Comments on: Ford Focus Electric Coming Soon

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:42:28 +0000

I second Scott’s concern about more timetable information. My state is slated for early delivery of the Nissan Leaf. This is currently the only BEV that I could purchase before our state’s stimulus funded rebates expire in Sept 2011. If the Focus is available before mid-year, I will hold off and buy the Focus.

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By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:57:42 +0000

I wish Ford would come out with more information. I would prefer to not be sending $32000 to another country for the Nissan Leaf. I am one of the first 6000 some odd people to put a deposit down on the Leaf and hope that the timing will work out for when I will need the car. I am not in California so I will not be one of the first people to get the car. If Ford could deliver the Focus EV in March or April of 2011 they would easily get my money. If the Focus is ready in the early Spring Ford would stand a real good chance of winning the “Fly over states” and the East coast that Nissan is delaying delivery to. Ford could be the first to market in a lot of areas if they do not put the people in California before all their other customers like Nissan is doing.

By: RyGuy

RyGuy — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:37:41 +0000

Do people realize that electric cars are not necessarily “greener” than traditional gas powered cars? Where does the electric come from? In the majority of the US, pollution heavy coal. I’m not sure, but it seems like gas cars or clean diseal cars or regular hybrids might be better than having everyone power-up off coal.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:33:42 +0000

Is there a waiting list? and I have yet to see a price tag goal from Ford about the FocusEv. I must say I am very new to the knowledge of Ford offering this car for the masses. Please bare with me.

Thanks,
JG

By: JimB

JimB — Thu, 06 May 2010 06:39:12 +0000

I can’t wait. The Focus Electric will be my commuter car. We already have a mini van for long trips. Where battery technology is today, if you’re a one car family, you’ll need to own or rent a gas powered vehicle for long trips. Someday, that will no longer be the case.

I went to the Ford dealer today asking if they knew when the car would be available. No one working there had even heard of the Focus Electric! That’s right. They looked at me as though I had just fallen off the turnip truck.

I get to drive a Mini E pretty regularly, and it’s got lots of grunt. I don’t expect the Focus to be nearly as peppy, but it’ll sure be nice not to ever go to a gas station or worry about oil changes, smog checks, or tune-ups ever again.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:58:26 +0000

Do you know something no one else knows? Every article I’ve seen about the Tesla sedan states it will be around $50K not $30K.

By: P. Walker

P. Walker — Sat, 01 May 2010 23:33:00 +0000

My concern which has been ratified by my local Ford manager is the ability of Li-ion battery technology to cope with environmental exteremes. My experience with current state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries is that when they get cold, they go nearly dormant….and the Rocky Mtn states do get cold. The Ford guy added that in desert temperatures, Li-ion batteries severely overheat. In Wyoming it gets hot as well, so having your car die between towns 100+ miles apart with spotty cell phone service becomes life threatening. I have always believed that Detroit has never understood that issue.
Having said all of the above, I sure wish Ford would develop a hybrid form of its Ranger that could be trusted out here. I am on my 5th Ranger in 25 years and would dearly love to own a reliable high mileage variant. In my region, 4-wheel drive is an absolute need-to-have.

By: John

John — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:53:38 +0000

When is Ford going to come out with a hybrid pickup? I have seen several companies convert F-150s to plug-in hybrids. Why doesn’t Ford make these? For people like me that need a work truck but can’t afford a separate commuter vehicle a plug-in hybrid F-150 would be perfect.
The minute Ford makes a hybrid or plug-in hybrid F-150 I’m in.