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2015 Ford Focus Electric – $6,500 - $6,500 (santa rosa)
King St near Silva
2015
Ford Focus BEV
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The Ford Focus Electric offers you two types of driving experience: In “D”, the car feels like a normal car (except for the amazing acceleration). If you shift to “L”, the car feels like an electric car–when you take your foot off the gas the regenerative braking starts a mild deceleration. In either case, if you press the brake pedal gently, you engage regenerative braking, and you only use the traditional brakes when you push harder on the brake pedal (this is why electric cars and hybrids have brake pads/discs that last 100-200k miles!)
If you are a PG&E customer, you can get a $1,000 rebate that PG&E offers for used electric vehicles ($4,000 if you are lower income–see https://evrebates.pge.com/ for details). I received a $1,000 rebate when I purchased the car, and there is no limit on the number of rebates per car. The PG&E bill needs to be in the same name as the purchaser of the car.
Key Info:
70,160 miles
Clean title
No accidents
Well-maintained
Automatic / Front-wheel drive
Red exterior, light fabric interior
Features:
Backup camera
Rear parking sensors
Cruise control
Heated front seats
Navigation system (including A15 SD card with most recent maps; Ford stopped updating them in 2024 so this is as new as you’ll get)
Bluetooth you can connect your phone to the car for hands-free control (but it doesn't have Apple or Google Auto capability).
Keyless entry featuring remote start
Sound system with radio, CD, and Sirius XM
We have a custom fit dash mat that you can have if you want it. We haven’t velcroed it down yet, so there’s no sticky glue on the dash if you don’t want the dash mat.
Maintenance:
Tires in good shape
Regularly serviced (although electric vehicles need SO much less service)
Asking $6,500. Cash or bank wire only.
Located in Santa Rosa; if you are further than 60 miles away (the safe range of the car), if you stop by and like it I will rent a U-Haul car trailer and haul it to your house anywhere in the greater Bay Area for $100.
About charging this car:
The Focus Electric can charge on normal home electricity, 110 or 220 V, although 220 is really needed if you drive everyday and want it to charge fully overnight. Maximum charging rate is about 3.7 kW. I'm including a charging cable that will work on either 110 or 220 (it includes an adapter for the two outlets, but you’ll need a 220V outlet at home). You can also charge at Level 2 public charging stations. I'm also including a 100’ long 110V extension cord in case you get stuck somewhere and can't reach an outlet with the charger cord.
I drove about 30-35 miles a day, and it took about 2.5 hours to charge fully on 220V at home. The car can be set to charge when your electric rates are lowest (I had mine start at midnight).
Note: The Focus Electric does not work with DC high speed chargers like the Tesla super chargers!
Another note on range: One thing no one tells you about electric cars is the impact of heating/cooling on the range. Continuous use of AC will lower the range of the car by maybe 5-10%, and heavy use of the heater may reduce it by 10-20%. I used the heated seats in the cold, and this did not significantly affect the range. You can also set the car to heat or cool itself before you get in–while it is still plugged in–so the inside gets comfy on household current, then use the heated seats to keep you warm. [The physics teacher in me wants to explain why, on a normal car, the AC affects the MPG more than the heater but it's the opposite in an electric car: In a gas powered car, the heater just uses ‘wasted’ heat from the engine to heat the car, while the AC requires running a compressor. In an electric car, electricity is used for both heating and AC, and AC is more efficient than electric heaters. OK, class is over.]