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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By By partnering with these two industries.

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GM on the brink…

Revenge of the Electric Car

Congress has already provided $25 billion in low-interest loans to help car companies build more fuel-efficient vehicles. Ford and Chrysler have been lobbying hard in Washington for more help. We remain focused on working to return Chrysler to profitability in this challenging environment,” Cerberus said in a statement.

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