Ford mentions EV plans

TEG · Dec 3, 2008

FORD MOTOR COMPANY SUBMITS BUSINESS PLAN TO CONGRESS; PROFIT TARGET, ELECTRIC CAR STRATEGY AMONG NEW DETAILS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

dpeilow · Dec 3, 2008

Ford provided initial details of an accelerated vehicle electrification plan for a family of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles. The plan includes a Ford full battery electric vehicle (BEV) in a van-type vehicle for commercial fleet use in 2010 and a BEV sedan in 2011

Let's hope they stick to this.

Of course there are "Ford" EV vans around today, so they could always sub-contract it:

vfx · Dec 3, 2008

Ford Electric Plans

Ford's plan to Congress for chunk of bailout money includes some Evs

Ford Unveils Accelerated Vehicle Electrification Plan, Will Produce Electric Cars by 2010 : Gas 2.0

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DDB · Dec 3, 2008

I am most skeptical of Chrysler's promise of the following:

it will begin selling EVs for fleet use in 2009, with regular customer deliveries scheduled for 2010. We're not sure what it'll be selling, though a variation of one of the three EV concepts it showed off a few months back seems most likely. In any case, the automaker believes it can have 500,000 produced by 2013.

Unless Chrysler already has a production model ready and is retooling as we speak, the 2009 promise is bunk.

GM and Chrysler's future business plans include EVs and hybrids - AutoblogGreen

vfx · Dec 28, 2008

Ford’s Transit Connect will go on sale next year, and is likely to be available as an electric vehicle.

dpeilow · Jan 8, 2009

Detroit preview: Ford's electric line-up might include a Focus EV - AutoblogGreen

We expect that one of those will be an electric version of the Transit Connect, but the surprise rumor is that, "Ford is also tipped to reveal plans for a new electric sedan that is scheduled to go on sale in 2011 and is likely to be based on the next-generation global Focus sedan." The 2008 Focus is pictured above - would you like one with a powerful battery pack?

graham · Jan 8, 2009

This is great news. I wonder if "new electric sedan" means hybrid, or actual BEV?

Iz · Jan 8, 2009

They plan to sell the EV vans for fleet use. Every time I see "fleet" or "lease" (as BMW is doing with the mini-cooper EV) I cannot help but think of the EV1 and its fate. Tesla has the right approach to just sell the vehicle. If the owner wants to re-sell or take it apart that is up to them. The "tether" approach is going to make fleet owners and individuals think twice.

dpeilow · Feb 4, 2009

UK company goes for converted electric Ford Transit vans for landscaping duty - AutoblogGreen

Well done Smiths. More please.

Also - another one to add to my list using IEC 60309 connectors. :smile:

dpeilow · Feb 9, 2009

Ford confirms Transit Connect EV with Smith Electric for 2010 - AutoblogGreen

graham · Mar 3, 2009

Geneva 2009: Ford's all-electric Tourneo Connect

The idea behind the passenger-friendly Tourneo BEV is to showcase how the battery-only powerplant can be used to ferry people as well as freight. The powertrain for both models was co-developed by Ford and Smith EV and features a 21 kWh lithium-ion phosphate battery pack, a 50 kW permanent magnet motor, and a single-speed transmission. That's good for a 160-km (100-mile) range and top speeds of about 113 km/h (70 mph). A full charge takes 6-8 hours. These numbers are exactly the same as those announced for the electric Transit Connect.

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