Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that the 2012 Ford Focus Electric will be the first five-passenger electric vehicle to get the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon.
The figures were released prior to an event at the Michigan Assembly Plant to mark the start of production of the electric compact car that will lead the field of electric vehicles, including the Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid.
Ford also developed a car that will charge in half the time of the Nissan Leaf, the only other real competitor on the market to date. The charge time is about three hours with 240-volt outlets.
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