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LA 2009: Ford Focus BEV update

The Ford Focus BEV is getting a lot of action. Versions of the all-electric sedan are spending time on the Jay Leno Show smashing into (cardboard cut outs) of Al Gore and Ed Begley, Jr. It's also making the rounds of auto shows and promotional events around the country. Starting next year, the car will also be available to a small number of drivers in the UK. We got our first drive in the BEV when it made it's important debut last January at the Detroit Auto Show, and caught up with it again out in LA last week. As a reminder, the Focus EV ... Read more →

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

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, ...

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 Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Ford invests $550 million to retool Michigan plant for Focus, all-electric car Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Detroit preview: Ford's electric line-up might include a Focus EV 11 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 ...

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