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If you've been dying to get your hands on the new 2013 Ford Focus Electric, you're somewhat in luck. Though the new EV isn't yet available in the greater New Orleans, LA, it will be soon, as Ford has announced that 67 select dealerships in New Jersey, California, and New York will receive vehicles this spring. These markets make up a large percentage of electric vehicle sales in the United States, and they will be test markets for the vehicle. The best news?  The new Ford Focus Electric will be dispersed nationwide later this year.

Early in the game of Electric Vehicles, Ford is looking to create an even smarter car. The new Ford Fusion Hybrid, presented at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, is leading the way.

You can already test drive current versions of the Ford Fusion at Veterans Ford in Metairie, LA, but next year, you're looking at an even better MPG rated 4-door ride. Ford claims the gas-electric hybrid family sedan will

Ford Wants to Conserve World's Most Precious Resource: Water

With all the focus and attention given to reducing COs emissions by media and automobile industry, we sometimes forget that water is in fact the world's most precious resource. The scaring truth is that clean water might one day be more valuable than oil or gold. The difference is, of course, that nearly all living creature don't need gold to survive but water.

While it's difficult for people and businesses to face

Ford ‘Focusing’ On Fuel Efficient Models

With gas prices staying around $3, test driving an efficient ride from Veterans Ford in Metairie, LA is probably the best thing you can do for your wallet. The auto maker is touting an updated Ford Escape as one of the Greenest CUV's on the market today.

CEO Mark Fields spent the past few weeks heading to national auto shows to talk about Escape crossover: "It is still about bringing out eye-catching world-class products. Next year is supercharged with product introductions. We will have our Escape but we will also have a brand new Fusion."1

Ford Working on New, Cheaper Hybrid

Ford is working on a new hybrid powertrain for their Ford Fusion that will gain in miles per gallon output, while costing less. How is that even possible? Future models coming to Veterans Ford in Metairie, LA will include this new engine, that (according to the auto maker) "will cost 30 percent less."1

How exactly does Ford achieve this? Well, first off they don't use one hybrid engine, they use two!

Ford's

More and more people are finding alternatives to the costs and troubles that come with owning a car. One of them is "Car Sharing".

Car Sharing has been part of the big picture in Europe for more than 3 decades already. In North America, after starting in Quebec in 1994, it is now a growing industry in the U.S. Nowadays, we can find more than 27 car sharing programs in the U.S

Ford Gives EV Buyers a Solar Inventive

Ford is planning a green revolution, and to make it happen they'll need some help. That is why the American automaker has recently teamed up with SunPower will help support its "Drive Green for Life" program. We here at Veterans Ford think that this is an amazing idea. Through their partnership, the two companies will offer a 2.5-kilowatt rooftop solar panel system to be installed on a Ford owner's home when they…

It's August - and time to celebrate! We're not talking Ramadan, Left-Hander's Day, or National Marshmallow Toasting Day, either. We're talking about the arrival of the refreshed 2012 Ford Explorer to Veterans Ford's showroom floors located at [Address] [City], [State].

How would we compare changes to the 2012 Ford Explorer to the drastic overhaul seen in the 2011 Ford Explorer? Well, the 2011 model has garnered twice as many sales as

Ford's Smallest Engine in Company's History

With gas prices getting larger and larger, one may ask if car engine should get smaller. It seems that Ford Motors has been  thinking about that. So as a sign of time, the smallest engine Ford has ever developed in their century-plus long history, a 1.0-liter 3-cylinder EcoBoost engine will soon be launch by the auto maker.

The new three-cylinder tiny 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine is also gaining turbocharging, therefore will utilizes otherwise wasted

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 7, 2010 - When Ford Motor Company debuts its all-new Focus Electric in late 2011, customers will learn a new way of "refueling" - plugging in instead of gassing up.

While most owners are expected to recharge the zero-emissions, gas-free Focus Electric at home with an optional wall-mounted 240V charging station, they also will have the ability to recharge at remote locations with a standard 120V convenience cord. Both types of connectors will use…