Ford shows off electric car

Many companies are looking for ways to be more sustainable and provide “greener” products for their customers.

Car companies are no different, and Ford gave us a look at their new Focus battery electric. One of the appealing aspects of the car is it’s said to only cost about $2 to $3 to charge. It also holds up to five passengers and can go approximately 160 kilometres on a charge. And with a top speed of about 130 kilometres an hour, it impressed some of those who saw it.

Krystyna Lagowski of the I Drive Like a Girl blog: “I thought it drove like a regular car, and now it’s interesting because I just drove a Forcus like maybe a month ago and it felt like pretty much the same car. I thought it was maybe a little bit heavier, but that could be because I had a full load of passengers, whereas before I only had a dog with me.”

But if you’re itching to buy one, the car doesn’t come cheap. It starts at more than 41-thousand dollars, and the infrastructure isn’t in place just yet where you can top up the batteries at every corner. For now though, it’s a look at the direction the auto industry is headed.

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