Recent content by johnd

I would assume that all electric vehicles have HOV access in California? The Nissan Leaf, the Mitsubishi iMiev, the Volt and now the Ford Focus Electric all have access...

I had no idea the Ford Focus ICE was so popular! I guess that makes sense that Ford wouldn't want to cut into the Focus ICE production to build a few (hundred perhaps) Ford Focus Electric vehicles... I remember seeing somewhere that when Ford gave the media a tour of the Wayne assembly plant for...

That's it - only 10. And it's supposedly been on sale since December 2012. I don't know what Ford is doing with this, but if they keep it up, there will be plenty of people buying a Leaf or a Mitsubishi i instead! Here's the article: Ford claims it's still on track

The Ford site for the Ford Focus Electric car talks about the eco-friendly interior: The earth-friendly cloth seat fabric in the Ford Focus Electric is made from 100% post-industrial materials. The seat cloth uses polyester fibers that would otherwise have ended up in landfills. The seat...

This is a dangerous move - once the government starts down this road, there's no going back. Isn't there a road use tax in Europe somewhere? I think London might have something that charges users based on the distance they drive their vehicle each month? This would also take an incredible...

Sorry for the tease :lol: No, I did not get to test drive the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, but I want too! I have lots of questions about the Focus Electric, but mainly it just comes down to filling my impatience... when do we get to do test drives? I wonder if Ford will do a country wide tour...

Ha, wow! At first I thought you meant they were driving this car plugged in with an extension cord (like instead of the battery pack)!! But then I read the article and that makes more sense. I like how they pointed out the A123 systems have been making similar conversions in Prius' for years...

I know this isn't really one vs the other. I'm more of the mindset that any electric vehicle is good as it helps us move towards friendlier, oil-free-er cars. Apparently Chevy dealers are really expecting a fire sale on the Volt. There's been some people asking around about Volt pricing, and...