Ford Focus Electric drive

	Add newsletters@cnet.online.com to your address book | View online   Car Tech       Share on Facebook  |  Share on Twitter April 20, 2012     Wayne Cunningham Senior editor Profile Email Ford Focus Electric drive Automakers are coming out with production electric cars a lot faster than I would have expected five years ago. The Nissan Leaf has been out for a year, Mitsubishi is just starting to make its i-Miev available, and the electric version of the Ford Focus will hit showrooms later this year. CNET's Antuan Goodwin got behind the wheel of the Focus Electric last week, and found the driving behavior was remarkably like that of the gasoline Focus. Except for the silence, that is. Of course, with current electric powertrain technology, the Focus Electric won't go far, but its recharge times are very fast, and it will cost much less per mile than gasoline cars. Read more | Share on Facebook        2012 Mini Cooper Coupe John Cooper Works Love or hate its styling, the 2012 Mini Cooper Coupe John Cooper Works is easily one of the best-performing front-wheel-drive cars we've tested. Unfortunately, it's also priced about $10,000 too high.  More | Share on Facebook          2012 Mitsubishi i-Miev The 2012 Mitsubishi i-Miev will fit specific driving situations well, such as a 20-mile suburban commute, but above the base trim level its price comes too close to that of the more capable Nissan Leaf.  More | Share on Facebook          2012 Infiniti IPL G Coupe Infiniti's first foray into the waters of high-performance variants with the 2012 IPL G Coupe is more of a tentative toe than a full-blown cannonball.  More | Share on Facebook          2013 Volkswagen CC The 2013 Volkswagen CC would be an impressive car if it were priced in the mid-20s. At $35,000, its sparse cabin tech does not measure up with the competition.  More | Share on Facebook          2012 Jaguar XKR-S The irony is that the 2012 Jaguar XKR-S' allure as "the fastest, most powerful production Jaguar model ever sold" is less about powerful performance than it is about making a powerful statement.  More | Share on Facebook       Comment of the week: To BRZ or not to BRZ?   I think most of the hype falls under Japanese automakers returning to the U.S. market with genuine Rear-wheel-drive sports coupes. Mazda has pulled the RX-8 due to poor sales (and premium price) leaving the 370Z cold and alone. If I were 10 years younger with no wife and kids, I'd probably look into getting [a Subaru BRZ]. But I'd wait to see if Subaru announces an "STi" version with a turbocharger first.   Read full quote Posted by blksentra2 from the 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited: Believe (most of) the hype   Popular reviews   2012 Audi A7     2012 Ford Focus Titanium     2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Premium     2012 Range Rover Evoque     2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S     GPS reviews   Garmin Nuvi 50 GPS receiver     TomTom GO Live 1535M     Garmin nuvi 1450LMT     Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT     Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM   Connect with us on:              The e-mail address for this newsletter is boy.blogger@gmail.com To update your account, please visit our Newsletter subscription center. Unsubscribe from this e-mail | Newsletter help | Privacy policy Copyright 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. CBS Interactive, 235 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, U.S.A.