Consumer Reports Offers Up Bevy Of Green Car Reviews

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Consumer Reports has reviewed four hybrids and electrics from Ford and Mitsubishi, offering thoughts across the board on overall vehicle recommendations. Read more →

More Electric Cars Added To S.F. Bay Area Car Sharing Fleet

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City CarShare out of the San Francisco Bay Area adds two new electric cars to its fleet, drawing closer to a goal of 50 percent green cars by the year 2015. Read more →

Jay Leno Takes Ford’s Green Cars For A Spin

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Green Car Reports takes a look at an episode of the online series Jay Leno's Garage that featured Ford's 2012 Focus Electric and upcoming 2013 Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid. Read more →

Electric Cars: Some Are Real, Most Are Only ‘Compliance Cars’

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Green Car Reports takes a look at what it calls "compliance" battery electric cars, focused solely on meeting California regulations for zero-emission vehicles and not meant to sell in any kind of volume. Read more →

Ford Powers Into Electric Car Business

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AOL Energy takes a look at how Ford is getting into the electric car business via its Focus Electric EV. Read more →

2012 Ford Focus Electric: First Drive

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Green Car Reports takes the 2012 Ford Focus out for a test drive in New York City, offering up some initial thoughts on the all-electric ride. Read more →

Focus Electric Gets Star Role In Yahoo Show

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Ford joins with Yahoo on “Plugged In," an online reality competition show in which two-person teams compete against each other to win a Focus Electric. Read more →

Focus Electric Just Needs Driver To Be A Carpool

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Californians can reap up to $10,000 in state and federal rebates and incentives for driving a Focus Electric—and are allowed to drive solo in the carpool lane. Read more →

Ford Focus Electric Beats Leaf With 105 MPGE Combined

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Ford takes the EPA's 105-mpge combined mileage rating for its 2012 Focus Electric and runs with it, noting that it beats the Nissan Leaf's 99 mpge. Read more →

Ford Debuts Its Focus Electric For 2012

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Ford officially pulled the wraps off its new electric vehicle, the Focus Electric, recently, and said that production of the five-seat hatchback has begun. Read more →