Brief Details on Both of the Electric Vehicles for Sale by Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports Puts its Mitsubishi i and Ford Focus Electric Up for Sale to the Public

“Does Tesla envy have you pining for an affordable electric car? Well, we just happen to have two test cars that we need to sell to make room, and funds, for new cars.” So ...
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Ford To Test Range-Saving “Breakthrough” Heating System in Focus Electric

Owners of electric vehicles who reside in northern regions of the world know that using the vehicle’s heating system depletes range.  It’s no different for those who reside ...
Ford Focus Electric Won't Ever be a Major Player, but Neither Will Other Pure Electric Vehicles, According to Ford.

Ford Director of Sustainable Mobility: “We Don’t Really See the Battery Electric Vehicle as a Major Player”

Though pure electric vehicles accounted for only around 0.1 percent of all automotive sales in the US in 2012, the total tally still reached roughly 15,000 units last year.  Not bad ...
Ford Focus Electric Won't Ever be a Major Player, but Neither Will Other Pure Electric Vehicles, According to Ford.

Ford Doesn’t Expect Focus Electric Sales to Increase by Much in 2013

Even with 900 EV Certified dealers set to be ready for action in Spring 2013, Ford says sales of its Focus Electric likely won’t increase substantially. Despite reduced lease ...
The Nissan LEAF is Total Car Score's Number One Plug-In Vehicle for 2013.

Total Car Score Rates its 2013 Top 10 Plug-In Vehicles

Automotive vehicle evaluation site Total Car Score recently assembled its list of the Top 10 plug-in vehicles for 2013.  Let the countdown to number 1 begin. 10.  Honda Fit EV Price: ...
Ford Focus Electric Won't Ever be a Major Player, but Neither Will Other Pure Electric Vehicles, According to Ford.

Ford Focus Electric Scores Five-Star Safety Rating from NHTSA

It’s official, the 2013 Ford Focus Electric is safer than its gas-fueled counterpart, according to the NHTSA. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released ...
Over Time, EVs (like the Focus Electric) Are Driven More And More Like A "Regular" Car

Consumer Reports Tests Ford Focus Electric, Mitsubishi i — Digs 1, Rips the Other — w/videos

Included in this month’s Consumer Reports are tests of two electric vehicles: the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i.  This electric duo joins the Nissan LEAF as the only ...
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How Will You Get Your Focus Electric Home?

    On August 23 my wife and I took delivery of a Ford Focus Electric (FFE) from Richmond Ford in Virginia.  I reserved the Focus Electric in March, and was told to expect ...

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