This latest BEV joins the Tourneo shown at Geneva, specially developed to participate in the UK Government's 'Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles' demonstration initiative next year.
The research programme aims to test the technology's suitability for potential future application in Ford's European passenger car range.
A consortium of Ford, Scottish and Southern Energy and Strathclyde University will use the fleet of 15 prototype Ford Focus BEV vehicles and a charging infrastructure in and around the London Borough of Hillingdon from early 2010.
Under the skin of the Ford Focus prototypes is a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery pack with the capacity of 23kWh and a chassis-mounted 100-kilowatt permanent-magnet electric traction motor. The BEV will have a range of up to120 km and a top speed of up to 136 km/h . Charging the batteries will take between 6-8 hours using a common 230 volt grid.
