Ford_News
04-16-2014, 05:11 PM
Filed under: New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/new-york-auto-show/), Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/), Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/category/electric/)
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The styling changes to the 2015 Ford Focus (http://autoblog.com/ford/focus/) were shown off (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/04/2015-ford-focus-video-geneva-2014/) at the recent Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), so what the EV version looks like is not that much of a surprise. Still, the 2015 Focus Electric is making its world debut here at the New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/new-york-auto-show/), so we wanted to know what changes we are looking at compared to both the internal combustion engine version and the earlier EV models.
The exterior visual distinctions between the ICE and EV are minimal, and basically nonexistent from the A-pillar to the rear. Up front, you can see the charge port, of course, but the front fascia has also undergone a bit of an adjustment. The front doesn't have the ICE version's flattened grille and the EV's Ford logo creates a bump in the hood line where none exists on the ICE. The 2015's grille is also different than the one on the 2014 Focus Electric, being slightly smaller (you can see this better if you compare pictures in our new gallery above to these of the 2011 Focus Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#photo-258819/) and these of the gas-powered 2015 Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2015-ford-focus-geneva-2014/)).
The updated 2015 interior (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/04/2015-ford-focus-video-geneva-2014/) - which we couldn't access ourselves - has things like a new center stack, improved cupholders and is basically identical between the gas and electric models. With the car off, you can't even tell if you're in an EV or ICE, Seema Bardwaj, the US brand manager for the Focus, told AutoblogGreen. The only things that are different, she said, are extra menu screens to show EV powertrain information to the driver.
There is also a minor powertrain upgrade in the '15 EV compared to the '14 model: a single-digit increase in kW rating for the electric motor. The range (76 miles) and MPGe (105, combined) numbers for the 2015 MY are the same as they were before, Bardwaj said.Continue reading 2015 Ford Focus Electric hides in plain sight (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-focus-electric-new-york-2014/)
2015 Ford Focus Electric hides in plain sight (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-focus-electric-new-york-2014/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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The styling changes to the 2015 Ford Focus (http://autoblog.com/ford/focus/) were shown off (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/04/2015-ford-focus-video-geneva-2014/) at the recent Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), so what the EV version looks like is not that much of a surprise. Still, the 2015 Focus Electric is making its world debut here at the New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/new-york-auto-show/), so we wanted to know what changes we are looking at compared to both the internal combustion engine version and the earlier EV models.
The exterior visual distinctions between the ICE and EV are minimal, and basically nonexistent from the A-pillar to the rear. Up front, you can see the charge port, of course, but the front fascia has also undergone a bit of an adjustment. The front doesn't have the ICE version's flattened grille and the EV's Ford logo creates a bump in the hood line where none exists on the ICE. The 2015's grille is also different than the one on the 2014 Focus Electric, being slightly smaller (you can see this better if you compare pictures in our new gallery above to these of the 2011 Focus Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#photo-258819/) and these of the gas-powered 2015 Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2015-ford-focus-geneva-2014/)).
The updated 2015 interior (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/04/2015-ford-focus-video-geneva-2014/) - which we couldn't access ourselves - has things like a new center stack, improved cupholders and is basically identical between the gas and electric models. With the car off, you can't even tell if you're in an EV or ICE, Seema Bardwaj, the US brand manager for the Focus, told AutoblogGreen. The only things that are different, she said, are extra menu screens to show EV powertrain information to the driver.
There is also a minor powertrain upgrade in the '15 EV compared to the '14 model: a single-digit increase in kW rating for the electric motor. The range (76 miles) and MPGe (105, combined) numbers for the 2015 MY are the same as they were before, Bardwaj said.Continue reading 2015 Ford Focus Electric hides in plain sight (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-focus-electric-new-york-2014/)
2015 Ford Focus Electric hides in plain sight (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/16/2015-ford-focus-electric-new-york-2014/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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