For instance, the Ford Focus Electric can be built on the same assembly line as other cars.
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Ford has announced that the first wave of Ford Focus Electric sales will be made in 19 American cities.
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The most exciting development, of course, is the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, which I really want to test drive.
For example, the Ford Focus Electric can wirelessly connect to cloud-based applications that allow owners to control settings while away from their cars.
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How does the Ford Focus Electric compare with the Nissan Leaf?
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By the time Coda hit the market, it faced competitively priced rivals like the Nissan Leaf, the Ford Focus Electric and the plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt.
The Ford Focus Electric is powered entirely by a 23 kilowatt hour lithium ion battery, and capable of a top speed of 84 miles per hour.
This week we test drove a 2013 Ford Focus Electric through the streets of San Francisco (we admit, we did get a bit of range anxiety).
As I zip silently around the San Francisco Bay Area in a new Ford Focus Electric, the stylish battery-powered car emits not a molecule of carbon pollution.
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The Ford Focus Electric will be powered by a 23 kWh lithium-ion battery with an estimated 100-mile range that can be recharged by both 120V and 240V power sources.
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Unlike cars like the Ford Focus Electric and the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid, the Model S follows a similar strategy to BMW's ActiveE when it comes to regenerative braking.
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The Ford Focus Electric has received a 110 MPG equivalent fuel efficiency rating in the city and a combined fuel efficiency of 105 MPGe, 6 MPGe more than the all-electric Nissan Leaf.
Those looking to minimize their carbon footprints are able to choose among a growing number of part- and full-time electric vehicles like the new Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid and the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i.
Likewise, the study did not include either plug-in hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt or full electric vehicles like the Ford Focus Electric and Nissan Leaf that carry higher price premiums, but boast a greater fuel economy advantage.
You can buy a Ford Focus Electric or Nissan Leaf for that price now and while those are fine cars, their 75-mile range will likely prevent them from being anything other than a niche product for urban greenies.
In the first category we're largely dealing with cars that are, in some way or another, powered by electricity, with the biggest example in the past being the Ford Focus Electric, which debuted at the show two years ago.
Just yesterday afternoon, Ford announced that next year they will offer the Ford Focus in an electric car, and Ford will purchase its batteries from this plant instead of purchasing them from overseas.
Poor sales have dogged the electric Ford Focus, Chevy Volt and Fisker Karma as well.
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Last week, Ford announced that the 2012 Focus Electric would be the pace car at the Richmond 400, making it the first all-electric pace car to ever lead the field for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Ford seems more enthusiastic about its electric Focus program, but it too is making very conservative volume estimates.
Three Ford models are represented, including the Focus Electric and the Fusion and C-Max Hybrids, as well as the new-for-2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid.
The Focus EV includes what Ford calls "Electric Badges, " which are clearly marked logos on the doors and trunk lid to warn responders of possible electric shock.
But Teslas are different from the Leaf and electric versions of the Ford Focus, Honda Fit, et al. They are supposed to be cars you live with if not all the time, pretty much all the time.
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Back in June I wrote about electric car road rage after I found someone had unplugged the battery-powered Ford Focus I was charging at a public parking garage so they could juice their own electric car.
The Ford Fusion Energi joins the C-MAX Energi and Focus Electric as the company's third vehicle with a charging connector and access to California's HOV lanes.
Ford will market the SunPower equipment as it rolls out the Focus Electric.
Ford also used the keynote to announce My Ford Mobile, a smartphone application that links up with the computer in Focus Electric, providing a information like how far the car will drive on its current charge, individual driving trends, and the location of nearby charging stations.
Initially, the Focus Electric will be available at select locations, including the 67 certified Ford dealerships, with nationwide availability expected by the end of 2012.
Select Ford dealers in California and New Jersey will be the first to take reservations on early Focus Electric deliveries.
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