“The auto industry is embracing the age of electrification, and so too is the Ward’s 10 Best Engines list.
Both the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle and Chevrolet Volt extended-range EV earn their way onto the 2011 list, as selected by Ward’s editors after evaluating 38 vehicles with new or significantly improved engines for the ’11 model year.”
Ward’s Names 10 Best Engines Winners via Tom Murphy at Ward’s Auto
“NEW YORK–The car of the future is here, at least according to Ford, which unveiled its first all-electric car today with glitzy events here in New York and in Las Vegas.
Unlike its competitors, Ford will roll out its electric vehicle as a new version of an existing model, the popular Ford Focus. In a further move to distinguish itself from the field, the Focus will be available not just as an all-electric car, but also as a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, and as a conventional gas engine vehicle.”
Ford Unveils New All-Electric Focus via Amy Lee at Huffington Post
“DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. said Friday that an electric version of its Ford Focus sedan will go on sale in North America by the end of this year.
Ford introduced the electric Focus at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The car is expected to go up to 100 miles on an electric charge.
The automaker says the Focus can be fully charged in three to four hours using a 240-volt outlet. That’s half the time it takes to charge the Nissan Leaf, a competitor that went on sale last month.”
Ford introduces electric Focus, to go on sale by the end of this year via Dee-Ann Durbin LA Times
“Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mullaly took to a stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this morning to announce a gadget much bigger and more mobile than most products at the gadget expo: The company’s first-ever gas free, zero emissions fully electric car.”
Ford Launches Its First Fully Electric Car via David M. Ewalt at Forbes