Ford Focus Electric: prices and specifications

Posted on 21-08-2013 at 10:34 am by MrBrown – 51 Comments”

In America he is already available, and now comes the electric Focus to Europe. Has-ie a bit of usable range and charging time?

To get there, but right from the start; mwah. If you are very quiet to do, you would 162 km should be able to pick up. Great for commuting, less for a round trip to the South of France. Charging lasts with a power socket, eleven o’clock. With a 16-amp charging you for 6 to 7 hours lost. For a 32 amp connection, take that down to 3 or 4 hours.

The 300 kg weight lithium-ion battery pack provides 23 kWh, and for optimal performance in the winter heated and in summer cooled. Because this liquid is done, this goes according to Ford, much faster than other electric cars. This would make the range maximum stay under any circumstance.

In addition to that the batteries are also charged by recovered braking energy. This is with a silly butterfly on the dashboard display. For every mile that you retrieve you get a blue shiny fluttering butterfly in your screen. Please Ford, do seriously.

The electric motor driving the front wheels the engine delivers 145 horsepower and 250 Nm of torque. 0 to 100 km/h by the car weight of 1700 kg in a somewhat lean to 11.4 seconds. Catch up on 130 roads is linke soep, the top is only 137 km/h.

For 40 mille you have a Focus Electric for your door. You have to have a richly decorated version with, among others, 17-inch wheels, navigation and a backup camera. By default, you get 5 years warranty. The car is, strangely enough, in the first instance, only to order it at the Ford dealer in Breda and Amsterdam.

Which would you take; the Nissan Leaf, a BMW i3 or this Focus?

Gallery: Ford Focus Electric 2012

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