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Ford will cut the starting price of the Focus Electric by $4,000 (€3,065) for the 2014 model year, as the U.S. carmaker wants to appeal to mainstream buyers who have been reluctant so far to buy pricey EVs, according to Detroit News report.
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Cars
Ford to Slash Focus Electric Price by up to $4,000 in the U.S.
Ford will cut the starting price of the Focus Electric by $4,000 (€3,065) for the 2014 model year, as the U.S. carmaker wants to appeal to mainstream buyers who have been reluctant so far to buy pricey EVs, according to Detroit News report.
Surprisingly, just last month, a Ford executive told reporters that the automaker would not follow in the footsteps of its competitors and slash prices. U.S. sales of electric vehicles in the first six months of this year reached 41,000 units, making up only 0.5 percent of all new cars and trucks sold.
Read more »- Ford Cuts Focus Ev’s Price By A Further $6,000 On Weak Demand
It’s no secret that Ford has failed to attract EV buyers with its Focus Electric in the US, and the fact that the automaker has operated a second consistent price cut speaks for itself. Read more »...
- U.s. Sales Of Evs And Plug-in Hybrids Up 84 Percent, Diesels Rise 10 Percent In 2013
U.S. sales of full electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles rose 84 percent in 2013 to more than 96,000, boosted by price cuts and new model launches, according to a report from the Detroit News citing data obtained from Wards Auto. Automakers sold...
- Ford To Quietly Pace Nascar's Richmond 400 Race With Focus Ev
Following an announcement earlier this month, Ford officially revealed the 2012 Focus EV that will become the first all-electric pace car to field a NASCAR race at this weekend's Richmond 400. Ford showed the two Focus Electric pace cars at the...
- 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...
- Ford’s European Sales Up By 5,4% In February
Drive by the redesigned Focus and the new Mondeo, Ford of Europe saw its sales increase this February to 125,500 units, up by 5.4 percent compared to February 2007. The company's European year-to-date sales (Feb 07-08) were up by 3.3 percent to 267,900...