Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has announced in the past week that the 2012 Ford Focus Electric will be the first five-passenger vehicle to have the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon. The 2012 Ford Focus Electric vehicle will be manufactured as the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan. The car charges in about half the time that the Nissan Leaf does. The charge time of the Ford Focus Electric is about 3 hours with 240-volt outlets.

Ford Motor Company plans to boost the ranks of solar-powered electric vehicles by offering SunPower to Focus Electric owners. The Focus Electrics will start shipping to 19 initial markets in December, rolling out the SunPower offer simultaneously. Forbes reports that the system will cost about $10,000 (with 30% federal tax credit) and generate about 3,000 kilowatt hours a year. Ford has yet to announce the price for the car itself.