cwerdna
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Your image links don't work. I had to reply to the your message in order to copy and paste the URLs to see them.kovalb said:I just got back from CES. The Focus Electric has almost no cargo room due to the battery packaging. It's back seat is quite tight as well. Battery capacity is only 23kWh. They said the motor power was increased from 90kW to 107kW; but no mention of torque. I expect range to be less than LEAF. Here are some photos I snapped. I hope they loaded OK.
There is almost no cargo room. There is a cargo organizer; that is what the lid is for.
Tiny compartment under the cargo lid.
Storage for level 1 EVSE under the floor once you take the cargo organizer out.
This car would be useless for me. We couldn't even go grocery shopping with it.
At least you had more access to poke around. As I posted at http://priuschat.com/forums/local-clubs-events-road-trips/101816-2012-silicon-valley-auto-show-2.html#post1446421" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; when I visited the San Jose Auto Show:
Not sure what was up with the above since an FFE had already been delivered to Google by that point and Ford had some pics up on their web site of the cargo area.The Ford Focus Electric was there but I couldn't open the trunk (hatch). I asked if they could open it. Their reps said no and gave me an excuse of "fire marshal regulations". :roll: (Right... trunks and hatches are open on tons of other cars there, including theirs.) I asked them how much of the trunk area was taken up by the battery and their reply was "a lot". I was able to fold down the rear seat and confirm that. I do wonder how these FFEs are going to sell when people look at the cargo area and price vs. a Leaf.
Also, for whatever reason, it seemed like the hood cable was disconnected so I couldn't pop the hood.