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Fords View on Electrification Enablers; Looking for Battery Commonization

Green Car Congress

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). Utilities, vehicle-to-home (V2H), and vehicle-to-grid (V2G). Both of these are C-platform applications.

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Ford Teams Up With Microsoft

Revenge of the Electric Car

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took part in the press conference via a remote video feed from Redmond. “For Ford,&# Mulally said, “this is a needed step in the development of the infrastructure that will make electric vehicles viable.&#. To charge a car for 50 miles of driving might cost $1.50

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