Ford Motor Company has announced that it is teaming up with The Jay Leno Show by providing an all-new battery electric Ford Focus that celebrities will drive as a way to showcase Ford’s leadership on fuel efficiency and electrified vehicles. The electric Focus will be the exclusive vehicle for The Jay Leno Show in a segment the host calls the “Green Car Challenge.” Leno will showcase the car when the show kicks off Sept. 14, and celebrity guests will complete against each other in the challenge segment. Some version of this Focus should be available here in the U.S. starting in 2011.

Ford wants to put at least four electrified vehicles on the road in North America by 2012, including the Focus BEV in 2011, as well as new hybrids and a plug-in hybrid. “Ford is absolutely committed to delivering best-in-class fuel efficiency with every new vehicle we introduce,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. “The Focus showcases how electric vehicles can be smart, green, fast and fun. It also illustrates Ford’s commitment to fuel efficiency and doing our part to contribute to a better world.”