Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2010

Ford Motor Company is leveraging the Internet and wireless technology to accelerate testing and refinement of the advanced lithium-ion battery systems that will power its upcoming plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Ford engineers in Dearborn, Michigan will design the Li-ion battery packs while engineers in Livonia, Michigan will design and engineer an electric, front-wheel-drive, continuously variable transaxle (the HF35) to supply its next-generation hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles in North America.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

Ford also plans strengthening its position in trucks, SUVs (including off-road and performance versions), and commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles: Ford, the only full-line brand with offerings that stretch from Class 1 to Class 7, has a commanding 38% share of the US commercial vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

Nissan will train taxi fleet operators to conduct routine in-house service and repairs, and Nissan Commercial Vehicle dealers will provide prompt service by providing the first available service bay to taxi operators needing service. Standard driver’s navigation and telematics systems. Taxi of Tomorrow.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

The new Focus is being developed in Europe—where Ford is a leader in small cars—off a new global C-car platform. In addition to the Focus battery electric vehicle, Ford is collaborating with Smith Electric to sell a Transit Connect battery electric commercial vehicle for North America in 2010.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

The new Focus is being developed in Europe - where Ford is a leader in small cars - off a new global C-car platform. In addition to the Focus battery electric vehicle, Ford is collaborating with Smith Electric to sell a Transit Connect battery electric commercial vehicle for North America in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

In the UK and select European markets, Smith already offers battery electric versions of the Ford Transit medium commercial vehicle to fleet customers, and later this year will introduce a battery electric version of the Ford Transit Connect small commercial. John Fleming, Chairman and CEO, Ford of Europe.

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

Ford of Europe is specially developing the prototype Focus BEVs to participate in the scheme and test the technology’s suitability for potential future application in Ford’s European passenger car range. Ford of Europe’s BEV programmes are being led by its UK research and development centre at Dunton in Essex.

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