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0Report: Ford starts Focus Electric production in Europe, not updating EV for 2014 MY 1371081000
So far this year (through the end of May), Ford sold 723 Focus Electrics in the US. Not a whole lot – especially compared to Nissan, which sold more than ten times that many Leafs (7,614). What's interesting is that Ford isn't going to immediately make a bunch of changes for the 2014 model ...
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Exclusive: Ford Focus Electrics flashing 'Stop Safely Now' warning for some 1370375100
So far in 2013, Ford has sold roughly 600-700 Focus Electric vehicles, which can help put the fact that we have just four officially reported problems with something called the "Stop Safely Now" light into perspective. We were re-alerted to the issue by reader and EV fan Richard S., who ...
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Study: Ford Key Life Test puts advanced plug-in vehicle batteries under pressure 1356015300
Battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with lithium-ion batteries are putting more and more odometer miles on every day. After two years on the market, some of these cars have up to 30,000 miles on them. That's good and all, but there's more to be done to prepare for the long term. ...
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Ford's EV Etiquette rules make for kinder, gentler plug-in drivers 1349704500
Don't Bogart your buddy's electricity without offering to buy it. That's just one of the "rules" Ford is dispensing as part of a primer on etiquette for recharging electric-drive vehicles. The automaker has created a list of manners for recharging as well as a placard EV drivers can put on ...
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Official: Ford's MyFord smartphone app updates EV charging station database more than you'll need 1343908440
Sure, there are more plug-in cars on the market this year than last, but there's another big sign that EVs are here to say: the rapid growth of charging stations. Ford, which is promoting its updated MyFord Mobile app, says that the U.S. Department of Energy currently counts 9,445 public stations ...
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Galpin Ford's Focus Electric sales estimate hints at low, low numbers 1339438740
Galpin Ford bills itself the "#1 Ford dealer in the world by volume for 22 years in a row." Last month, the Los Angeles-based dealership sold around 900 vehicles. So, figuring out how many copies of the Ford Focus Electric Galpin expects to sell can give us some insight into how big of a hit ...
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Report: First Ford Focus Electric models en route to dealerships 1337696220
The 2012 Ford Focus Electric is officially on its way to dealerships. Outlets in California, New Jersey, and New York – 67 in all – are going to be the first to receive the electron-fueled Focus, with about six cars each winding up on lots. To help dealers build more excitement for ...
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Report: Consumer Reports says converted EVs are marred by design compromises 1336781100
When it comes to battery-electric versions of existing gas-powered vehicles, it's tough for those leopards to change their spots. That's a conclusion from Consumer Reports, which says that the Ford Focus Electric and Chevrolet Volt are among plug-in vehicles marred by design compromises because ...
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Official: Ford releases photos of Focus Electric NASCAR pace car 1335383940
Last week, Ford announced that it would be creating the world's first all-electric pace car in the form of the Focus Electric hatchback. Set to lap the oval at the Richmond 400 at the end of this month, the official Focus Electric NASCAR pace car was unveiled to the public at Richmond ...
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Quick Spin: 2012 Ford Focus Electric 1335283140
The EV Incognito You know those "spot the difference" side-by-side photos that are commonly reserved for Highlights magazines in a dentist's waiting room? "Can you find seven differences between these two pictures?" Park a 2012 Ford Focus Electric next to its gasoline-powered kin and you'll ...
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Report: Ford prepared for slow Focus Electric sales; battery costs $12-15,000 1334851140
Along with Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, Ford CEO Alan Mulally is confident in the growth of the electric car segment. It's a long-term play, though, so Mulally isn't committing the electric Ford Focus EV to making a strong sales statement. For now, Ford's chief says he'd be fine moving fewer ...
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Official: Ford Focus will be first all-electric pace car in NASCAR 1334606280
If you thought pacing a NASCAR race with a Ford Fiesta was an odd choice, prepare to be properly shocked. Ford has announced the company is once again heading out onto the nation's tri-ovals, this time with the Focus Electric. The automaker claims the battery-powered hatchback will be the world's ...
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Report: Ford: Focus Electric's ads going online because EVs not yet ready for prime time 1334347320
Sometimes, things just can't find a home on "regular" TV. Just ask Saturday Night Live's Not Ready for Prime Time players – or the Ford Focus Electric. Turns out, Ford will spend about a tenth of what it usually spends on new-model launches on the all-electric Focus and will shoot for a ...
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Official: Men's Health looks to set coast-to-coast electric-vehicle record in Ford Focus Electric 1333803120
It's not exactly the Cannonball Run, but, hey, it's for a good cause. Men's Health is looking to set what it says will be a coast-to-coast record-time drive in an electric vehicle while raising money for military families when it sponsors the drive of a Ford Focus Electric in its so-called ...
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Official: Ford says selling 10 Focus Electrics in three months is "on track" 1331675520
From the looks of things, the Ford Focus Electric has decidedly poor sales. In fact, according to numbers that Green Car Reports is reporting – and Ford is not denying – only 10 units have been sold since the car went on sale late last year: seven in December, three in January and ...
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Official: Ford Focus Electric qualifies for California HOV lane access, extra $2,500 off 1331561160
Following in the footsteps of the Chevrolet Volt and the Honda Civic Natural Gas, the 105-MPGe 2012 Ford Focus Electric has been granted HOV lane access in California by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). CARB not only gave the upcoming all-electric vehicle the ability to let people drive ...
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Official: Ford Focus Electric officially rated at 105 MPGe with a 76-mile range 1330701180
Coming soon to a select Ford dealer near you is the most efficient five-passenger car in America, the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, which the EPA has decided gets 105 miles per gallon equivalent, combined. This is better than what the Blue Oval was estimating publicly in December, when it said the ...
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Report: Ford Focus Electric won't be available outside of U.S. coasts until September 1329418560
The Ford Focus Electric, which started sales in select east and west coast markets (read: California and New York/New Jersey) in November, won't be available to other U.S. markets until September, Ford Global Electric Vehicle Infrastructure associate director Mike Tinskey told MLive. Tinskey, ...
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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 ...

