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0Ford picks 19 launch markets for Focus Electric 1289843760
Ford Focus Electric - Click above for high-res image galleryWant to buy a Ford Focus Electric when they become available in about a year? We now know where the cars will be first hit the market:Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Phoenix, ... -
Ford sets 2011 electric Focus 2011 production target at 10,000-20,000 units 1287784860
Truth be told, the battery-powered Ford Focus doesn't draw the attention it deserves. Yeah, it's just a modified Focus with some electric goodies pack within, but it's still a significant electric vehicle (EV) that's all too often overshadowed by the dedicated, ground-up plug-in vehicle designs ...
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Ford's new "convenience cord" charger will make charging on the go ergonomically pleasing 1286485320
Look, it's the first electric car charger that makes us think of a lightsaber. What you see above is the new 25-foot long "convenience cord" that Ford will make available with the upcoming Focus Electric. The cord is designed to be kept in the car (in a "designated spot" in the trunk) and used to ...
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Ford using wireless remote monitoring for in-vehicle battery testing and updates 1282334520
As Ford prepares to start selling the Transit Connect Electric later this year and the Focus Electric in 2011, it has to thoroughly test the lithium ion battery systems used in these vehicles. To help accelerate the process, Ford has equipped all of its test vehicles and the battery packs being ...
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President Obama checks out Volt and Focus Electric at LG Chem plant site 1279288740
U.S. President Barack Obama gets out of a Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image galleryPresident Barack Obama dropped into Holland, MI on Thursday to pay a visit to the site where LG Chem is building a factory to produce lithium ion cells for electric and hybrid vehicles. While ... -
Ford will use LG Chem/CPI lithium-ion batteries in 2011 Focus Electric 1279040100
Ford Focus EV - Click above for high-res image galleryLG Chem is now solidly the battery supplier of choice for big American automakers. Last year, General Motors announced it would use LG Chem's lithium-ion cells in its homemade packs in the Chevrolet Volt. Today, Ford revealed that Compact ... -
Ford executive chairman says electric vehicles will be a game changer 1271720220
Ford executive chairman Bill Ford closed out the 2010 SAE World Congress with a reminder: "All the early cars were electric." Why do so few people remember that electric cars date back more than a hundred years? Ford suggested it's because, electric cars have "been around really for the past ...
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Ford considers moving electric vehicle production in-house if demand is high enough 1271595180
Ford Motor Company's development of upcoming battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) has been, so far, an outside job. Electric versions of the Transit Connect and the Ford Focus were developed with the help of suppliers Azure Dynamics Inc. and Magna International Inc., but Ford has not ruled out ...
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Ford to expand electric and hybrid offerings to Europe from 2011 1267574220
Ford Transit Connect Electric – Click above for high-res image galleryFord has big plans for electrification of its fleet over the next decade, and while most of the emphasis has been on North America so far, Europe will be joining in on the party starting in 2011. Nancy Gioia has ... -
DC 2010: Ford's Nancy Gioia talks electrification progress, status of Leno's Focus Electrics 1264717500
We heard from Ford CEO Alan Mulally yesterday about his company's overall work with the U.S. government on energy policy. He's not the only Ford representative at the show worth talking to at the Washington Auto Show, though, and we got to sit down with Nancy Gioia, Ford's director of global ...

