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Tanfield Group comments on end of Ford Transit Connect BEV deal

We learned from Ford on Friday that it and Smith Electric Vehicles had mutually agreed to terminate their partnership to produce the Transit Connect BEV next year and Ford would instead go with Azure Dynamics. The Tanfield Group, parent company of Smith also released a trading statement that commented on the matter. According to Tanfield, the projected volumes of the TC in the short to medium term did not justify the investment required at this time. There seems to be much stronger demand for the larger Newton delivery van and Tanfield ... Read more →

Death Star goes electric: AT&T gets first Smith Newton for expanding alt-fuel fleet Sam Abuelsamid

After announcing earlier this year that it would spend over half a billion dollars over the next decade to put 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles into its fleet, AT&T has added its first ...

Ford to launch Focus BEV test fleet in the UK Sam Abuelsamid

The Focus-based electric car that Ford is developing with Magna for a 2011 introduction is not the only EV program in the company. Early next year, Ford will start testing a fleet of battery-powered ...

Geneva 2009: Ford's all-electric Tourneo Connect Sebastian Blanco

Ford couldn't be bothered to actually bring a battery-powered version of the Transit Connect to the Chicago Auto Show last month (but they did show off four gasoline-powered versions and ...

Ford confirms Transit Connect EV with Smith Electric for 2010 Sam Abuelsamid

Ford has now confirmed that the new Transit Connect small van will form the basis for its first new battery electric vehicle that will launch in the second half of 2010. Ford is very excited about ...

VIDEO: All the Smith Electric Vehicles from the CV Show 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Commercial Vehicle show may be over but the trucks remain ... on YouTube! Smith Electric Vehicles was reppin' hard at the show with 6 (count 'em) different trucks of various sizes and capabilities. We've told you about some already but there's nothing like a nice walk around with a personal ...

Smith Electric Edison and Newton will bring electric trucks to the U.S. 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Smith Electric vehicles are already sold in the U.K. and apparently there is expressed interest from fleet purchasers in the United States who want in on the fuel savings that the electric commercial vehicles can offer. In order to sell their electric vans and trucks here in the states, Smith is ...


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