Ford Pro revealed the all-new Transit Connect compact van, completing the brand’s new-generation line-up of high-productivity electrified Transit commercial vehicles in Europe. Advanced, efficient powertrains include the first Transit Connect plug-in hybrid, which offers businesses a generous targeted 110 km electric range, as well as both AC and DC fast charging capability. Customers also benefit from […]
Green Automotive Company announced that its UK subsidiary Liberty Electric Cars has launched its program for the support of all types of electric vehicles known as Liberty E-Care in France. Liberty pioneered the aftermarket care of electric vehicles with the introduction of its “E-Care” program in the UK in 2011. Initially looking after Modec electric […]
Liberty e-care, a division of Liberty Electric Cars, recently launched its repair program for the Ford Transit Connect electric van, an all-electric van developed in a collaborative venture between Azure Dynamics and Ford. The Ford Transit Connect Electric is well suited for commercial fleets that travel predictable, short-range routes with frequent stop-and-start driving, in urban […]
The first electric vans eligible for the new Plug-in Van Grant have been announced by the UK’s government on Monday. Van buyers will be able to receive 20%—up to £8,000 (US$12,600)—off the cost of this first wave of 7 plug-in electric vans. “Cars and vans are absolutely central to people’s lives – it’s how most […]
Azure Dynamics announced 45 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 20 units in Europe and 25 units in North America, which includes six initial units through the General Services Administration (the “GSA”) via Northside Ford in San Antonio, TX, a four unit order from Verizon and a four unit order from an internet company. […]
Azure Dynamics Corporation and RøhneSelmer AS signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to enter into an agreement whereby RohneSelmer will import and distribute up to 400 Ford Transit Connect Electric vans annually. The LOI is not a purchase order, but rather sets in motion a collaborative effort to reach a definitive distribution agreement within the […]
Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 29 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including eight units in Europe and 21 units in North America, which includes a 3 unit reorder from Johnson Controls, Inc. The Transit Connect Electric utilizes an advanced lithium-ion battery from Johnson Controls to achieve a range of 50 to 80 miles depending on […]
The government’s fueleconomy.gov site that carries information from the DOE and EPA about fuel economy named the 2012 Mitsubishi i and the extended-range Chevrolet Volt as the most efficient electric vehicle and as the most fuel efficient vehicle with a gasoline engine. The federal fueleconomy.gov website has named its most fuel efficiency vehicles built between […]
Ford and Azure Dynamics are introducing a passenger version of their electric cargo van, the Ford Transit Connect Electric Wagon. The Transit Connect Electric Wagon will be aimed at commercial customers, but that doesn’t mean that ordinary consumers looking for a larger electric car than the Nissan LEAF couldn’t buy one. The Ford Transit Connect […]
The Hertz Corporation, the world’s largest general use airport car rental brand, has announced the addition of five Ford Transit Connect Electric vans into its Hertz Entertainment Services and Hertz on Demand fleet. “Hertz Entertainment Services and Hertz on Demand customers have unique vehicle needs and the Transit Connect Electric is a perfect fit for […]