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Ford reported $2.5 billion dollar first quarter profit - the highest they've had since 1998. Their sales have definitely benefited from shifting to smaller more fuel efficient vehicles like the Ford Fusion Hybrid. During the first quarter, US sales of hybrid cars were up 33 percent, and...

...not a fad as in something that isn't popular in 5 years, but a fad as in once the Ford Focus EV is available there will be huge hype, but once the new version of the Ford Focus EV comes out a few years later, will the old version be like the old version of the iPhone? Or will EVs have a...

Cars.com set up a challenge that pitted EV against non-EV. Unfortunately the Ford Focus Electric isn't available yet so it didn't compete in the challenge, but the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt and the gasoline version of the Ford Focus did. Cars in the Challenge were a 2012 FOrd Focus, 2011 Toyota...

I like to think he's acting so casual about Ford's position on electric vehicles because Ford's going to making a big announcement soon :)

Here's another article about Ford releasing the Focus Electric to the Asian market: http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/5081980/ford-to-launch-new-focus-electric-in-asia The Ford Focus Electric is one of five electrified vehicles included in Ford's electrification strategy. Initial...

With the Ford Focus Electric set to hit the market later this year (or at least that's the last date we've heard from Ford) and the Nissan Leaf already on the Road, the New Jersey Assembly has passed a bill requiring charging stations at rest stops along the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State...

We at the Ford Focus Electric Forum totally agree! I posted that more just for your information than to actually imply that I support that point of view. It's surprising the amount of mainstream media that pushes this stuff and the number of people that seem to believe it! Although, what CAN...

The auto maker is gearing up to launch the all-new Ford Focus Electric in the US later this year and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid in 2012, and its plan to introduce electric cars in China comes after the government pledged in March to cut the country's carbon output by 17% by 2015. Ford plans to...

With the Ford Focus Electric due in select markets by the end of 2011, it pays to know who the competing vehicles and manufacturers will be. This graphic also show how long it would take to recoup the cost difference of buying the Electric Ford Focus versus a normal gasoline powered vehicle.

Interesting view by the Richmond Times on the sales numbers of electric vehicles versus normaly vehicles. I wonder if the Ford Focus Electric will fare any better? Or if it doesn't have to do so much with demand but more with the supply of the electric vehicles to the consumer? I bet there would...

Ford will use the renewable energy to produce Focus Focus electric and Ford Focus gasoline models, as well as other hybrids. Ford hired Xtreme to build a 750-kilowatt energy facility that can store two million watt-hours. That's enough power for 100 homes for a year - now that's a battery...

Ford is working with cities and utility comapnies in Ford Focus Electric launch cities to identify key infrastructure building blocks that will enable the areas to be EV ready. While Ford is gearing up to launch the all-new Ford Focus Electric later this year, cities around the country are...

Governments have had a problem with people running their diesel engined vehicles on vegetable oil and other bio fuels for quite some time - because of the lost revenue that vehicle owners pay when they purchase diesel fuel or gasoline. These taxes go towards maintaining the roadways. Now with...

Very true, thanks for pointing that out (the uk vs us gallon sizes)... even a 20$ decrease in mileage would still put the Econetic at 64MPG. Is the UK driving cycle that much different than the EPA version? Perhaps a higher ratio of busy city driving to highway driving, and since the Ford Focus...

Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference in California Tuesday, Rob Bernard, who spoke at the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference, is Microsoft's chief environmental strategist. Rob said Microsoft is focusing Hohm to work with the Ford Focus Electric to manage electric-vehicle...

The Smart Electric vehicle had some Ford Focus Electric vehicle supporters concerned - a range of 130-160 miles and a decent price would have put up some stiff competition for the Ford Focus EV. However, EPA official testing of the car rates it's range at 60 miles - 40% less range than the...

In Ford's continuing effort to create more fuel efficient and eco-friendly vehicles, they've released information on a Ford Focus variant called the Econetic. Sadly, this diesel version of the Ford Focus will only be available in Europe - North America will have to be happy with the Ford Focus...

Some news articles on the Ford Focus are talking about the ability to order the 2012 Focus online: Although it doesn't specifically say anything about the Ford Focus Electric version, I hadn't seen this before so I had to go to the Ford configurator and check for myself. And, much to my...

Ford is going head to head with Renault next year for European electric vehicle sales, but Ford isn't following Renault's lead in offering electric vehicles with a battery-leasing option. Dan Pierce from Ford says the Ford Focus Electric will be sold like a conventional vehicle - the battery...

Yes, thank you! In my haste to post before the weekend, I failed to confirm it posted to the Focus Electric Forum correctly.... the '&' symbol cut off the rest of my post too!