Ford Focus Electric

The Ford Focus Electric is a 5-door hatchback electric car produced by Ford. The Focus Electric is Ford's first full production, all-electric passenger vehicle, and production began in December 2011.^[2][3] Deliveries for fleet customers in the United States began in December 2011, and it was released to retail customers in May 2012 only in California, New York and New Jersey, in limited numbers, followed by the other 16 initial markets in the third quarter of 2012.^[4][5][6][7] The European release was initially slated for late 2012, but was re-scheduled to start deliveries in August 2013.^[8][9]

The Focus Electric shares the glider of a third generation Ford Focus. Its electric powertrain uses a 23 kWh, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery pack,^[10] which delivers a range of 76 mi (122 km) according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The agency rated the Focus Electric combined fuel economy at 105 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent(2.2 L/100 km),^[11] and ranks the Focus Electric as the most fuel-efficient car sold in the United States in the compact class.^[12] The Focus Electric was awarded the 2011 Green Car Vision Award at the 2011 Washington Auto Show

Powertrain and battery

The Focus Electric shares Ford’s global C-car platform and is based on the glider of the third generation Ford Focus. The electric car is powered by an electric motor rated at 100 kilowatts (130 hp) and uses a 23 kWh capacity lithium-ion batterypack, which together deliver 92 kW (125 PS; 123 bhp) and 181 lb·ft (245 N·m) of torque.^[17] Ford indicated that a battery of an all electric vehicle similar to that of the Focus Electric weighs around 600 to 700 pounds and costs about US$12,000 to US$15,000, or between US$522 and US$650 a kilowatt-hour.^[18] The Focus Electric has a top speed of 84 mph (135 km/h).^[10][19][20]

Based on its five-cycle testing, the United States Environmental Protection Agency rated the Focus Electric combined fuel economy equivalentat 105 MPGe (2.2 L/100 km), with an equivalent 110 MPGe (2.1 L/100 km) in city driving and 99 MPGe (2.4 L/100 km) on highways. The Focus Electric's EPA certified all-electric range is 76 mi (122 km