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Confirmed: Smith electric to build the Ampere and the Faraday II

The rumor has now been confirmed. Smith Electric Vehicles launched the Ampere electric van at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham NEC. If the Ampere looks like a Ford Transit Connect to you, nicely done. It's built on the Transit Connect chassis. The EVs specs are quite respectable: a 70mph maximum speed with a range "in excess" of 100 miles. It is powered by a 50kw motor and an under-slung lithium-ion battery pack, which leaves the van's full interior volume available for carrying capacity. The Ampere has a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of ... Read more →

Can a Transit Connect be sporty? Sebastian Blanco

click to enlarge In the last few days we've seen a battery-powered Ford Transit Connect from Smith Electric and a hybrid version from Connaught Engineering. But do white bonnet stripes belong on a ...

Ford Transit Connect comes to Bugatti's Ristorante in Dallas Sebastian Blanco

click to enter a gallery of Transit Connect images When Ford unveiled the U.S. versions of the Transit Connect in Chicago earlier this year, one of the potential uses the company highlighted was as a ...

New York 2008: Why yes, the Ford Transit Connect could be used as a taxi Sebastian Blanco

click to enlarge The flashiness of the Ford Transit Connect's debut from Chicago is long gone. Here in New York, Ford is expanding the idea of what these spacious vehicles can do with a Transit ...

Chicago 2008 video: Ford's Transit Connect delivers the goods Sebastian Blanco

The American version of the smallish Ford Transit Connect was unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show yesterday and Ford did the honorable thing (at least, that's how it felt as a hungry blogger on ...

Chicago 2008: Ford Transit Connect live reveal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After announcing a few feature updates in the Ford F150 at the Chicago Auto Show today, Ford unveiled the U.S. version of the Ford Transit Connect. This Euro-style van fits into a greener delivery niche, and Ford certainly made these vans look appealing, with four vans dancing around the stage, ...

Chicago 2008: Ford brings the Transit Connect to America 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Before the demise of Ford's Windstar/Freestar in late 2006, the company - like its crosstown competitors - offered a cargo van variant of its front wheel drive mini-van for light duty commercial applications. There are many uses where businesses need something smaller and more fuel efficient than ...


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