I drove a Ford Focus EV the other day just for kicks on a test drive. I have to say it has nothing on the Leaf, though I still like the car and how it drove. It definitely has less trunk and rear-seat space (battery is in the middle like the Volt), and I do not believe that it has a longer range than the Leaf (supposedly fully charged, the car had 58 miles left on the test drive). Anytime you have estimated ranges within a few miles of each other, I think you just have to call it statistically even, given the huge variability that has already been discussed here.
I do like the Focus' analog speedometer, some styling things in the interior, but overall driving experience is much the same as the Leaf, and the MSRP of $41,xxx left my eyes popping (how are they going to sell more of those than the Leaf when it's so much more expensive?)
There's an interesting thing that the dealer told me, though, that is very different from the Leaf: He said I could get a $7,500 instant rebate on the lease, and THEN take another $7,500 rebate when buying the car three years later. This is a total of $15K off the car! I am skeptical, but he said he checked it out and confirmed it. Is this just Ford taking a hit on it to boost sales? If anyone has info on this, please put it out there.
Josh