2017 VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF VS FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC MAXIMUM RANGE CHALLENGE

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This video pits the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf against the 2017 Ford Focus Electric in a maximum range challenge to Niagara Falls and back. The reviewer highlights the e-Golf's more advanced technology, including gesture controls, a sound enhancer, and heat scavenging, while noting its complex menus and expensive optional colors. The Focus Electric is presented as a simpler, more conventional EV with a useful brake regeneration coach and a more accessible infotainment screen. Both cars are criticized for lacking SiriusXM recording functions. Ultimately, the Ford Focus Electric ran out of charge before completing the return journey, while the e-Golf had remaining range, though the reviewers suggest neither car is a top pick compared to alternatives like the Hyundai Ioniq Electric.