[Source: Ford]
PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO, Feb. 9, 2010
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL VAN HELPS FLEET CUSTOMERS GO COMPLETELY GAS-FREE
- Ford Transit Connect Electric, a pure electric-powered version of the award-winning Transit Connect small van, goes into production in late 2010
- Ford is collaborating with Azure Dynamics Corporation to upfit the Transit Connect Electric with Azure’s Force DriveTM battery electric powertrain and Johnson Controls-Saft’s advanced lithium-ion battery technology
- Transit Connect Electric is the first product in Ford’s accelerated electrified vehicle plan, and will be followed by the Focus Electric in 2011, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in 2012 and next-generation hybrid technology in 2012
- The all-electric, zero-emission Transit Connect Electric has targeted range of up to 80 miles per full charge, and will be rechargeable using either 240-volt or standard 120-volt outlets
- Transit Connect Electric is ideal for fleet owners that have well-defined routes of predictable distances and a central location for daily recharging
You can read the entire press report here: http://www.ford.com/about-ford/news-announcements/press-releases/press-releases-detail/pr-ford-transit-connect-electric-31991
I am excited about the possibilities with this van! When Ford is able to offer a larger, heavier van, let’s hope the truck builders will build a tool sales interior for it. Tom
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