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    Official: Ford uses recycled plastic bottles for Focus Electric seats     1326058140

    Ford will use recycled plastic bottles from the upcoming North America International Auto Show in Detroit and Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in the seats of its Ford Focus Electric, as the automaker found a method to use recycled plastics in the polyester fiber used in the car's seat ...

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    First Ford Focus Electric heads to Google     1325720160

    This time last year, Ford was pulling the wraps off the Focus Electric at CES in Las Vegas. Twelve months later, Ford is slowly beginning production of its first EV at its Michigan Assembly plant and dropped off one early example to the crew at Google. We're not sure what the search giant is ...

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    Official: Ford Focus Electric priced from $39,200* [UDPATE]     1320249480

    The 2012 Ford Focus Electric showed up on the company website's configurator this morning with a base price of $39,200 before state and federal incentives, plus an additional $795 for destination charges. That brings the total base starting price of the Focus Electric to $39,995. Factor in a ...

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    Ford adds E85 Flexifuel to Focus lineup in Europe     1314100980

    2012 Ford Focus – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Ford of Europe will make two additional powertrain options for the Focus available in the near future: the PowerShift automatic with dual dry-clutch technology and a Flexifuel, E85-burning 1.6-liter Duratec engine. Ford says ...

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    Report: Ford Focus Electric launch pushed back to spring 2012     1312812300

    Want to buy a 2012 Ford Focus Electric when it hits dealer lots in late 2011? You might be out of luck. Unless, that is, you reside in New York or California, as those are reportedly the only two states that are in line to receive retail deliveries of the electrified Focus before the end of 2011. ...

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    Ford uses Google's Prediction API to make commutes more efficient, optimize EVs     1305140220

    Android developers across the world have descended on San Francisco for this week's Google I/O conference, and Ford is getting in on the action with its announcement to utilize Google's new Prediction API to increase efficiency and decrease commute times. The Prediction API has a range of ...

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    Battle of the Commuters: EVs take on gasoline and the rails     1305115320

    What is the best tool for commuting: a Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Toyota Prius, Ford Focus or a commuter train? The team at Cars.com decided to put all five to the test in a recent comparison. Starting out at the Cars.com Chicago headquarters, the team embarked on a 64.5-mile loop to see what ...

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    Ford says Focus Econetic will be Europe's most fuel-efficient compact vehicle     1303491840

    Here in the States, it's the 40-mile-per-gallon SFE trim on the 2012 Focus that's the fuel efficiency champ of Ford's compact hatchback lineup. However, over in Europe, it's the Focus Econetic. Developed purely with efficiency in mind, Ford says that the Econetic will get an estimated 80 mpg on ...

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    Ford shows off 67-mpg Focus Econetic ahead of Amsterdam debut     1302187620

    We may have the 40-mile-per-gallon SFE trim on the 2012 Ford Focus here in the States, but European eco-warriors will soon be able to sink their teeth into the new Focus Econetic, designed purely with efficiency in mind. Ford claims that the Focus Econetic can achieve up to 80 miles per gallon ...

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    Without SFE package, new Ford Focus tops out at 31 MPG combined     1299192780

    2012 Ford Focus – Click above for high-res image gallery
    The fuel economy wars have heated up in the hotly contested C-Segment. The latest salvo from Ford comes in the form of the Focus SE SFE (Super Fuel Economy) capable of 40 miles of highway travel on a single gallon of petrol. That ...

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