DEARBORN - The upcoming battery-powered Focus Electric will outrun the Nissan Leaf on a single charge, giving it the highest miles-per-gallon-equivalent rating of any mainstream electric vehicle, Ford officials reveal. The ' 12 model EV will have a range of 76 miles (122 km) between charge...
Today, Ford is holding an event in New York City to show off its eco-friendly vehicle lineup and the centerpiece of the show is the new Ford Focus Electric. According to Ford, the new Focus has a better mile-per-gallon equivalent than the Chevrolet Volt and will be co...
The2012 Ford Focus EVis one of my favorites because, from the outside, you can’t even tell that it is an EV. The Ford Focus EV is built on the same glider as the third generation ICE model. The EPA rated its range at 76 miles per charge and a fuel economy of 105 MPG equivalent...
However, a part of affordability has to do with fuel economy, and this is where the Focus Electric shines. To help consumers compare fuel efficiency between gasoline or diesel cars and electric cars, the EPA has developed a formula called miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe). Focus Electric has...
Ford expects the Focus Electric to have a better miles-per-gallon-equivalent rating than the Chevrolet Volt’s 93 MPGe, and one comparable to those of other all-electric cars—we assume that refers to the Nissan Leaf, which scores a 99. The Focus Electric’s battery is about the same si...
According to EPA tests, the Ford EV has a range of 76 miles on a single charge; on the same test, the Leaf scores 73. The Focus is slightly more efficient than the Leaf and returns a combined mileage number of 105 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) compared with the Leaf’s 99. Th...
Look for 22 miles per gallon city, 28 highway, and 25 combined. Ford: Despite its extra power and weight, the Ford isn't too far behind. It returns an EPA-estimated 19 mpg city, 26 highway, and 22 combined. As with the Type R, though, driving the Focus as intended will have a...
The ST can competently compete with the likes of theHonda Passport,Chevy Blazer, andNissan Muranowhen it comes to fuel efficiency. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives it a rating of 21 miles per gallon (mpg) in the city and 28 mpg on the highway. With the turbo engine, the...
acceleration results in better fuel economy. For model year 2024, the Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost 125 PS mHEV is good for 5.8 liters per 100 kilometers (62 miles) with the standard manual transmission. In other words, that's 40.5 miles to the gallon US or 48.7 miles to the gallon UK. ...
Focus Electric has been rated at 110 miles per gallon equivalent in the city and 99 MPGe highway, and operates entirely on battery-generated power. Ford is ramping up Focus Electric retail production in the first half of 2012 for dealership availability in California, New York...