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Ford and Azure Dynamics to Collaborate on Transit Connect Electric for Europe

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It will be rechargeable using standard European 220/240-volt outlets within 6 to 8 hours. Glider units, vehicles built without the powertrain, will be shipped from the current Ford Otosan manufacturing facility in Kocaeli, Turkey, directly to an Azure-contracted manufacturing location in Europe for final assembly.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Now, people are used to cellphone subscription plans and plugging the phone into the wall at night, Mr. Thesen reasoned, so a switch to electric cars would also be manageable. Battery recharging would typically take two to four hours, he said. Analysts are sanguine about this kind of thing becoming more common — someday.

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