Hi Fluke, Awesome Ford Focus electric and great to have you on the focus electric forum. Couple quick questions: -What was the difference between Oxford White and Platinum White? -Did Ford really charge you an extra $495 for platinum white? Very sweet tint job. Makes the car look really, really good...

So far the ford focus electric comes in colors of: Ingot Silver Tuxedo Black White Platinum ($495 extra) Blue Candy ($395) Frosted Glass Oxford White My favorite color for the focus ev right now is probably the Blue Candy. That would be cool if the ford focus electric forum had polls. What is your f...

I just read this on the ford focus electric section of Ford's website and found this little fact if true very interesting. "Q. Will the maintenance cost over a few years be more or less than a similar gas engine vehicle? A. Focus Electric has fewer moving mechanical parts than a conventional gas-pow...

Thought I would post the Alicia Silverstone video that just came out. I will say this was a very clever promotion for the focus electric. http://screen.yahoo.com/alicia-silverstone-s-san-francisco-plugged-in-yahoo-screen-29452923.html I really like how the competition is being done and the stars inv...

I have a quick question about the Ford Focus electric in carpool lanes. It seems based on early reports that 65 mph is the ideal peak speed for the focus ev. Are there not some single carpools lanes with a speed of 70 mph in California? How would this impact the Focus ev long trip driving and will o...

When I stumbled upon this company that makes electric vehicles I was in awe. Just the Venturi gallery on the home page is a wow. The focus electric forum community I think would enjoy some of this electric car eye candy: http://www.venturifetish.fr/ If this is where electric vehicle innovation is he...

Hi Rwbill, Thanks for posting that Ford focus electric pamphlet. One fact on it I found interesting was this one: "Estimated cost to fully charge vehicle: $2 to $3 (based on nationwide average cost of $0.10 per kWh)" I looked it up and the nation average is more around $.11 - $.12 cents. Its been ov...

Hi Voltcrazy,

What is a "Chademo port"? I have never heard of this ford focus electric accessory. Also have you checked out the CODA? Seems like a reasonable competitor to the focus electric.

I will third this idea as well. I just learned that ford focus electric made an appearance at an event called "Race at the Cape". This group also seems to have some unique events on electric cars / green energy as well: http://www.capemayforum.org/programs.html http://www.bizbash.com/ford_generates_...

Wow awesome - I can't believe an actual representative from Ford motor company stopped by the ford focus electric forum to keep us all updated on the Ford focus ev mobile app. Thanks Joe! So cool to see you hear. I still can not find the app for download anywhere. I did however read about this amazi...