2012 Ford Focus electric Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:06:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Ford Focus Electric Termed the Most Energy Efficient EV in U.S. https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-ford-focus-electric-efficiency-20120306/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-ford-focus-electric-efficiency-20120306/#respond Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:06:31 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=23087 Want to go electric but don’t know how? There are, of course, several options, but we only want what is best for you: so here’s the 2012 Ford Focus Electric. And it’s not only us who feel this way, it’s actually the EPA (well, a bit improper said “feel”) who guarantees its value as the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-ford-focus-electric-efficiency-20120306/feed/ 0 23087 Ford Focus Electric Customers To Get a Home-Based Solar Charger https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-focus-electric-solar-energy-system-20110812/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-focus-electric-solar-energy-system-20110812/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:26:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20119 Ford has recently announced a collaboration with San Jose-based solar panel vendor SunPower in order to offer a 2.5-kilowatt rooftop solar system to people who buy the upcoming Ford Focus Electric. The package deal that includes the 2012 Ford Focus Electric and the solar panels, installed by SunPower in the customer’s home, costs around $10,000. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-focus-electric-solar-energy-system-20110812/feed/ 0 20119 The New Ford Focus Electric Will Feature An Advanced Heating/Cooling System https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-focus-electric-heating-cooling-system-20110614/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-focus-electric-heating-cooling-system-20110614/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:12:56 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=19088 Ford has announced plans to bring the new Focus electric into the international markets by the end of next year. Besides this, the company claims the new car will have a unique cooling system, in order to keep the lithium-ion battery pack from overheating.

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