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Ford prepping for 20 home trials of the Focus BEV in London

Electric vehicle fans, London is calling. Ford is looking for 20 volunteer households in the Hillingdon Borough to drive an all-electric Focus for three months next year. Starting early in 2010, the borough will install a local charging infrastructure, and the Focus drivers will be expected to take part in research testing the car and the grid. Ford will provide five Focus BEVs for the test, which is part of the UK Government's "Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles" demonstration that will take place next year. Here in the U.S., Ford is using the ... Read more →

Ford Focus RS tops 32 mpg (US) in UK MPG marathon Sam Abuelsamid

It's no secret that the biggest variable that affects fuel consumption of a car is not the powertrain, or the drag or rolling resistance. It's that bit between the seat and the steering wheel and ...

VIDEO: Drew Barrymore hits the Leno track in the Focus BEV Sam Abuelsamid

Jay Leno closed out the first week of his new show with the premier of the Green Car Challenge. The first celebrity to get behind the wheel was the marvelous Drew Barrymore who was on plugging her ...

VIDEO: Ford engineers show off the new Focus BEV for the Jay Leno Show Sam Abuelsamid

We already showed you the first images of the new battery electric Focus that Ford has built for the guests of the new Jay Leno show to use in his Green Car Challenge. Now Ford has also posted a ...

Pretty in Pics: Leno's electric Ford Focus gets a face, specs Chris Shunk

The new Jay Leno Show has been given as much push as any new program in recent memory, with a constant barrage on TV, the radio and all over the interwebs. One part of the show that has really ...

Drew Barrymore first to race Ford Focus EV on Leno's new show 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, electric cars are for girls. For his new prime-time TV show, Jay Leno is going to pit celebrities against one another in his new Green Car Challenge segment and the first one in the driver's seat will be Drew Barrymore. Barrymore will get behind the wheel of a prototype Ford Focus EV ...

Officially Official: Jay Leno to put stars in (un)reasonably priced car 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford has confirmed rumors that the new Jay Leno show will use the an electric Ford Focus for its Green Car Challenge. From what we hear, the challenge is similar to Top Gear's "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" segment, where celebs take to the track and battle for top times. While guests on the ...

Bad timing department: Ford hypes BP ties as BP shuts down alternative energy division 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford UK might enjoy being tied to British Petroleum through BP's Fuel Efficiency Challenge, but the timing of Ford's announcement that its Focus ECOnetic is part of the low-mpg tour could have come at a better time, PR-wise, for the oil giant. BP, which spent millions trying to rebrand itself ...

The future tested - AutoCar tries out the Ford iosis Max concept [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Ford showed off its new iosis Max concept to preview its next generation C-segment platform. The nose of the concept gives us an idea of what the new Focus will look like, while the rest of the car is similar to the next generation C-Max MPV. The C-Max is a ...

Ford to launch Focus BEV test fleet in the UK 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Focus-based electric car that Ford is developing with Magna for a 2011 introduction is not the only EV program in the company. Early next year, Ford will start testing a fleet of battery-powered Focuses in the UK with funding from a British government program. The Technology Strategy Board ...

Ford invests $550 million to retool Michigan plant for Focus, all-electric car 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fords storied Michigan Assembly Plant entered a new phase in its fifty-year history today, with the company's announcement that it is investing $550 million to turn the plant from an SUV farm into a facility that will build the new Ford Focus and all-electric Focus BEV. Production of the new Focus ...

Florida drivers can now buy bi-fuel CNG Ford Focus 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Consumer availability of natural gas vehicles in the U.S. market tends to be very limited. The only regularly available factory CNG car on sale right now is the Honda Civic GX and that's only available in California and New York. Other than that it's pretty much third party conversions. Wise Gas is ...

Geneva 2009: Ford's next Focus, the iosis Max now with EcoBoost! 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford is preparing to make a major shift to smaller cars over the next few years, starting with the new Fiesta at the end of this year and the new European-based Focus next year. When that next-generation Focus lands in the U.S., it is expected to look a lot like the concept that Ford is showing ...

Next Focus could get 1.6L EcoBoost and 43 mpg 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

We're hoping to see a production version of the Lincoln Concept C from the Detroit Auto Show, but even if that particular model never sees the light of day, the 1.6L EcoBoost engine under the concept's hood is likely to see production in one form or another in a variety of models from Ford. One ...

Most important vehicle of 2009 Detroit show? I pick the Focus EV mule 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

There's been a lot of discussion in recent days about which debut was the most significant vehicle of this year's Detroit Auto Show. Most of the attention is, of course, paid to the new third-generation Toyota Prius or the Honda Insight. While both of these are important in their own way, I ...

