<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ces/" rel="tag">CES</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/electric/" rel="tag">Electric</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="4" alt="Ford Focus Electric" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294411049.jpg" /></a>
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The <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/volt">Chevrolet Volt</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/leaf">Nissan Leaf</a> may have stolen the show for electric vehicles in 2010, but <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> is hoping to make big waves in 2011 with its first EV passenger car, the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/focus+electric">Focus Electric</a>. The zero-emissions <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/focus">Focus</a> hatchback makes its official debut at this year's <a href="http://autoblog.com/category/ces">Consumer Electronics Show</a> and Ford says the car will officially launch at the end of 2011 here in North America, with European customers expected to take delivery sometime before 2013.<br />
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Visually, the Focus Electric has an improved aerodynamics package to improve drag, incorporating a new front fascia that looks like something right out of the <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/aston+martin">Aston Martin</a> school of design. (Too bad <em>this</em> isn't the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/cygnet">Cygnet</a>, huh?) The only other major design changes are the addition of a charging port with an LED ring to the left of the driver's door and a new set of 15-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in low-rolling resistance tires. And speaking of LEDs, while the gasoline-powered Focus' LED eyebrow above the headlamp is only available in Europe, Ford tells us that the North American-spec Focus Electric will wear this bit of accent lighting when it hits production.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/">CES 2011: Ford Focus Electric</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756876"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410716_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756877"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/02-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410717_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756879"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/03-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410718_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756880"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/04-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410719_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756881"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/05-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410720_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/">Ford Focus Electric</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3743647"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/focuselectric81hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3743648"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/focuselectric82hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3742458"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-2012-ford-focus-electric_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3742459"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/02-2012-ford-focus-electric_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3742460"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/03-2012-ford-focus-electric_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><em><strong><small>Live photos copyright (C)2011 Damon Lavrinc / AOL</small></strong></em></div>
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-focus-electric-ces-unveiled/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>CES 2011: Ford Focus Electric ready to steal the EV spotlight</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-focus-electric-ces-unveiled/">CES 2011: Ford Focus Electric ready to steal the EV spotlight</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-focus-electric-ces-unveiled/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19787988/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-focus-electric-ces-unveiled/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Focus Electric - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/volt">Chevrolet Volt</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/leaf">Nissan Leaf</a> may have stolen the show for electric vehicles in 2010, but <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> is hoping to make big waves in 2011 with its first EV passenger car, the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/focus+electric">Focus Electric</a>. The zero-emissions <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/focus">Focus</a> hatchback makes its official debut at this year's <a href="http://autoblog.com/category/ces">Consumer Electronics Show</a> and Ford says the car will officially launch at the end of 2011 here in North America, with European customers expected to take delivery sometime before 2013.<br />
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Visually, the Focus Electric has an improved aerodynamics package to improve drag, incorporating a new front fascia that looks like something right out of the <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/aston+martin">Aston Martin</a> school of design. (Too bad <em>this</em> isn't the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/cygnet">Cygnet</a>, huh?) The only other major design changes are the addition of a charging port with an LED ring to the left of the driver's door and a new set of 15-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in low-rolling resistance tires. And speaking of LEDs, while the gasoline-powered Focus' LED eyebrow above the headlamp is only available in Europe, Ford tells us that the North American-spec Focus Electric will wear this bit of accent lighting when it hits production.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-focus-electric-ces-unveiled/#continued">Continue reading</a>...<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/">CES 2011: Ford Focus Electric</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756876"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410716_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756877"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/02-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410717_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756879"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/03-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410718_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756880"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/04-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410719_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ces-2011-ford-focus-electric/#3756881"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/05-ford-focus-electric-ces-live-1294410720_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/">Ford Focus Electric</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3743647"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/focuselectric81hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3743648"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/focuselectric82hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3742458"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-2012-ford-focus-electric_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3742459"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/02-2012-ford-focus-electric_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-electric/#3742460"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/03-2012-ford-focus-electric_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ford Focus Electric" title="Ford Focus Electric" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><em><strong><small>Live photos copyright (C)2011 Damon Lavrinc / AOL</small></strong></em></div>
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-focus-electric-ces-unveiled/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>CES 2011: Ford Focus Electric ready to steal the EV spotlight</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-focus-electric-ces-unveiled/">CES 2011: Ford Focus Electric ready to steal the EV spotlight</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-focus-electric-ces-unveiled/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19787988/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/2011-ford-focus-electric-ces-unveiled/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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