Posts with the tag of Ford

Ford Starts EV Test Drives

January 5, 2010 – 1:07 pm

Ford is starting EV trials in Germany.
For more details, follow the link …
Ford Plans to Start Electric-Car Tests in Germany Next Month
“Ford Motor Co. will start a two-year test program of electric Focus compact cars and Transit vans in Germany on Jan. 4 as the U.S. company prepares to introduce battery-powered models as early as [...]

By P.G. Morgan | Posted in International Projects, Production News | Also tagged , | Comments (2)

Tesla, Ford and Nissan win big with DOE grants

June 23, 2009 – 12:13 pm

We’ve been waiting for several months to hear this good news. Three EV pioneers, Tesla, Nissan and Ford, are receiving loans from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. Totaling $8 billion, the funds will be used to manufacture efficient vehicles and electric drive components.
In Tesla’s case, they’ll receive a total of [...]

By Paul Scott | Posted in EV Economics, Inside Track, Obama Energy | Also tagged , | Comments (8)

Smart Meters and Electric Cars

January 30, 2009 – 10:38 am

This is a well written story in the Pasadena Star News about how the utilities are gearing up for the coming plug-in vehicles. While many people are wringing their hands over how the grid, old and cranky as it is, will be able to handle the millions of EVs that will be on our roads [...]

By Paul Scott | Posted in Inside Track | Also tagged , , | Comments (1)