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article: F GM NSANY  NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- I just finished
driving more than 300 miles in Ford's first and only pure
electric car, the Focus EV.  Let me cut to the chase: This is a
good car.  The traditional, gasoline-powered version of the
Focus is Ford's best-selling global small car. It's a regular
5-seat hatchback that competes with cars such as the Volkswagen
Golf and the Cruze from General Motors' Chevrolet unit. (Ford
also makes two gasoline-electric hybrids and two other plug-in
gasoline-electric hybrids.)  The electric version of the Focus
is pretty straightforward: The motor is up front, and there are
two batteries -- one under the rear seat, and one immediately
behind the rear seat, taking up basically half the gasoline
version's trunk space.  What everyone wants to know about an
electric car is: (1) How far does it go; and (2) How long does
it take to charge?  The Ford EV