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. Since launching our first Sprinter in 2000, we have put close to 1.4
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Revealed alongside the Tourneo Connect BEV (seen earlier in the year at Geneva) the Focus BEV is the blue oval’s take on the electric-powered family car, featuring the latest lithium-ion battery pack technology, with a capacity of 23kWh and a chassis-mounted 100-kilowatt permanent-magnet electric traction motor.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 13, 2009
Bus operator Go-Ahead London has taken delivery of its first Smith Edison vans, following a successful month-long trial of the technology. . The Smith Edison is a pure electric version of the Ford Transit van. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has already recognised Go-Ahead London’s commitment to electric vans.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
Combining all these elements together, Smith’s engineers believe they can improve the range of its electric vans by up to 20 miles (about 20%) on a full battery charge. Current maximum range is around 100 miles for urban operations. Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV) is part of a consortium working on a £2.8-million million (US$4.6-million)
Green Cars News
JULY 1, 2009
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “I am absolutely thrilled that Ford and Scottish and Southern Energy have won funding to deliver innovative electric vehicles onto the capital’s streets. Smith will also offer the Transit Connect van for sale in Europe as the Smith Ampere from 2010.
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