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UK names first 7 plug-in vans eligible for grants

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UK Transport Secretary Justine Greening and Business Minister Mark Prisk announced the first vans eligible for the Government’s new Plug-in Car Van Grant. The first seven vans to be made eligible for the grants are: Azure Dynamics – Transit Connect Electric. Earlier post.) —Transport Secretary Greening.

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Ford Introducing Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid C-MAX Models in Europe in 2013

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Valencia was confirmed in 2009 as the European single source for all versions of the all-new Ford C-MAX and Grand C-MAX which launch later this year, and which feature a range of new Ford EcoBoost gasoline and Duratorq TDCi diesel engines. The exact amount of this support will be determined at a later date.

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Fords View on Electrification Enablers; Looking for Battery Commonization

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Where the markets develop, we can react very quickly and introduced a BEV, or plug-in, or diesel, or EcoBoost fairly rapidly. Specifically on the BEV side, Ford has announced two vehicles: the electric Transit Connect light commercial van in 2010, and the battery electric Focus in 2011 (using new styling and with a new model).

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