Ford teams with Oncor in Texas, and we test drive Ford’s electric car

Some interesting observations about a Ford Focus EV test drive in this article. Plus "Ford projects the biggest demand will be in plug-in hybrids, which also happen to be the most complicated and expensive model to make."

"Ford announced today that it will partner with Texas utility giant Oncor to prepare the northern region of the state for electric vehicles (EVs). The collaboration will range from consumer education to working behind-the-scenes to gather data and prepare the grid for EVs.
The automaker announced a similar partnership last month with another regional utility, Portland General Electric. It plans to bring five electrified vehicles to market over the next two years – the Focus battery electric, which we test-drove today, will debut in late 2011. It’s worth nothing that Ford’s all-electric car is coming to market nearly a year after competitors like Nissan, which will deliver a limited run of the Leaf in December before expanding nationwide."

Ford teams with Oncor in Texas, and we test drive Ford’s electric car | VentureBeat

 

I agree. That is one thing that I really admire about Toyota and how they have handled the Prius Plug-in so far. Its not even due until 2012 and they've had many people testing it out. Unlike GM and the Volt where it has only been the press pretty much (not completely) taking it for short drives. Makes me respect Toyota for not trying to hide anything, they seem pretty upfront with their product. I know Nissan is doing a tour that allows people to take the Leaf for a test drive. I hope Ford will get early production models of the Ford Focus EV out into the public and let it sell itself.