Ford Focus Electric: Staying cool on the hottest day of the year

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Jessica Shankleman test drives two low-emissions Focuses in the Oxford to London Eco Rally

It wasn't supposed to end up this way. I was meant to be driving Ford's Focus EcoBoost petrol engine from Oxford to London, but I somehow ended up in the pure Electric version, which isn't even available...

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