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Ford says selling 10 Focus Electrics in three months is "on track"

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by spwolf, Mar 13, 2012.

  1. spwolf

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    Ford says selling 10 Focus Electrics in three months is "on track"

    This is exactly what I was saying before... American companies like hybrids and EVs a lot better in PR's then when it comes to delivery time. Focus Electric has been PR'd to death and what happens in real life is this above.
     
    #1 spwolf, Mar 13, 2012
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    I don't see how something that isn't really on sale can be considered to be doing poorly.

    Open for fleet sales? How many fleets will fit into the Focus electric model?
     
    #2 billnchristy, Mar 14, 2012
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    To get a better idea of the sales, how many small sedans did the 'fleets', that could have bought the Ford EV, buy?
    The subject line seems misleading since the EV isn't on sale to any but a select few.
     
    #3 Zythryn, Mar 14, 2012
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    Ford are committed to developing the technology, they just aren't committed to selling it yet.
     
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    i haven't seen any tv advertising yet, not like gm who pr's the heck out of things they haven't even built yet.
     
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    doesnt seem too encouraging actually.

    BTW, is Focus EV really serious production vehicle? I wouldnt think with that trunk which can fit two grocery bags but only if you open up inside container.
     
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    Its an honest answer, definitely better than the misleading article in the OP. The focus ev when it is released to consumers is a serious production vehicle, but like the RAV4 ev, fit ev, imev, etc will not sell in high numbers. This is a foot in the door. I don't even think the small trunk will be much of a problem, but the car only has a aer of 76 miles and price higher than the leaf, it should be outsold by the the Nissan.
     
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    Of course, they will be selling in CA, where the LEAF has done OK, so they don't have too much argument. Although, it seems to me that Nissan were much more sensible in having OR and WA.
     
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    Google seemed to get these demo/pre-production focus
    Five Reasons Why Google Gets Plug-In Cars Before You Do
    Portland and Seattle are included on the second set of cities. I would expect that by the end of the year. Nissan sold 60% of American leafs in California last year.
     
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    The subject line seems misleading since the EV isn't on sale to any but a select few[​IMG]
     
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    A ford dealer today tried to explain to me why a 40k focus was a good idea....
     
    #12 PriusofDoom, Mar 24, 2012
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    Which was?
     
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    Whether they're officially on sale or not they'll never move many $40,000 Focuses that can barely go a hundred miles at a time, $7500 credit or not. Ford will learn what Chevy and Nissan are learning.
     
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    They already have which is why they will have 2 plug ins as well...
     
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