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04-24-2012, 10:11 AM
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The EV Incognito
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You know those "spot the difference" side-by-side photos that are commonly reserved for Highlights magazines in a dentist's waiting room? "Can you find seven differences between these two pictures?" Park a 2012 Ford Focus Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus+electric/) next to its gasoline-powered kin and you'll essentially be playing a three-dimensional version.
But that's exactly why we like this zero-emission, battery-powered compact. It doesn't have a funky name, it isn't all bubbly shaped, and it's still as functional as any new Focus (http://autoblog.com/ford/focus) we've sampled to date.
So, does this whole package of anonymous electrification work? It looks like a Focus, but does it drive like one and offer the same refinement, too? We headed to the southern California coast to find out.Continue reading 2012 Ford Focus Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/24/2012-ford-focus-electric-quick-spin-review/)
2012 Ford Focus Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/24/2012-ford-focus-electric-quick-spin-review/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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The EV Incognito
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/04/01-2012-ford-focus-electric-fd-opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric-quick-spin/)
You know those "spot the difference" side-by-side photos that are commonly reserved for Highlights magazines in a dentist's waiting room? "Can you find seven differences between these two pictures?" Park a 2012 Ford Focus Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus+electric/) next to its gasoline-powered kin and you'll essentially be playing a three-dimensional version.
But that's exactly why we like this zero-emission, battery-powered compact. It doesn't have a funky name, it isn't all bubbly shaped, and it's still as functional as any new Focus (http://autoblog.com/ford/focus) we've sampled to date.
So, does this whole package of anonymous electrification work? It looks like a Focus, but does it drive like one and offer the same refinement, too? We headed to the southern California coast to find out.Continue reading 2012 Ford Focus Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/24/2012-ford-focus-electric-quick-spin-review/)
2012 Ford Focus Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/24/2012-ford-focus-electric-quick-spin-review/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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