Ford Unveils Accelerated Vehicle Electrification Plan, Will Produce Electric Cars by 2010
Ford Motor Company has unveiled radical new plans to start producing electric vehicles from 2010 onwards. The company will deliver an all-electric van for commercial fleet use in 2010, an all-electric sedan in 2011 and a ‘family’ of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and EVs by 2012.
Ford also said in a submission to Congress that full details of its ‘accelerated vehicle electrification plan’ will be announced at next month’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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The strategy forms part of a major global restructuring at the ailing manufacturer as it aims to ride out the pressing financial difficulties facing the industry. The company also hopes the bold strategy will justify its plea for a slice of a proposed $25 billion bailout for U.S. car-makers. The question is though, will this prove to be too little too late?
Download - Ford Motor Company Business Plan (PDF)
Download - Congressional Submission Appendix (PPT)
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Actually I think Ford is the only one of the big 3 that has a chance of becoming viable. They already have a proven Hybrid system in the Escape and just need a few tweeks to make a truly effective sedan. Mulhally has actually done a good job so far and I really think he can make Ford profitable again.
I think it’s great that more and more car companies are building electric cars. I recently started working with an eco-friendly car service out of Boston and San Francisco called PlanetTran (www.planettran.com/?=451). They primarily use Toyota Prius’, but it would be very interesting to see how they expand their fleet as more and more car manufacturers are going green.
Reading their business plan is like reading a story from a children’s book. “We can change, if we try really really hard!” The big three have had years to get on board with the American consumer and they have done next to nothing. I have no reason to believe that they are going to change anytime soon. I hope they prove me wrong.
“I have no reason to believe that they are going to change anytime soon.”
The threat of going out of existance has a way getting management’s and labor’s attention.
Since it is beginning to look like the congress will actually require changes in union contracts to reduce costs, we may have a chance that all will survive.
I really hope congress forces the UAW to either accept comparable wages or disband it all together.(Disbanding is my little dream)
Where are all teh eelctrical plants to make electricity to recharge all these electric vehicles going to be built?
We need more wind, solar, hydroelectric (plants that don’t pollute the atmosphere) as well as yes, tne newer generation nuclear. There is plenty of room for them to be built, and in fact, just recently driving through west Texas, I saw tens of thousands of windmills. What about Alaska? It’s VERY windy between Anchorage and Deadhorse. It could also provide many jobs to areas such as Nome and Barrow, and help to offset the declining oil reserves there. And there’s still a lot of room in the plains states, as well as Wyoming, Nevada and even parts of New York state, Pennsylvania and northern New England. We have the technology and the land, we just need the damned NIMBYS to shut the hell up about it and build them!
Ford the best car
Ford is a good car