What will the electric focus cost

While there were a few Ford dealers here geared-up to take orders for the Focus Electric, and the car was technically on sale to Joe Public, nobody actually bought one. Early cars had a 23kWh liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery that could be charged at a max rate of 6. For the battery was enlarged to Ford claimed miles of range, and the EPA Its top speed was 84mph and, though it weighed almost half a tonne more than a diesel Focus, road tests claim it drove reasonably well.

Also no, which was part of the problem. That was twice the price of the cheapest petrol-powered Focus. At the time the cheapest Nissan Leaf you could buy cost thousands less. Just one. But alas — a small Ford EV is happening, though not for a while yet.

An all-electric F pick-up and Transit van are in the works, too. By , every Ford sold in Europe will be fully electric, we're told.

Its price was undoubtedly a factor, at least in the UK, where the Focus Electric cost substantially more than any of its rivals. While the Leaf was designed as an electric car from the outset, the third-generation Focus was never meant to be an EV.

It is possible to engineer your way around the problem — take the Mini Electric, for example. Try adjusting the settings below to discover different costs for charging a Ford Focus Electric. Battery charge Use the sliders to choose how much charge there is in the vehicle's battery at the start, and the amount you'd like it to have at the end. Where is the car being charged? Select a tab At home On the road.

At home On the road. Economy 7 7. Home Next Drive Off-peak rate 4p kWh E. GoElectric 35 Off-peak rate 4. EV Tariff Off-peak rate 5. EV Driver 4 GoElectric 98 Off-peak rate GoElectric Single-rate Drive EV Direct Access 24p kWh Up to: 11kw AC Charging at a Ubitricity charge point with pay-as-you-go access does not require a bespoke cable and can be accessed via a smartphone app.

Full 22kW Lamp Post 26p kWh Up to: 3. Tesla Supercharger 28p kWh Up to: kw DC Tesla's worldwide Supercharger network offers rapid and ultra charging facilities for Tesla customers worldwide.

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