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Forty-four years ago, Ford Motor Company unveiled a battery-powered concept car called the Comuta at the 1967 Geneva Motor Show. At that time, Ford of Britain, the developer of the concept, claimed that "millions" of "cars like the Comuta could be available in five to ten years." Needless to ...

Forty-four years ago, Ford Motor Company unveiled a battery-powered concept car at the Geneva Motor Show. The year was 1967 and the electrified car was the Ford Comuta, a pint-sized concept with specs that pale in comparison to today's electric vehicles. The Comuta topped out at a mere 40 miles ...

As you probably know, Ford Motor Co. has big plans for electric vehicles (EVs) beyond its current excellent Escape and Fusion parallel hybrids. We've already got the Transit Connect Electric, a small commercial van ...

Ford's Transit Connect Electric is a dream machine for fleets. It's well suited to tackle frequent stop-and-go driving, has no problem idling shutting down for hours, offers brisk performance in stoplight to stoplight ...

If you're General Motors, you're focused on promoting the plug-in hybrid nature of the Chevrolet Volt. If you're Nissan, then your message is all-electric for the Leaf. If you're Ford, though, and are going to introduce five new electrified vehicles with a variety of powertrains by 2012, then ...

Like it did in the Northwest last month, Ford is getting another area of the country ready for electric vehicles. In this case, it's two cities in Texas – Austin and Houston – where Ford is going to do a lot of consumer outreach and education, not only deploying electric vehicle ...

There's no denying that nearly every automaker envisions a greener future ahead, but determining just how green it will be is not an easy task. If you turn to Ford's director of global electrification, Nancy Gioia, the future of ...

Ford Motor Company has announced plans to invest $135 million into two of its Detroit-area plants, creating what the company calls a "center of excellence" for electric vehicles (EVs). The investment will be divided between the company's transaxle plant in Sterling Heights, MI and its Ypsilanti ...

Ford has a long-standing reputation as a major player in the fleet vehicle segment. Just picture the Crown Vic that all-too-often pops up in your rear-view mirror with some flashing lights or the old Taurus that was a ...

We heard from Ford CEO Alan Mulally yesterday about his company's overall work with the U.S. government on energy policy. He's not the only Ford representative at the show worth talking to at the Washington Auto Show, though, and we got to sit down with Nancy Gioia, Ford's director of global ...