2012 Ford Focus Electric next to its gasoline-powered kin and you'll essentially be playing a three-dimensional version. But that's ...
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Report: Ford prepared for slow sales with Focus Electric 1334856540
Along with Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, Ford CEO Alan Mulally is confident in the growth of the electric car segment. It's a long-term play, though, so Mulally isn't committing the electric Ford Focus EV to making a strong sales statement. For now, Ford's chief says he'd be fine moving fewer than 5,000 Focus EVs in the model's first full year. And ...
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Ford prepared for slow Focus Electric sales; battery costs $12-15,000 1334851140
Along with Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, Ford CEO Alan Mulally is confident in the growth of the electric car segment. It's a long-term play, though, so Mulally isn't committing the electric Ford Focus EV to making a strong sales statement. For now, Ford's chief says he'd be fine moving fewer than 5,000 Focus EVs in the model's first full year. And ...
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Ford Focus will be first all-electric pace car in NASCAR 1334606280
If you thought pacing a NASCAR race with a Ford Fiesta was an odd choice, prepare to be properly shocked. Ford has announced the company is once again heading out onto the nation's tri-ovals, this time with the Focus Electric. The automaker claims the battery-powered hatchback will be the world's first all-electric pace car when it leads the field at the ...
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Official: Ford Focus will be first all-electric pace car in NASCAR 1334595480
If you thought pacing a NASCAR race with a Ford Fiesta was an odd choice, prepare to be properly shocked. Ford has announced the company is once again heading out onto the nation's tri-ovals, this time with the Focus Electric. The automaker claims the battery-powered hatchback will be the world's first all-electric pace car when it leads the field at the ...
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Ford: Focus Electric's ads going online because EVs not yet ready for prime time 1334347320
Sometimes, things just can't find a home on "regular" TV. Just ask Saturday Night Live's Not Ready for Prime Time players – or the Ford Focus Electric. Turns out, Ford will spend about a tenth of what it usually spends on new-model launches on the all-electric Focus and will shoot for a more digital emphasis in the process because of uncertainty ...
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Ford Focus EV will be featured in Yahoo! reality series 1334145900
The Ford Focus Electric will be featured in a reality-competition series to be broadcast over the Internet on Yahoo! starting next month. Yahoo!'s first-ever reality-competition series, called – naturally enough – "Plugged In," will involve two-person teams competing against each other in a scavenger hunt of sorts. The teams will be given ...
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Men's Health looks to set coast-to-coast electric-vehicle record in Ford Focus Electric 1333803120
It's not exactly the Cannonball Run, but, hey, it's for a good cause. Men's Health is looking to set what it says will be a coast-to-coast record-time drive in an electric vehicle while raising money for military families when it sponsors the drive of a Ford Focus Electric in its so-called Electric Car Challenge across the country starting next week. Top ...
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Volkswagen Up! named 2012 World Car of the Year 1333632240
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Official: Volkswagen Up! named 2012 World Car of the Year 1333632000
