Ford's Focus Electric Car Rules the Track: Leon Kaye takes the Focus Electric around the track and reports his f...

Ford's Focus Electric Car Rules the Track: #evworld

evworld.com 08 Jul '12, 7pm

Ford's Focus Electric Car Rules the Track: Leon Kaye takes the Focus Electric around the track and reports his f...

The Ford Focus launched this year, with the first models on sale in EV-friendly California, New Jersey and New York; sales will roll out to 16 additional states by the end of this year. Ford has not set an official sticker price for the 2013 Focus Electric yet, but its 2012 model’s price is set at $39,995. That price, of course, comes before government rebates that could knock that price down as much as $7,500, though a home Tier Two charging station will set back owners about $1,500. The reason why the Focus Electric’s price is on the high end is because of the battery, which costs anywhere from $12,000 to $15,000. The battery is the juice behind the Focus Electric’s power; its permanent magnetic electric traction engine has a 100-kilowatt AC electric motor that offers 143 horsepower and 184 pound feet of torque. The LG lithium-ion battery provides a capacity of 23 kilowa...

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