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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 →

Ford to partner with Azure Dynamics on Transit Connect BEV Sam Abuelsamid

Ford announced a change in direction today for its Transit Connect BEV program. Azure Dynamics will be partnering with Ford on bringing its first new electric vehicle to market. Last February ...

What it's like to drive the all-electric Ford Transit Connect BEV [w/VIDEO] Sebastian Blanco

Next year, U.S. drivers (and, more often, deliverypeople) will get to test out Ford's (and Smith's) new all-electric compact delivery van, the Transit Connect BEV. Until that time, we can get a ...

Valence Technology may build new battery plant Domenick Yoney

As soon as we heard the announcement about Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp and Ford's Smith-built Transit Connect coming to America, our minds soon turned to the battery supplier of that company, ...

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 ...


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