Ford Begins Production of 2012 Focus Electric, Promises to be Better than Nissan’s Leaf
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Ford Begins Production of 2012 Focus Electric, Promises to be Better than Nissan’s Leaf



Having already launched its first all-electric vehicle, the Transit Connect Electric in December 2010, Ford announced today that it is beginning production of its first plug-in passenger car, the Focus Electric.

The all-electric, zero-emissions version of the Focus will be manufactured at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant from this month – and the Blue Oval is making some really bold statements about its EV.

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- Ford Begins European Production Of The Focus Electric
Ford has started production of the Focus EV, the first full-electric vehicle to be built by the U.S. carmaker in Europe. Manufacturing of the Focus Electric was integrated directly into the established Focus assembly line at the company's Saarlouis...

- Ford Invests Us$135 Million For The Faster Development Of Electric And Hybrid Vehicles
Ford is serious about increasing the “green”, i.e. hybrid and electric offerings, in its line-up. The first step is the launch of five new vehicles this year: the all-electric version of the Focus and the hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions...

- Ford Introduces C-max Hybrids, Claims They Outperform Toyota's Prius And Prius V
Along with the Focus Electric, the Blue Oval also announced two more new models today, the C-MAX Hybrid and the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, which Ford claims will allow operation in all-electric mode at higher speeds than any other hybrid currently...

- New Ford Focus Electric: Plug-in Ev Unveiled In Production Form, Goes On Sale At The End Of 2011
Ford is poised to take on the Nissan Leaf EV and to a lesser extent, the more technologically advanced Chevrolet Volt extended range EV with the all-new Focus Electric that was revealed today in production guise. The Dearborn company's first-ever...

- Ford Gets $5.9 Billion Gov. Tech Loans, Says Electric Focus Will Arrive In 2011, Plug-in Hybrid By 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that Ford has been approved for a $5.9 billion government loan to develop fuel-saving technologies that will reduce the nation's dependency on foreign oil. Ford, which is the only American automaker not...



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