Zero-emission Ford Focus Electric now available for pre-order

How can Ford or GM compete with the Prius which is much cheaper and has already proven itself?

I'm all for electric vehicles, but if your goal is to save money, buying an electric car is not the solution.

Eventually the batteries need to be replaced, and they are very expensive. The car ends up costing more (or at least the same) than what it would have cost you to operate a gas powered version.

Ultimately, you get screwed one way or the other......and it's very likely that the people making money selling oil are the same ones making money selling batteries. They'll get your money one way or another.

"zero-emission"? What a crock! The electrical plant is turning out plenty of pollution to power this pos!

Fuel prices are nowhere near high enough for the vehicle to make economic sense, unfortunately. Assuming you spent $30 a week for gas , then it would take around 10 years just to break even, and that isn't even including the cost of electricity to charge it. That's also assuming the battery will last 10 years, which may or may not be true.

While a zero-emission car is good, it really can't be justified by saying it will pay for itself, because especially in the near future, it won't.

This article left out the most important piece of information: How far can it go on a charge?

Nice looking car but why does a car that has far less parts than a gasoline engine car cost $40K?? someone please explain this to me.

If gas is $10/gal, I'll buy it.

With the Governments 7,500$ tax credit? YOU MEAN your next door neighbors stolen money taken by owebama for green fart dreams? right?

I cannot justify $40K for an all electric vehice no matter how green. End of story.

Yeah - I want to pay 100% more for a coal powered car that can go 40 miles on an 18 hr charge. Obama needs to fund this

I was looking at this until I saw the price.. I was hoping that they would be competive with the Leaf but looks like they lost my business. Shame.. I was hoping of buying an Amercian Made Car but they are pricing themselves out of that buisiness. Which I guess they want to do.. They are still in the pockets of the oil companies. The Leaf is still much cheaper and the features are about the same... Looks like they are going with GM and keeping it high so it little will be sold .. like the Volt. To bad and So Sad.

Range is still a show-stopper for all-electrics. They're great for commuting, but if you do any real traveling by car you can't get past the range limitation. So my next car will be a hybrid.

Why buy this instead of the Leaf which is $7K cheaper? Any advantages?

Considering the size and the price, only upper income Midgets can afford or fit in one!

"This week, Ford took a big step in the zero-emission world"

Except for the manufacturing of the car, the batter, transportation of parts, and the finished product and the power to charge. So, less emission maybe, zero emission--no.

where is it made.. Is it made here or is it made overseas ??