Posts Tagged ‘Ford Focus Electric’

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    Ford Focus Electric to Come with Household Solar Panel Option
    Ford is teaming with solar panel maker SunPower to provide a high-efficiency rooftop solar system that will provide Ford Focus Electric owners enough renewable energy production to offset the energy used for charging. The 2.5 kilowatt rooftop solar system is comprised of the SunPower E18 Series solar panels that produce an average of 3,000 kilowatt hours of electricity...
    by at August 10th, 2011 at 09:08 am
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    2012 Ford Focus Electric Gets Advanced Radiator
    The 2012 Ford Focus Electric will get an unique liquid-cooled battery system that cools the lithium-ion battery and keeps it working at its prime, even in the hottest of conditions. The electric vehicle batteries can get quite hot and to overcome this, Ford has announced its Focus Electric will use an “an advanced active liquid-cooling and heating system” to regulate...
    by at June 16th, 2011 at 01:06 am
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    AT&T to Provide Wireless Connectivity to Ford Focus Electric
    Ford has chosen communications giant AT&T as the provider of wireless connectivity for its first all-electric passenger car -the Ford Focus Electric. Through the new MyFord Mobile smartphone app, using the embedded AT&T wireless connection, Ford Focus Electric vehicle owners will have the ability to send and receive data about their car providing command and control...
    by at March 23rd, 2011 at 04:03 am
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    Ford Focus Electric Wins Green Car Vision Award
    The Green Car Journal announced that the Ford Focus Electric won the annual Green Car Vision Award at the Washington Auto Show. This year, Green Car Vision Award finalists included the Ford Focus Electric, Honda Fit EV, Mitsubishi i, Toyota RAV4 Electric, and Volvo C30 DrivE electric. For the first time in the history of this award, all candidates featured electric drive. The...
    by at January 29th, 2011 at 07:01 am
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    Ford Developed Home Charging Station for the Focus Electric with Leviton
    The Ford Focus Electric will offer an innovative home charging station unit for customers that was jointly developed with Leviton, a leading North American producer of electrical devices. One of the main advantages of the charging station is the nonpermanent-style installation. The unit plugs into a 240-volt outlet instead of being hard-wired into the electrical breaker...
    by at January 15th, 2011 at 02:01 am
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    Best Buy to Charge Up Ford Electric Focus
    To help with the charging infrastructure, Ford has partnered with Best Buy to install home charging stations for its all-new Ford Focus Electric, costing about US$1,500 each. Focus Electric owners will be able to purchase the stations through 1,200 Best Buy stores across the U.S. or through the Best Buy website, then the retailer will offer complete consultation and installation...
    by at January 8th, 2011 at 06:01 am
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    Ford Focus Electric Unveiled
    The Ford Focus Electric will launch in late 2011 and is designed to offer enough range to cover the majority of daily driving habits of Americans. It will offer a mile-per-gallon equivalent better than Chevrolet Volt and competitive with other battery electric vehicles. A full recharge is expected to take three to four hours at home with the 240-volt charge station –half...
    by at January 7th, 2011 at 02:01 pm
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    Ford Unveils Phone App for Focus Electric Cars
    Electric car owners can plug in and walk away from their vehicles while staying connected, thanks to the new MyFord Mobile app being introduced exclusively with the all-new Ford Focus Electric. The new MyFord Mobile technology provides Ford Focus Electric owners in North America with a powerful tool to stay connected, monitor and control their vehicle. Via a smartphone...
    by at January 7th, 2011 at 06:01 am
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    Ford Picks first US Markets for Focus Electric
    Ford has announced the first U.S. markets slated to receive the all-new Ford Focus Electric, which debuts in late 2011. The first markets selected for Ford Focus Electric: Atlanta, Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Orlando, Fla., Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.;...
    by at November 15th, 2010 at 01:11 pm
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    Ford Focus Electric to Offer ‘Convenience Cord’
    For its upcoming Ford Focus Electric, Ford has unveiled a ‘convenience cord’ that will allow the electric Focus to be recharged at any standard (120-Volt) wall plug. The 120-volt cord is 25 feet long and will let users recharge the Focus Electric more easily at standard 120-volt locations. Ford will also offer a faster wall-mounted 240-Volt home charging station as...
    by at October 8th, 2010 at 05:10 am
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