Focus Electric is expected to be the first all-electric vehicle to achieve a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel efficiency rating with seating for five; can cut electricity costs to zero or even pay customers back with solar recharging option Focus Electric is the first all-electric vehicle to offer faster charging technology, allowing it [...]
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Ford Opens Reservations for 2012 Focus Electric
2012 Focus electric is Ford’s first all-electric, 100% gas-free, passenger car and the first of five planned electrified vehicles Detailed product specifications and virtually build and price available at online website:http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/ Ford Certified EV dealers in California and New York/New Jersey markets will begin taking first orders for the 2012 Focus Electric SEATTLE, WA., Nov. [...]
Ford Racing to Show Focus ST-R at L.A. Auto Show; Global Ford Motorsports Development Strategy Continues to Grow | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
All-new Ford Focus ST-R race car to appear at Los Angelesas Ford further grows its global motorsports development portfolio Global Focus ST-based racer ready for action all around the world and available for purchase – technically based on Ford’s global Focus race car development program Fast, agile and competitive, Focus ST-R is aimed at professionals, [...]
Ford Global Performance Strategy Accelerates at Frankfurt; New Fiesta ST Concept Joins Focus ST Production Model | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford is accelerating its new global performance strategy at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show with the debut of the production version of the all-new Ford Focus ST and a concept for a future Fiesta ST Ford ST (Sport Technologies) models will share the same DNA around the world, offering outstanding performance, harmonious balance and high [...]
Hues Clues: Ruby Red, Blue Candy Tinted Clearcoat Among New Vehicle Colors Coming Down the Road at Ford | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Next-generation Ford palette will feature more complex metallics, tinted clearcoats, tri-coats and neutrals Ford designers have a timetable of three years out when developing color palette Research shows up to 40 percent of car buyers say they’d walk out of a dealership if they couldn’t buy a car in the color they wanted DEARBORN, Mich., [...]
New Ford Focus Electric Keeps Its Cool When the Temperature Heats Up | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford’s use of an advanced active liquid-cooling and heating system in its Focus Electric lithium-ion battery packs will provide customers in hot climates an advantage over competitive models When charging or being used, the battery is cooled by an integrated cooling system using a “chiller” to lower the temperature of the coolant going through the [...]
New Ford Focus Now Available to Download for The Sims 3, the World’s Most Popular Life Simulation Video Game | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
New Ford Focus sedan available for download in eight colors as part of Focus Neon Nights package This is the seventh Ford vehicle in The Sims series, as Ford was the first significant brand to be integrated into video game Ford vehicles offered in The Sims games have been downloaded more than 8 million times already; in [...]
Location, Location, Location: Ford Identifies Optimal Location for Electric Vehicle Charge Ports | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford engineers researched several locations for the Focus Electric and C-MAX Energi charge ports to ensure the port was in the best possible place for customer use The team used market research studies to identify consumer expectations about how owners would charge the vehicle The front and rear of the vehicle were determined as unsuitable [...]
Ford Provides $50,000 to Help Missouri Tornado Victims, Ford Employees Step In | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford Provides $50,000 to Help Missouri Tornado Victims, Ford Employees Step In Ford Motor Company Fund is contributing an additional $50,000 to Feeding America in support of tornado victims in Joplin, Mo. The Fund donated $50,000 to this organization earlier this month for disaster relief in southern states hit by tornadoes and floods Employees from [...]
Demand Rising for New Ford Focus As It Earns Top Safety Pick from IIHS and Highest Safety Rating from Euro NCAP | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
The 2012 Ford Focus joins a list of 11 other Ford vehicles that have previously earned the Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Sales of the new Focus were up 22 percent in April compared with the same month a year ago Awards highlight impressive safety features of the 2012 [...]
Ford Designers Find Inspiration for Less Is More Interiors | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford designers advocate simplicity as the essence of great design Today’s best designers conceive solutions that offer consumers the products and technology they want and love, but with seductive simplicity Ford-exclusive SYNC® offers an example of a “less is more” solution, providing efficient, state-of-the-art technology in an intuitive, engaging package DEARBORN, Mich., May 17, 2011 [...]
