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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...

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...

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...

Just the picture of this electric car is fantastic: http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/alternative-fuel/electric/buckeye-bullet-shoots-to-307-mph-electric-car-speed-record-at-bonneville Its hard to imagine that an electric car battery could power a vehicle to go that fast. It would be so...

It is really hard to find quality workers when it comes to home construction and re-modeling. On top of there are a lot of scams and other shady aspects of the business. I think it would nice if Ford had a list of pre-screened general contractors that they could recommend to install the Ford...

Do not get me wrong the Ford Focus Electric looks nice but the Tesla Model S is on another level when it comes to both looks, performance and technology. Are these cars really going to be available this year? This car simply looks ridiculous and with a 300 mi drive time and only a 5 hour...

I know the Ford Focus Electric is only available in a few states but my assumption is they plan to roll it out country wide eventually. Doing some research I noticed that Georgia ($5000 rebate) and Colorado ($6000 rebate) seem to be the most electric vehicle friendly states as far as tax...

I was watching this video on the Ford Focus Electric and saw that the console has an AV connection and 2 USB ports (about 2:15 into the video). Has anyone used these on the Ford Focus Electric yet? How do you tell how much drain on the battery your technological toys have or do not they really...

In a rare revelation Ford unveiled the fact that there new Ford Focus electric batteries cost about $15,000 - $20,000 per car. Of course the focus ev is using pretty much the best commercial production batteries to date this is still a huge part of the big price currently on the Ford Focus...

I think Ford needs to do a better job of showing off the Ford Focus Electric more. Why not have a huge presence at a show like the "Plug-In 2012 Conference & Exposition". http://www.plugin2012.com/index.php The conference looks amazing and the more electric vehicles are promoted as far as I...

Just thought I would put out a little reminder for those who are lucky enough to get a Ford Focus Electric in California to not forget to apply for your Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) Decals. Here is a good place to start: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/decal.htm You will need this decal to drive in...

Keeping with the environmental theme and one that always tries to be prepared I was trying to think of some of the better accessories you could include in the trunk of your Ford focus electric. A cool item to always have in the focus ev would be a portable solar powered hand crank emergency...

I was looking at some of the first approved California electric vehicles and saw that in 1991 they documented the Solectria Force. I looked the concept car up and it is pretty cool how they just converted an old GEO metro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solectria_Force The most interesting fact...

So ever since I signed up to this ford focus electric forum alternative energy autos have started to spark my interest more and more. While the ford focus electric car does not appear to be available in my state I was wondering if anyone had info on if Ford's future list of electric / hybrid...

After being dazzled by the actual video production (the music, the simplicity, the message etc.) I am actually hoping this is a possibility for me. Here is the ford focus electric video I stumbled upon that got me really thinking. http://youtu.be/RbzKvyjgy2I I am not sure how much it would...

I live in Las Vegas and the city just came out with a new campaign called the WhatDayWilYourRide.com program (also called "one day a month"). Since I have an electric vehicle I decided to try and participate in the "carpool" aspect of "Club Ride". I was just curious as to how others may be...