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Let's Face It, We're Just Plain Lazy Recent news about the price cuts on the Ford Focus EV and Nissan Leaf are proof positive that despite all their eco-goodness, pure electrics as well as plug-in hybrids remain a tough sell to the North American mass market. There's no doubt automakers are ...

Waiting for a Ford compliment from Consumer Reports these days is like waiting for a low-cost new product from Apple. So we weren't really expecting a glowing review of the 2013 Ford Fusion when CR got its hands on the car. The institute's crew bought three different versions of the Fusion ...

The 2012 Ford Focus Electric is officially on its way to dealerships (in the US so far). Outlets in California, New Jersey, and New York – 67 in all – are going to be the first to receive the electron-fueled Focus, with about six cars each winding up on lots. To help dealers build ...

If you thought pacing a NASCAR race with a Ford Fiesta was an odd choice, prepare to be properly shocked. Ford has announced the company is once again heading out onto the nation's tri-ovals, this time with the Focus Electric. The automaker claims the battery-powered hatchback will be the world's ...

For the fourth year in a row, Ford is going big at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and that includes the North American debut of the Evos concept, a new production car and even more SYNC-controlled apps. Next week at CES, Ford will reveal the 2013 Ford Fusion, which is also set to ...

Running an electric car on the power of the sun is many EV enthusiast's dream about. Ford is trying to make it as easy as possible to go from driving on imported oil to extremely local energy for the folks neighbouring us in the States. Through a new partnership with SunPower, Ford will offer a ...

Want to buy a 2012 Ford Focus Electric when it hits dealer lots in late 2011? You might be out of luck. Unless, that is, you reside in the US in New York or California, as those are reportedly the only two states that are in line to receive retail deliveries of the electrified Focus before the ...

As new electric cars make their way into the Canadian market, some wonder if green technology will drain wallets instead of the gas tank. Before signing up on the waiting list for 2011's new electric vehicles, such as the Ford Focus Electric, the Nissan Leaf, or the Chevrolet Volt, Canadians ...