Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

FedEx has added five Transit Connect Electric vans from Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics to support the corporate Information Technology Asset Disposal program, driving regularly scheduled routes to pick up, recycle, reuse and dispose of IT assets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation has entered an agreement with Ford Motor Company whereby Azure will integrate its proprietary plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology into the Ford F-Series Super Duty product line. The new PHEV F-Series program further expands the Azure/Ford business relationship.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2010

Johnson Controls has made a strategic investment in Azure Dynamics, the result of which will give the company a 3.4% Both are currently involved in the production of the Ford electric Transit Connect. It also further solidifies the already strong relationship between our two companies.

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Transit Connect 2010 Commercial Corporation 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2012

In connection with commencing CCAA proceedings, Azure will abandon its previously announced share offering. The CCAA is a Canadian Federal Act that—similar to Chapter 11 in the US— allows financially troubled corporations to restructure their financial affairs through a formal Plan of Arrangement.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEV-US) and the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research are participating in the Ohio Electric Drive Initiative as major program partners. The company will initially focus its production on battery-electric-powered vehicles for depot-based predictable-route delivery fleets.

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Ohio Clean Cleaning Electric Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The Dutch energy company Eneco has signed contracts for the purchase of 50 Smith Ampere electric commercial vans, the electric version of the Ford Transit Connect, to be delivered in 2009 and 2010. The agreement is worth €2.3 million (US$3.4 The contract for the 50 Smith Amperes comes on top of this.

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Purchase Lithium Ion Transit Connect Electric 199

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation are introducing a passenger wagon version of the Ford Transit Connect Electric. The wagon is a logical next step for Azure and Ford which first introduced an electrified Transit Connect in December 2010. Earlier post.).

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Transit Connect Connect Connected Ford 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. Through its UK partner, The Tanfield Group Plc, SEV US Corp is also working with Ford Motor Company to electrify the Ford Transit Connect as a BEV (battery electric vehicle) light-duty van scheduled for production in 2010.

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Kansas City Kansas Electric Vehicles Transit Connect 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. A survey by McKinsey & Company for the City found a lack of consumer information and lack of educational resources about electric vehicles.

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New York City New York Fleet Electric Vehicles 297

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEVUS) and Altec Industries Inc. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will add the first test unit to its fleet to conduct routine and emergency overhead line work in PG&E’s northern and central California service area. Earlier post.).

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All-Electric Electric Vehicles Kansas City Vehicles 150

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Ford Motor Company is teaming with the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) to retrain its traditional automotive engineers, providing them with the skills and expertise to develop the next generation of advanced electric and hybrid vehicles. The vehicles include: Transit Connect battery electric commercial van in 2010.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

In a surprising decision, Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US have agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van that would have been based on the Transit Connect. However, Tanfield will remain as Ford of Europe’s official collaborator on commercial electric vehicles.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. Some small players were gobbled up by bigger companies. The success of one-way car sharing services is prompting more companies to consider offering this service model. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated.

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Cars Fleet Los Angeles Houston 99

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Xcel Energy and a coalition of its customers have been selected to be among the first in the country to receive the all-electric Ford Transit Connect Electric commercial van. Ford Transit Connect Electric is a collaborative effort between Ford Motor Company and Azure. Azure Dynamics Corp.

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Transit Connect Connect Connected Energy 199

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Azure Dynamics Corporation and Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, will deliver one of the first Transit Connect Electric commercial vans to Canada Post under the LEAD customer program.

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Transit Connect Canada Connect Connected 186

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Azure Dynamics Corporation and Ford Motor Company announced that New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state public power organization, has been added to the LEAD customer program for the Ford Transit Connect Electric van.

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Transit Connect New York Connect Connected 186

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. General Motors Corporation. FutureFuel Chemical Company. General Motors Corporation. Ford Motor Company. KEMET Corporation. Brownstown, MI. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. Saft America, Inc.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

The Smith Edison is a pure electric version of the Ford Transit van. The bus operator is one of a handful of pioneering companies helping the Mayor’s office to promote uptake of commercial electric vehicles in the capital. .

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