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Smith Electric Vehicles to partner with AM General on USPS EV

In the same Tanfield Group trading statement where the company commented on the termination of its agreement with Ford it revealed a new collaboration with AM General. Smith and AM General are developing a prototype battery-powered version of the Long Life Vehicle used by the US Postal Service. The LLV developed by Grumman in the 1980s is based on chassis components from the first-generation Chevy S10 pickup and is currently powered by a GM 2.2-liter EcoTec four cylinder engine. There are currently 178,000 LLVs in service with the USPS. ... Read more →

Tanfield Group comments on end of Ford Transit Connect BEV deal Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Smith Electric Vehicles starts U.S. production in Kansas City Sam Abuelsamid

Smith Electric Vehicles has just launched low volume assembly of its Newton plug-in delivery truck in Kansas City. However, it's not clear how long Smith will keep building trucks there. Smith ...

VIDEO: Fortune 500 firms field first fuel-free freight fetchers Domenick Yoney

What do Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) all have in common? We're not even going to make you work ...

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 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 Focuses in the UK with funding from a British government program. The Technology Strategy Board ...

Ford Transit Connect BEV to be built in Kansas City by Smith EV 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation announced today that the site of its new factory will be in Kansas City, MO. The plant, which will produce a variety of battery-powered commercial vehicles, will be located at part of the Kansas City International (KCI) Airport overhaul base that is being ...

VIDEO: Smith Electric trucks get pro reviews at Work Truck Show 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Smith Electric Vehicles (now in the U.S.!) took advantage of their appearance at The Work Truck Show to allow some industry professionals a chance to try out their all-electric Newton. Luckily for us, several of them agreed to stand up in front of a camera and give their views about the vehicle. ...

Geneva 2009: Ford's all-electric Tourneo Connect 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 announced the BEV there). People visiting the Geneva Motor Show will get a more personal experience with ...

Ford confirms Transit Connect EV with Smith Electric for 2010 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 electric vehicles and we first learned that Ford planned to introduce a Transit Connect EV when the ...

Tanfield American spinoff to begin building trucks this year 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

After scuttling an earlier plan to build trucks in the U.S., a new Tanfield Group announcement reverses that reversal. The company has just incorporated Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV) US Corp. and expects them to begin building copies of the Newton (above) in the U.S. sometime this year. In a ...

UK company goes for converted electric Ford Transit vans for landscaping duty 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

If the smaller Ampere electric van (a converted Ford Transit Connect) just doesn't offer enough carrying capacity for all your rakes and shovels, then take a page from Continental Landscapes. The UK-based company recently purchased four of the larger Transit vans for use in their landscaping ...

Green theme returns to 2009 Work Truck Show 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

This year's edition of the Work Truck Show is stuffed with everything from electric trucks to aerodynamic mudflaps (yes, they make those) and promises to be every bit as green as it was last year. Day one starts with the return of the "Green Truck Summit: The Future of Hybrids and Alternative ...

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 ...

EDTA gets four new members 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this month the British company Smith Electric Vehicles announced it will bring its electric trucks to the U.S. A message out from the Electric Drive Transportation Association (a trade group) yesterday shows that Smith is serious about its American presence. Smith is one of four new EDTA ...

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 ...

Electric trucks exempt from London congestion charges undergoing tests 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Two British companies are testing an electric truck that has a payload of two tons. Built by Smith Electric Vehicles, the truck is called the "Newton" and is powered by four large 278-volt batteries. The Newton is exempt from London's congestion charge and could save the companies about $3,300 a ...


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