Ford Focus EV

[herbvdh]

Purchased a '13 Mustang for my son's graduation in May. If other dealers are anything like the one I delt with, only customers coming in asking about the EV will be told about it. Everybody else won't be told a thing. They don't want to confuse their customer. Edumication must happen elsewhere.

I stopped at the Mitsubishi Dealer asked about the "i" had a very good talk with an educated salesman that told me they would not sell the car per the manager yet they had a banner hung up showing the car. I called several weeks before and was told they were getting one. He wondered why I wanted an EV told him back and forth to work no gas etc. Casually mentioned that another dealer had them in stock 30 miles away and he asked me to show it to them if I got one. Spoke to him about Tesla also with there great range.

[TEG]

The Model S weighs, what, almost 5000 pounds? How much of it is the battery?...

Model S Specs and Standard Features | Tesla Motors

Curb weight: 4,647.3 lbs

Battery weight guess: ~1,100lbs.

[Doug_G]

Discussions about EV impact on repair/parts shops went here.

[mattjs33]

Good idea.

[TEG]

Hey, Ford! Steal This Car (Idea) From Nissan! (F)

[Robert.Boston]

Hey, Ford! Steal This Car (Idea) From Nissan! (F)

Elon has said that a 500-mile battery is feasible, but there's no market for it. Maybe if they made a few, and then made these available as rentals for Model S owners who need a really long range occasionally?

[shark2k]

Hey guys,

Just want to let you know I took the Focus EV for a quick test drive today. Didn't really look much at the interior, but focused more on the experience and what not. So, the acceleration was alright, I would say better than my 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 (manual). It felt like the front would pull left and right as I accelerated, so I'm thinking they didn't deal with all the torque very well. I remember reading comments on here about front-wheel drive cars and a lot of torque. The regen in drive was not all that much. I put it in L and the regen appeared to be heavier, but still not enough for single pedal driving. As I've only drove the Roadster as the other EV, I definitely prefer the Roadster's EV. Overall, I enjoyed the drive still, the electric factor is just really nice, but for $40k, I more than likely wouldn't get it.

-Shark2k

[wassenberg]

Elon has said that a 500-mile battery is feasible, but there's no market for it. Maybe if they made a few, and then made these available as rentals for Model S owners who need a really long range occasionally?

just for fun, we build our own hybride ford.

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[DuncanWatson]

I just leased a Ford Focus Electric 2013 in Tuxedo Black with leather interior. The price was right ($199/month, $2500 down) and I can drive an EV while waiting for the battery technology to improve. So far I have had it 3 days and love it.

[cwerdna]

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New Ford Focus Electric Leasing Program Rivals Nissan LEAF is reporting on much more competitive lease deals, similar to the above.