ABG Quick Drive: Ford Focus EV mule [w/VIDEO] 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

As Ford was getting ready to make its big announcement this week in Detroit that it would build and sell a battery electric car beginning in 2011, I got a call asking if I'd like to come down and drive one of the development "mules." Being loathe to reject such opportunities, we immediately ...

Detroit preview: Ford's electric line-up might include a Focus EV 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

We're all pretty aware that this year's Detroit Auto Show will be a more somber event than in previous years. Still, drastically reduced sales and a sour economy won't stop everything in its tracks. Chrysler, for example, will bring an electric car (possibly a four-door Dodge coupe). What's Ford ...

Rendered speculation: 2011 Ford Focus, kinetic design evolved 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford announced earlier this year that all of its future cars would be common between the U.S. and Europe starting with the Fiesta and the next-generation Focus. The Fiesta will arrive in early 2010, with the Focus coming later in the year. The Focus will be built on an updated version of the C1 ...

Ford Germany improves performance and delivery of LPG and CNG cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford Germany has announced that its LPG and CNG-powered cars' performance has been improved. According to the press release, gas-powered Fords have improved their consumption up to 1 liter/100 km, which allows the cars to have 50km (30 miles) more range, that is, about 450 km on gas and 750 ...

Click and Clack tackle the question: How much power is enough? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image above for more shots of the 2008 Ford Focus There sure are lots of automobile choices out there vying for your hard earned dollars. Cars come in all shapes and sizes, and finding the perfect one can be a daunting task for those who are not very well versed in the market. Today, ...

Focus production to expand to second plant in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In yet another sign of the times at Ford, it looks like the factory that builds what was not so long ago the best-selling SUV on the plant is shifting gears. Ford's Louisville, KY assembly that has built the Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer for two decades will switch to building small cars in ...

European Ford Focus coming to US in 2010! Third shift added now 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford is responding to the dramatic shift in vehicle sales in recent months by culling truck production and adding passenger car production as quickly as they can. One of the few bright points in Ford's lineup right now is the Focus, which Ford is selling as fast as they can build them. The company ...

Ford Europe's ECOnetic vehicles selling well 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the S-Max for a high-res gallery Ford has already sold 3000 Euro-market Focus ECOnetic models prior to the vehicle's official on-sale date. Many of these units are headed to businesses interested in lowering their fleets' carbon footprints. Because of the low added cost, the vehicles are ...

Frankfurt Preview: Euro Ford Focus gets dual clutch gearbox for 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The 2008 Ford Focus EcoNetic At the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, Ford is showing off an updated version of the European Focus. On the outside the freshened Focus picks up some kinetic design cues from the Mondeo but the best stuff is under the skin. The 2.0L DuraTorq common-rail turbo diesel ...

Sunday evening chillin' with a Ford Focus picture gallery 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Late last night, Ford released a slew of pictures of the new 2008 Ford Focus. With our new gallery feature, I can't resist putting them up for you all. Like I mentioned when I first posted on the Focus, some people don't like the look of the Focus, but it's growing on me. I think it looks kind of ...

Detroit Auto Show: Redesigned 2008 Ford Focus shows how Ford will attack small car market 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ford certainly wants to capture part of what they admit is a growing small car market, and the redesigned 2008 Ford Focus, to be unveiled Sunday at the Detroit Auto Show, is what they're offering. I've already heard one snarky comment about the look, but I don't think the design is too shabby. For ...

Ford to show off new Focus at the Detroit Auto Show and is working on a smaller car 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

According to Jeff Gilbert at the WorldWide Automotive Report today, Ford will be showing off the new 2008 Focus next month at the Detroit Auto Show. The redesigned Focus has been making it's presence felt recently on the roads around Detroit, which is generally a sign that it's not far off. ...

2007 Ford Focus gets an extra 3 mpg from the EPA 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In spite of a pending redesign for the 2008 model year and a 9.2 percent drop in sales so far this year, the 2007 Ford Focus is getting some updates to boost its mileage ratings. Ford has made changes to the Intake system on the base 2.0L engine keeping the charge motion valve closed longer. The ...

Where's our Focus diesel? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The British publication AutoExpress has a first look at the new Ford Focus CC-3 TDCi. It's bad enough that Ford chose not to give the North American Market access to the latest Focus from Ford dealers. You can buy cars off the platform from Volvo or Mazda dealers but it's just not the same. Even ...

Ford introduces PZEV badging to 2007 Focus in California 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Badging to the rescue. With the Toyota taking the hybrid title and the domestics vying for ethanol/flex-fuel laurels, Ford announced today it is stepping up its green marketing attempts with the PZEV badge to let consumers know its got green vehicles, too. PZEV stands for Partial Zero Emissions ...


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