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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Jay Leno's Green Car Challenge Ford Focus EV - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/">after the jump</a><br />
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We've already showed you the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/pretty-in-pics-lenos-electric-focus-gets-a-face-specs/">first images</a> of a new battery electric Focus that Ford has built for the guests of the new <em>Jay Leno Show</em> to drive in his <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/09/1officially-official-jay-leno-to-put-stars-in-un-reasonably-pr/">Green Car Challenge</a>. Now Ford has also posted a video with some of the engineers showing off their handiwork. Once the team got the Euro-spec Focus electrified, it was time for the Ford Racing crew to charge it up. Andy Slankard, Engineering Supervisor at Ford Racing, describes the work done to prepare the car for its life on the small screen. While these show cars started life as Focus ST models, their new powertrain and the added mass of a 23 kWh battery pack meant the suspension needed some beefing up. With the battery pack sitting in the cargo hold in the rear, the weight balance was undoubtedly shifted towards the back. Nevertheless, the car still looks pretty good going through the autocross, as you'll see in the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/">after the jump</a>. <em>Thanks to Clifford for the tip!</em><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jay-lenos-green-car-challenge-ford-focus/low/">Jay Leno's Green Car Challenge Ford Focus</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jay-lenos-green-car-challenge-ford-focus/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/leno-electric-focus-630x2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jay-lenos-green-car-challenge-ford-focus/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/leno-electric-focus-630x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: YouTube]<br /><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: Ford shows off new Focus EV for the <em>Jay Leno Show</em></em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/">VIDEO: Ford shows off new Focus EV for the <em>Jay Leno Show</em></a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:32:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19165999/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Jay Leno's Green Car Challenge Ford Focus EV - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/">after the jump</a><br />
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We've already showed you the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/pretty-in-pics-lenos-electric-focus-gets-a-face-specs/">first images</a> of a new battery electric Focus that Ford has built for the guests of the new <em>Jay Leno Show</em> to drive in his <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/09/1officially-official-jay-leno-to-put-stars-in-un-reasonably-pr/">Green Car Challenge</a>. Now Ford has also posted a video with some of the engineers showing off their handiwork. Once the team got the Euro-spec Focus electrified, it was time for the Ford Racing crew to charge it up. Andy Slankard, Engineering Supervisor at Ford Racing, describes the work done to prepare the car for its life on the small screen. While these show cars started life as Focus ST models, their new powertrain and the added mass of a 23 kWh battery pack meant the suspension needed some beefing up. With the battery pack sitting in the cargo hold in the rear, the weight balance was undoubtedly shifted towards the back. Nevertheless, the car still looks pretty good going through the autocross, as you'll see in the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/">after the jump</a>. <em>Thanks to Clifford for the tip!</em><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jay-lenos-green-car-challenge-ford-focus/low/">Jay Leno's Green Car Challenge Ford Focus</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jay-lenos-green-car-challenge-ford-focus/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/leno-electric-focus-630x2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jay-lenos-green-car-challenge-ford-focus/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/leno-electric-focus-630x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: YouTube]<br /><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: Ford shows off new Focus EV for the <em>Jay Leno Show</em></em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/">VIDEO: Ford shows off new Focus EV for the <em>Jay Leno Show</em></a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:32:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19165999/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/video-ford-shows-off-new-focus-ev-for-the-em-jay-leno-show-em/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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