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The MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) for the basic Ford Focus (gasoline) is $16,500.
MSRP for the Ford Focus Electric is $39,200.
Number of new Ford Focus Electric cars sold in February and March 2012: ZERO.
The "Electric Car" is definitely an idea whose time has come.
(not!)
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Battery-powered autos proving to be a tough sell | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com (http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120417/AUTO01/204170368/Battery-powered-autos-proving-tough-sell?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE - broken link)
April 17, 2012 at 1:00 am
Battery-powered autos proving to be a tough sell
By David Shepardson
Detroit News Washington Bureau
Washington— Electric vehicle sales have been slow out of the box, despite marketing hype, government incentives and the hopes of green car advocates.
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Ford Motor Co. sold about 12 Focus Electrics in December and January to fleet customers — and none in February and March, said Erich Merkle, a Ford spokesman.
Obama is making his General Motors electric cars do a bit better by requiring various parts of government to buy them.
Seems to be preferential treatment against Ford IMO.
Also, plug in a few of these cars and we will need brown outs to continue, and electricity comes mostly from oil and gas in our country, so where is the green angle really in all this.
Now see, these electric cars would have sold better if people only understood that government sets the markets, not the desires of the people. Doesn't everyone have $40K to plop down on a trendy EV? I mean hey, what is more important, paying your mortgage with your extended UE benefits or being "green"?
Now see, these electric cars would have sold better if people only understood that government sets the markets, not the desires of the people. Doesn't everyone have $40K to plop down on a trendy EV? I mean hey, what is more important, paying your mortgage with your extended UE benefits or being "green"?
I'm not sure why people feel the need to attack electric cars, as if they are personally threatening. Newsflash - people spend ungoldly amounts of money on cars ALL. THE. TIME. So what if it costs 40K? People spend just as much, or more, on BMWs.
Norway pretty much used all electric cars and they have more oil than anyone. There are smart people in the world who realize that the future is electric. In the US, for most people elec cars are just not practical yet but the time is coming. The Nissan Leaf is a really nice car and it's 100% electric. Ford and GM have some catching up to do to Nissan and Toyota.
Now see, these electric cars would have sold better if people only understood that government sets the markets, not the desires of the people. Doesn't everyone have $40K to plop down on a trendy EV? I mean hey, what is more important, paying your mortgage with your extended UE benefits or being "green"?
I'm guessing if you can't afford a car that costs that much, then you really wouldn't bother posting. The last time I checked, nobody was making anyone buy an electric vehicle.
I don't get why all of you get your panties in a bunch about this. Would you prefer that this all be left to foreign automakers? I guess you'd rather have engineers employed in Tokyo than Michigan.
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