Sentences with phrase «focused electric»

This tech - focused electric model has the guise of a coupe and a head - turning appearance.

And since the Focus Electric will roll off the same line as its brethren, Ford can adjust production to suit shifting customer tastes.

The Focus Electric is scheduled for U.S. release by year - end, spreading to other markets (including some Canadian cities) early in 2012.

Chevrolet Volt, Ford Focus Electric and Toyota Prius Plug - in Hybrid, consumers may want to know just how much they'll be saving in fuel and carbon dioxide emissions by driving an EV in their area.

The company is launching five electrified vehicles this year: the Focus Electric, C - MAX Hybrid, C - MAX Energi plug - in hybrid, Fusion Hybrid and Fusion Energi plug - in hybrid.

Ford Focus Electric By the end of this year, Ford will enter its first - ever battery - powered compact into the EV fray with a 123 - hp electric motor turning the front wheels of a four - door hatchback.

What makes it special is that unlike the majority of emission - free cars, the Focus electric is really good to drive.

The Focus RS starts from # 32,265, topping the Focus range by a narrow margin over the Focus Electric (but who cares about that?).

Spending some time behind the wheel of the Focus Electric reconfirms the claims of its maker that it drives like a real car.

In ideal conditions, at 75 degrees, the average range of the Leaf, i - MiEV, and Focus Electric was 105 miles.

Competitors include the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i.

AAA tested a 2013 Nissan Leaf, a 2012 Mitsubishi i - MiEV, and a 2014 Ford Focus Electric on a dynamometer in a climate - controlled room.

It is available in three trim levels and competes against the likes of the Mitsubishi i and Ford Focus Electric.

The Ford Focus Electric's high starting price has been blamed for that model's slow sales, although Ford did cut the price by a whopping $ 4000 for 2014.

Competitors include the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i. New for 2013 Nissan claims improvements to the 2013 Leaf's aerodynamics, energy management system and regenerative braking help the car travel farther on a charge.

Competitors include the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i. New for 2015 The base model gains Nissan's B - Mode, which applies the regenerative braking more aggressively.

Volkswagen is planning an upgraded battery for the e-Golf, as is Ford for its Focus Electric, but we doubt these updated EVs will be able to match the Chevrolet Bolt's estimated range.

Honda recently reduced lease rates for its Fit EV by $ 130 a month, while Ford also slashed the price of the Focus Electric by $ 4000, bringing its MSRP to $ 35,995.

On top of that, the Focus Electric is eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $ 7500, which could bring a buyer's total cost to just $ 28,495.

When the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV arrives in showrooms later this year, it will have more than double the range of its main competitors including the Nissan Leaf, Ford Focus Electric, and Volkswagen e-Golf.

The hatchback is also sold as the Focus Electric, which is covered separately in the Cars.com Research section, and as the sporty ST and performance RS.

The EPA predicts a driving range of 76 miles per charge, although the Focus Electric's top speed is limited to 84 mph.

The 2014 Ford Focus Electric is much more affordable than previously, thanks to a $ 4000 price cut.

Ford has revealed that its Focus Electric will cost $ 39,995 when it goes on sale next year.

Ford in 2011, unveiled the Focus Electric, C - Max Energi and C - Max Hybrid, all manufactured at Ford's high profile, overhauled Michigan Assembly plant.

The Focus Electric starts at $ 35,170.

Its 4,700 - member workforce builds the Focus, Focus Electric, Focus ST, C - Max Hybrid and C - Max Energi.

The Wayne factory employs about 5,100 and makes the Focus gas - powered car, Focus Electric and C - Max hybrid gasoline - electric car.

We'll send you home in the 2018 Ford Focus Electric you've been dreaming of!

2018MY Focus Electric is a limited production model sold in select states CA / CT / MA / MD / ME / NJ / NY / OR / RI / VT) at Ford EV Certified Dealers.

Five vehicles currently are built there — the Ford Focus, Focus Electric, Focus ST, C - Max Hybrid and C - Max Energi — and workers made about 265,000 vehicles last year.

Enter the handsome 2012 Ford Focus Electric, the first all - electric car from a Detroit automaker in the 21st century.

No information was released as to what Google plans to do with the vehicle, but rumors are floating the Google plans to use the Ford Focus Electric in it's autonomous vehicle program, a research project at Google that creates self - driving vehicles.

The Ford Focus Electric has a base price of $ 39,995 — minus a $ 7,500 federal tax credit and a $ 2,500 rebate in California.

The Focus Electric is gradually being released in numerous states and the C - Max series are being released next year.

The Ford Focus Electric is the first of many vehicles that Ford has planned for the coming years — Ford is hoping the Focus Electric will receive a MPGe rating of over 100MPG which would beat the Nissan Leaf, and give the 112MPGe Mitsubishi i - Miev a run for it's money.

«Highlighting the Focus Electric as a pace car is a fun way to educate consumers about the kinds of benefits our electrified vehicles deliver and show people our commitment to provide Ford customers the power of choice for leading fuel economy in the vehicle that best meets their needs,» Mark Fields, president of Ford's Americas division, said Monday.

Without a gas engine up front, the Focus Electric's weight distribution is close to ideal at 49 percent in front, 51 percent in the rear.

EVs such as the Fiat 500e, VW e-Golf, Nissan Leaf, Kia Soul and Ford Focus Electric all sell for considerably less than the i3.

The Ford Focus Electric Pace Car will take the pole position on April 28th.

«We wanted the Focus Electric to be a vehicle first, that just happened to be electric,» said Eric Kuehn, Ford's chief engineer for global electrified programs.

A terrific example of this is what ford recently did with the Focus Electric.

While more and more businesses and workplaces are including charging stations in their parking lots and the range on the 2012 Ford Focus Electric is enough for most people to get around for a day or more, we're still nervous about running out of juice.

The 2012 Ford Focus Electric is the first 5 seater all electric vehicle to hit the market with a 100 MPGe rating and will offer faster charging than the Nissan Leaf at 240 Volt outlets.

This week, in an attempt to stay at the forefront of greenlings across the country, Ford has released photos of the Ford Focus Electric pace car.

Ford also reported its best month yet for the Focus Electric, with 172 units sold, bring the total for the year through November to 518 units.

Based on the new, European - designed C - Max people mover, the gas - electric will be built alongside the new Focus and Focus Electric in Wayne, Mich. and launches in 2012.

In the end, the Focus Electric solves the nerdy - E.V. problem, but it may underscore the biggest current challenge to widespread adoption of electric cars: their cost.

Lithium battery packs aren't supposed to have any memory so it doesn't matter if you never really drain the battery, and in fact, draining the battery fully may shorten battery life — it will be interesting what the Ford Focus Electric manual has to say about that.

That makes the Soul EV more expensive than the Chevrolet Spark EV, Fiat 500e, and Nissan Leaf, but more affordable than the Ford Focus Electric.