Ford will update the electric version of the Focus

The American company Ford revealed details of the upcoming update electric versions of the model Focus.

The American automaker has decided to upgrade his very first electric model, the Ford Focus, which has not received any major updates since 2012. About it told journalists the head of Department programme of electrification, Ford Motor Company Kevin Layden.





According to him, the plan of updating this model includes a number of large-scale changes is more characteristic of the change of generation. So, during the restyling of the company's engineers will close the weakest point of the electric Focus is its power reserve. The current version of the 2012 model year capable of a fully charged battery in just 122 km away. the design of the updated version will be applied more capacious unit of lithium-ion batteries, which, on assurances of developers, will allow electrocare to travel up to 185 miles between charges.

Thus, even after the upgrade, the Ford Focus Electric is not smodet to compete with the leaders in this segment and Tesla Model 3, the Chevrolet Bolt, a reserve which is more than 320 km However, Laden claims that before a novelty and not worth such a task.





In addition, the updated American electric car will get a new system fast charging, where up to 80% battery life is just half an hour. And for greater control over energy consumption, Focus will be equipped with systems EcoGuide LCD Instrument Cluster and SmartGauge.

It is expected that the official presentation of the new Ford Focus Electric will be held during 2017. Then the car will be released to the world market. published

 

 

 

Source: www.motorpage.ru/Ford/Focus/last/news/ford_obnovit_jelektricheskuju_versiju_focus.html