ASSUMING they could gain
ASSUMING they could gain access to a 220V charger, then maybe 3 hours or so. Maybe.
As for driving like the average "dumbed down" person.. Isn't that the whole point of doing car reviews and evaluations? To see it from the perspective of the AVERAGE?
Maybe you hypermile, but 99% of Americans don't. You can blame that on whatever you'd like, but not everyone is a single guy in a small car going an average of 20 miles per day at mostly low speeds and in perfect LA weather. Most of us are in variable weather conditions, have families, drive a lot of distance and/or have a lot of us in the vehicle, and do things ranging from hitting the hardware and lumber store to packing everyone up for camping, shopping, etc., etc.
I've driven a Leaf, Focus Electric, Roadster, Volt, etc. and not a single one of them would be viable or realistic for my family and where I live. Until car makers and EVangelists realize that not everyone lives in LA and NYC, EVs are not going to sell. Until EVangelists realize that there are people with families, car seats, dogs, groceries, etc. who are driving in wind, snow, rain, sleet, as well as sunshine.. those cars aren't going to be mainstream.
This Focus, like most current EVs, is nothing more than a California compliance vehicle. I'm actually amazed that CR is wasting budget on buying one. I guess reviewing it might help them sell magazines, but realistically, Ford isn't going to make enough of these for most consumers to ever even see one, let alone buy it.