chief executive Alan Mulally indicated that battery packs for the company's Focus electric car cost between $12,000 and $15,000 during remarks made at the "Fortune" magazine Brainstorm Green conference in California in April 2012.Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition...
Ford said today that it has selected Compact Power, Inc. (CPI), as its supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for its Electric Ford Focus for the U.S. market. TheFord Focus Electricbattery packs will leverage CPI and parent company LG Chem’s deep expertise in advanced flat format lithium-...
But like most EVs on the market, Ford’s battery-powered Focus will cost a pretty penny when it rolls out later this spring. Sticker price for the Focus Electric starts at $39,000 and offers an average range of 76 miles. By contrast, Nissan’s all-electric Leaf...
“With a focus on full electric vehicles, we wanted to make sure our racing was aligned to that,” says Mark Rushbrook, head of Ford’s motorsport unit. Yet the options for full electric racing, such as Formula E, were “too limited” in terms of what Ford could learn about batteries ...
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When I did get behind the wheel, it was a little shocking how much the Focus Electric drives like a regular Focus. The suspension was a little tight, probably something to do with all the extra weight in those batteries, and it's not the roomiest compact around, but it sure had more...
Thenew architecture will use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which many automakers are considering for affordable EVs. “You’re taking $20-$30 per kilowatt hour out of the battery; BYD has been able to get more. With a 100kWh battery, that’s a lot [of cost out]. But if yo...
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The company is refining its battery supply chain to cut the cost of its EVs too. “An affordable electric vehicle starts with an affordable battery,” Farley said. “If you are not competitive on battery cost, you are not competitive.” ...