[UnderseaLcpl]

Hooray for Ford. Maybe they can turn a profit with this one, instead of stealing billions in taxpayer funds.

I won't be buying one, because for $25-30k, it should get at least 70mpg and give me a back massage while I drive.
I've got an 04' Kia Spectra with comparable gas mileage and it only cost me $4500 (used, 48k miles). Better yet, I can actually maintain most of the thing myself.
I've never done so much as an oil change on a hybrid, but I'll bet anything that they have a veritable Gordian knot of electronic and computerized crap to sort through.

The environment is very nice, but for around twenty thousand dollars I'd gladly set fire to a pile of tires and throw aerosol cans into it.

The real measure of this vehicle will be how many are ultimately sold and whether or not it and others like it can turn an acceptable profit for Ford. If the market isn't ready for it, it won't take, and the whole thing will just be a waste of resources and time. It'll be interesting to see what becomes of it.