Is THIS The Chevy Volt Built By Capitalists? And Will It Be The Eventual Winner?

Following in the footsteps of the Chevrolet Volt and the Honda Civic Natural Gas, the 105-MPGe 2012 Ford Focus Electric has been granted HOV lane access in California by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). CARB not only gave the upcoming all-electric vehicle the ability to let people drive alone in the High Occupancy Vehicle lane but also qualified it for an incentive that affords buyers an extra $2,500 off through the state's Clean Vehicle Rebate Program (CVRP).

With an official range of 76 miles, the Focus EV is what Ford calls the "most fuel-efficient five-passenger car" in the States. As it has in other marketing material, today's press release announcing the HOV designation, Ford is touting ways its car beats the Nissan Leaf (hey, it "only" gets 73 official miles...

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Agent001 - 3/13/2012 12:08:13 PM

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You're kidding right? You're saying that the Focus Electric won't be considered by potential volt customers? LOL!

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HoustonMidtown - 3/13/2012 1:05:11 PM

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Since it only will go 76 miles before you have to plug in vs the Volt's 300+ miles (when you just go to the gas station to continue)...and it's $40K (in the same ballpark as the Volt)...nobody in their right mind would buy it over the Volt

Larrybel2000 - 3/13/2012 1:07:53 PM

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The volt was built by Capitalists. However; the funding was to push an aganda. Ford will probably get it rite.

drell1emc - 3/13/2012 3:51:25 PM

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there are for three different vehicles

1.electric only nissan-leaf, ford-focus
2.hybrid- prius
3. extended range electric ( where the small engine charges the batteries only) volt, infiniti emerg E

atc98092 - 3/13/2012 6:48:17 PM

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@espia Not totally correct. It only engages at highway speeds under certain conditions. This is only to improve economy (that's what they say, anyway). So driving around town the engine is never supposed to be connected.

Not quite the same as other hybrids.

800over - 3/15/2012 5:47:16 PM

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Hey atc.....what you're talking about is degrees....the prius also only engages it's gas engine at certain speeds. Ie over 5 mph... both are hybrids. Gas power goes to the wheels in some situations, just WAY less than the Prius would.

randy3022 - 3/13/2012 3:54:54 PM

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This car is $40,000.

Therefore, it won't succeed either.

Case closed.