Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. Azure Dynamics has selected Johnson Controls-Saft as the supplier for lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs for the Transit Connect BEV.

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Transit Connect Ford Connect Connected 220

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

JULY 25, 2014

A new study of factors influencing fleet managers’ adoption of electric vehicles has found that testing new technologies was the strongest driver of initial EV adoption, followed by lowering environmental impacts; government grants; and improving the organization’s public image. 2014.05.022.

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Fleet Purchase Automobile Plug-in 257

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Ford Transit Connect EV. Fisker Karma EREV. Fisker Nina EREV. Ford Focus EV. Chevy Volt EREV. Navistar eStar EV. Advanced Technologies R&D. —One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015. One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015.

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2015 Plug-in Tax Credit Plug 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

They include a battery-electric Transit Connect commercial van in 2010, a battery-electric Ford Focus passenger car in 201l, and the next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2012. Overall, Ford has committed to $14 billion of investment in the development and deployment of new technologies over the next seven years.

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