According to people familiar with the matter, FoMoCo has started shipping its Focus Electric hatchback to dealers this weekend. Insiders said that about 350 Ford Focus Electric units will be sent to a total of 67 dealers in California, New Jersey and New York over the next couple of weeks. Each dealer will receive about [...]
It has recently been revealed that Nascar’s premier electric pace car will be the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, and will lead the field on April 28th for the Sprint Cup Richmond 400. Ford’s participation in the event is also part of the brand’s marketing campaign, with motorsports fans making up 35 percent of potential car [...]
The 2013 Ford Focus Electric car will become the first all-electric pace car to ever lead the field for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Richmond 400. The Focus Electric will perform all pace care duties at Richmond International Raceway on April 28 as long as it doesn’t run out of batteries. Click [...]
Not a stranger to using social media to promote its vehicles, Ford is now using Facebook to promote the all-new and zero-emissions Focus Electric. The company has launched a new game called ‘Plug N Play Electric City with the 2012 Focus Electric’ where Facebook users can take their friends and themselves on a little ride [...]
FoMoCo is about to get very bullish on the development of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric-cars. The Dearborn based automaker is going to devote one of its largest research labs to the development of these vehicles as a part of focusing more on fuel-efficiency. The 285,000 square-foot advanced engineering center in Dearborn, Michigan will be [...]
If you live in California and are considering buying the new Ford Focus Electric – we have some good news for you. Ford has confirmed California Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Resources Board (CARB) has given approval for owners of the new 2012 Ford Focus Electric to drive in the HOV lanes. Click here for more news [...]
Ford has announced the official EPA ratings for its new Focus Electric. Becoming known as one of America’s most fuel-efficient 5-passenger car, the Focus Electric achieves a certified 110 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) city rating and a 99 MPGe highway rights. That’s a combined 105 MPGe – beating the Nissan LEAF by 6 MPGe, [...]
Though it ‘tis a tad dear at $40,000 the first electric Focus is an important symbol for the most profitable of the ‘Big Three,’ which Ford delivered to their first customer, Google right before Christmas. The car itself is on paper pretty similar to the now ubiquitous Nissan Leaf: range of 100 miles, top speed [...]
Given that there is now going to be a three cylinder, 1 liter Ford Focus, it makes sense that the company will now be building an all electric version of Ford’s very popular economy car. In keeping with this trend of efficiency, Ford say that a third of their 2012 vehicle line will offer models [...]
Ford announced today that it has begun taking reservations for the all-new 2012 Ford Focus Electric online at Ford.com. It also released the pricing details of its new electric hatchback. Build your own Ford Focus Electric here. “Today is an historic day, as Ford opens up the order banks for the company’s first full production, [...]
