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Although A/Z Plan is limited, if you know someone who works at Ford, work for a supplier to Ford, or own at least 100 shares of Ford stock, you can get X Plan pricing. On the base Focus Electric, this amounts to $27,840 ($28,665 inc. D/D).

There may be 10 wheel options across all available Focus models, but I would only expect one design to be available on the Focus Electric. The Focus Electric reminds me a lot of the old Escape Hybrid in the way it is handled. They artificially limit the options and color choices on both the...

Unfortunately I too only had about a half hour to take in the whole show. I was there a little later than you, but had to leave around 11 am. There were a few Teslas that had arrived by the time I left. They also had a Focus Electric available in the test drive area in addition to a Nissan...

I went to the show last year hoping to be able to see or drive a Focus Electric, but unfortunately there were none on display. There was one in the parking lot but it was locked up. Hopefully this year someone here can represent in the actual show.

Ford has released photographs of the exterior but not any other details about what might have changed. All I can tell as of now is: 1. You get the new taillights but the rest of the exterior is unchanged. 2. It's available in red. The charging port is still the same size and shape, so it's...

Ford reduced the base MSRP of the 2014 Fusion Energi by $3600-$4000 compared to the 2013, which negates the difference in rebates.

NAIAS is certainly the exception and not the rule when it comes to showing electric vehicles. Toyota even had their Rav4 EV on the floor (with a decoy HYBRID license plate that I commented about and the rep sheepishly covered up) which they've made clear they don't want to sell or service...

I beg to differ about the Model S being a "faux I'm rich" car. People do not buy the Model S to make it appear they have a lot of money. They buy it because it's the only electric car currently on the market that combines performance, range and style. If the Model S was just another gas or...

sjh7707, That sounds more like the car did not start up properly. Did you make sure "Ready to Drive" was displayed? It's possible that either you weren't pressing down the brake when you went to start the car or it did not register it, so even though it may have appeared that the car was...

Use Siri to send responses. You can say anything rather than being limited to the canned responses. If you haven't used Siri over Bluetooth before, you just have to hold down the button on the phone like you normally would and it starts a "call" on the hands-free system.

If you lease, you don't get to claim the $7500 tax credit. It is already factored into your lease payment.

Thanks, it looks like the news has spread everywhere and has been confirmed by Ford. I wonder when they were planning to announce this if it hadn't been noticed.

With the start of the 2014 model year, I decided to look and see if any dealers had new cars on order. I found one 2014 dealer order and aside from the lack of incentives, the price looked unchanged from before. This is consistent with the build and price tool on Ford.com, the base price is...

The first 8 digits of all Focus Electric VINs will be the same. They indicate country of origin, make, model, trim, and engine type. Most of the remaining digits will vary and are for check sum, model year, plant, and unique vehicle identifier.

Welcome Rudy! Is that by any chance the Frosted Glass one from Gene Butman Ford? If so, I test drove that one too and it's a great car, just unfortunately the timing wasn't right for me. Hope you are happy with it for many years to come.