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Is Ford First?

Plug In Partners

Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford told shareholders at the automaker's annual meeting that the automotive market is shifting rapidly because of higher oil prices and the company is trying to respond. A small gasoline engine provides power for the vehicle over longer distances, much like the Toyota Prius. producer of hybrid cars.

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt. Sokol told me that Mr. Wang seeks his ideas and criticism whenever they meet.

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