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Ford Shows Focus BEV Prototype at Frankfurt

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A consortium of Ford, Scottish and Southern Energy and Strathclyde University will use the fleet of fifteen prototype Ford Focus BEV vehicles and a charging infrastructure in and around the London Borough of Hillingdon from early 2010. The BEV will have a range of up to 120 km (75 miles) and a top speed of up to 136 km/h (85 mph).

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BMW i features i8 Concept Roadster and BMW i3 at Manhattan stop on “Born Electric” World Tour

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The electric concept model accelerates from 0 to 60 km/h (37 mph) in less than four seconds, and to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than eight seconds. A single-speed gearbox sends the power to the rear wheels and accelerates the BMW i3 Concept to a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). mpg US) in the European test cycle.

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