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11-02-2011, 11:32 AM
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The 2012 Ford Focus Electric (http://green.autoblog.com/tag/ford%20focus%20electric/) showed up on the company website's configurator (http://bp3.ford.com/2012-Ford-Focus?lang=en&branding=1&referringsite=1&referrer=Ford.com#/ChooseYourPath/) this morning with a base price of $39,200 before state and federal incentives, plus an additional $795 for destination charges. That brings the total base starting price of the Focus Electric to $39,995. Factor in a maximum federal tax credit of $7,500 and the price falls to a more palatable $32,495.
For comparison's sake, the 2012 Nissan Leaf (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/leaf) features a base starting price of $35,200 plus $850 for destination charges. Factoring in delivery fees, Ford's EV will cost $3,945 more than Nissan's before incentives.
Options that will inch up the Focus Electric's price are few, but include special Blue Candy ($395) and White Platinum ($495) paint options, as well as leather-trimmed seats ($995) to replace the car's standard Earth-friendlier cloth seats.
What you'll get for your money is Ford's fun-to-drive Focus with a permanent-magnet electric motor producing 123 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque. The motor is fed by a 23 kwh lithium-ion battery system and mated to a single-speed transmission. A full charge can be had in 18-20 hours by a typical 120v outlet or 3-4 hours by a special 240v charger. While no quick charge option is available, Ford has partnered with a company called SunPower to offer a home solar charging option (http://green.autoblog.com/2011/08/10/ford-focus-electric-will-offer-solar-home-option/) for an additional $10,000.
You can reserve your own 2012 Ford Focus Electric by clicking here (http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/reservations/).2012 Ford Focus Electric priced from $39,200* (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/02/2012-ford-focus-electric-priced-from-39-200/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/11/focus-electric-price.jpg
The 2012 Ford Focus Electric (http://green.autoblog.com/tag/ford%20focus%20electric/) showed up on the company website's configurator (http://bp3.ford.com/2012-Ford-Focus?lang=en&branding=1&referringsite=1&referrer=Ford.com#/ChooseYourPath/) this morning with a base price of $39,200 before state and federal incentives, plus an additional $795 for destination charges. That brings the total base starting price of the Focus Electric to $39,995. Factor in a maximum federal tax credit of $7,500 and the price falls to a more palatable $32,495.
For comparison's sake, the 2012 Nissan Leaf (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/leaf) features a base starting price of $35,200 plus $850 for destination charges. Factoring in delivery fees, Ford's EV will cost $3,945 more than Nissan's before incentives.
Options that will inch up the Focus Electric's price are few, but include special Blue Candy ($395) and White Platinum ($495) paint options, as well as leather-trimmed seats ($995) to replace the car's standard Earth-friendlier cloth seats.
What you'll get for your money is Ford's fun-to-drive Focus with a permanent-magnet electric motor producing 123 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque. The motor is fed by a 23 kwh lithium-ion battery system and mated to a single-speed transmission. A full charge can be had in 18-20 hours by a typical 120v outlet or 3-4 hours by a special 240v charger. While no quick charge option is available, Ford has partnered with a company called SunPower to offer a home solar charging option (http://green.autoblog.com/2011/08/10/ford-focus-electric-will-offer-solar-home-option/) for an additional $10,000.
You can reserve your own 2012 Ford Focus Electric by clicking here (http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/reservations/).2012 Ford Focus Electric priced from $39,200* (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/02/2012-ford-focus-electric-priced-from-39-200/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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