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Why mention the high cost of the Leaf and not the Volt, which is almost 10k more? And no, just on cost alone one would not buy an EV...or any new car for that matter. But I think there is more in the decision to purchase an EV than just cost.

That would be great...keeping my figures crossed while at the same time trying to keep expectations low.

This would be a great day for Ford to come out with price and other details, being Earth day AND the start of the NYC auto show.

Where did they get the price for the Volt? Unless I totally missed something it should be listed at 41k+

Here is a link... http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/03/24/ford-announces-partnership-with-att-to-connect-focus-electric-to-the-cloud/

FYI - That is AT+T for others that may have been confused (like me)

I recently went to the twin cities autoshow hoping to talk electric with Ford and other car makers. I was able to see the Volt, but no touching!, but was about to climb all over the Leaf and the MiEV (pre-orders start at the end of the month for late 2012 delivery). However Ford had zero...

Block heaters used to be much more common, but we do not see them much anymore. I'm not an expert, but I think fuel injection and lighter weight oil greatly diminishes the need. Even when these were more common I don't think many businesses had outlets as cold starts were more an issue when...

The performance of the actively managed temperature batteries (Focus, Volt) vs. the non-managed batteries (Leaf) will be an interesting one. To me the key questions will be How much cost does this add to the vehicle and does it increase performance enough to justify this cost. So when the...

To clarify...this article is regarding the new Ford Focus, but not the Focus EV...a quick scan reveals to EV component or batteries.

I am concerned the Focus will not be ready this calender year. We are coming up on March and there is some key information regarding the Focus that is not yet available...first and foremost the price. I also think the Leaf's delays have been largely exaggerated as a result of an overly...

Agreed there is a huge lack of news. At this point I will be very pleasantly surprised if anyone is driving one by the end of the year. The Facebook page is hinting at the ability to sign up (reserve) in the next few months...I would hope they have a pricetag before they ask for reservations.

I never bought into this concept in the first place. I think a lot of people when they first heard this though it sounded like a great idea, anyone who had any significant understand on battery packs and how they are integrated into an electric car would think it would be a good idea to be...

This dead horse I guess needs to be beat on just a bit more I guess. The following is an extensive collection of studies that shows that BEV's powered by the US grid result in significantly less pollution than ICE cars. http://images.pluginamerica.org/EmissionsSummary.pdf The other item...