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Have You Driven a Ford (EV) ... Lately?

Discussion in 'EV (Electric Vehicle) Discussion' started by hill, Mar 26, 2010.

  1. hill

    hill High Fiber Member

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    Ford EV?!? Yes! Well, maybe. Like the Volt, and the Leaf, and the PHEV Prius ... it seems Ford is NOT going to let the other guys out-do them, much less let the competition run away from them. So they've got at least one EV mule running around the land scape.
    Woot!

    Ford's New Electric Car - Video Library - The New York Times
     
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    Hmmm, not so sure.
    That is dated January 2009. Are these the 'Th!nk's' that they were testing out and then bailed on?
    I hope they have continued to develope the concept, would be nice to see more competitors.
     
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    Ford hasn't bailed on the focus ev, but they are slightly behind others (nissan). The Ford EV was on Leno (that experiment show that died)
    all the time.
     
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    Supposedly Ford is putting a governor on the Focus EV that will make it drive more like a gas powered Focus. That just seems stupid to me. Why remove what is an obvious advantage (acceleration) for an EV?

    I really like the design of the new Focus but I would never consider getting one with this inane device on it.
     
    #5 ericisbacchus, Mar 29, 2010
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    Probably to increase range. the ford focus ev looks like it will come in at above 100 mile range. I think ford should install a button that, like tesla, has the standard mode and a range extended mode. So you as the individual can choose between range or acceleration.
     
    #6 ljbad4life, Mar 29, 2010
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    Hmm...

    Good idea.
     
    #7 ericisbacchus, Mar 30, 2010
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