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Ford pumps $135 milliion into electric vehicle development

GasBuddy Blog -- Ford is investing $135 million to develop more electrified vehicles to compete better against Toyota, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Toyota is the automaker that continues to dominate the hybrid powertrain market having sold more than 186,200 hybrids in the U.S. through July, or 75% of all 249,300 hybrids sold in the U.S. in that period.

Ford, by comparison, sold only 9,300 in that period, according to data from HybridCars.com and is obviously looking to close the gap.

Ambitious plans to say the least. How will they sell more and better electric vehicles? By offering high mileage vehicles that many of us on Main Street might actually be able to afford!

Business reporter Alisa Priddle says Ford...

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Submitted Aug 18, 2012 By: PD

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deaconjones Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,144 Points:319,380 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:53:47 PM Ignore deaconjones Report Abuse OLD NEWS AGAIN.....
fullauto Champion Author Reading Posts:5,330 Points:1,474,015 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:53:43 PM Ignore fullauto Report Abuse blah
pecos Champion Author Columbus Posts:7,730 Points:2,113,260 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:53:22 PM Ignore pecos Report Abuse Reinvestment... the other car makers need to do this.
CAD69 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:3,216 Points:848,190 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:53:20 PM Ignore CAD69 Report Abuse Go Ford!
HailstormCA Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,860 Points:1,472,995 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:52:23 PM Ignore HailstormCA Report Abuse Can Ford pump some of that $135 mil my way?
paisho6 Veteran Author Oakland Posts:294 Points:37,530 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:49:34 PM Ignore paisho6 Report Abuse ok
theWizK All-Star Author Columbus Posts:776 Points:388,080 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:48:01 PM Ignore theWizK Report Abuse Waste
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,073 Points:2,347,460 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:46:46 PM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Copy what other successful auto manufactures are doing, Toyota in this case! An EV that has a reasonable cost, a battery that can deliver the electricity for high mileage and distance, a quick battery recharging time and a decent battery replacement cost. ALL of these auto batteries will be REUSED or RECYCLED, they will not be thrown away into a land fill OR placed in storage and piled up! Some people have NO clue! I will drive my current vehicle into the ground before buying anything new, used, EV, Inbred, diesel, hydrogen, alternative fuel, CNG, concept or anything else. My current vehicle was paid for many years ago and it works just fine! Why have another car payment in 'coming out of the closet' Barry's lousy, smoke and mirrors, lack of jobs, dog and pony show and in the crapper economy, the good paying jobs are Not there. Barry's economy is not improving but continues to hurt the population and the job numbers continues to be down – no matter how smoooooth talking Barry spins those numbers and he can spin them very well! People will still drive and buy fuel no matter what but it sure helps to have a job too! Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
rodzilla123 Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,410 Points:1,036,315 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:46:18 PM Ignore rodzilla123 Report Abuse If they feel the Need to Compete in this area, I just hope they dont go the way of the Government Motors REVOLTING car.
MrPony Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:425 Points:395,715 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:44:57 PM Ignore MrPony Report Abuse At least we ain't paying for it...what if it were GM - Osama would tax us more just to pay for it
rwrMO Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,546 Points:581,170 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:44:13 PM Ignore rwrMO Report Abuse old news
Bubba44612 Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,411 Points:1,880,005 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:43:36 PM Ignore Bubba44612 Report Abuse Good for Ford.
Go_E85 Champion Author Orange County Posts:2,234 Points:174,805 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:42:27 PM Ignore Go_E85 Report Abuse ...
chen94539 Sophomore Author Oakland Posts:181 Points:795,715 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:38:46 PM Ignore chen94539 Report Abuse time to buy Ford.
goalie1950 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:6,420 Points:1,298,370 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:37:59 PM Ignore goalie1950 Report Abuse Really old news. Time to turn the page and move on PD.
Paw5X Champion Author Gary Posts:9,913 Points:2,270,230 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:36:18 PM Ignore Paw5X Report Abuse I like Pithyopiner's idea!
bearzz Champion Author California Posts:1,442 Points:421,620 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:35:09 PM Ignore bearzz Report Abuse Pithyopiner said it as it is. Right on!!!
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:32:59 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse That's right, Ford. Wanna sell more than Toyata, lower the price and get competitive. Nobody wants to pay 40 grand for a run-a-bout town car. An electric car shouldn't cost more than 20 grand. Can't do it for 20 grand? Get out of the business. Leave it to the Japanese. Get into natural gas vehicles.
oldiesman Champion Author New York Posts:6,440 Points:2,196,695 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:31:17 PM Ignore oldiesman Report Abuse How many times are We going to hear it.
Tiernan Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,490 Points:821,775 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:30:58 PM Ignore Tiernan Report Abuse Day# 2.
Jeepergeo Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:1,380 Points:588,430 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:29:56 PM Ignore Jeepergeo Report Abuse Ford's been on the mark the last few years, so they must see a future in the EV market. It's good to see business making investment, and not Government spending tax dollars on thigns like Solyndra.
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buzzieNY Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,903 Points:637,505 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:22:49 PM Ignore buzzieNY Report Abuse Old News.
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soakmonkey Champion Author Nevada Posts:1,448 Points:1,006,600 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:22:20 PM Ignore soakmonkey Report Abuse hmm
dougerstew Veteran Author Oregon Posts:394 Points:1,110,230 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:22:03 PM Ignore dougerstew Report Abuse be interesting to see if it's worth the investment
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,013 Points:600,660 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:21:37 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Old post.
Plebe2001 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:3,260 Points:652,690 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:16:24 PM Ignore Plebe2001 Report Abuse This is most likely a waste of money! Electric is NOT the way to go. There are many other options that are good energy alternatives.
firechief Champion Author New York Posts:3,456 Points:2,068,325 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:15:42 PM Ignore firechief Report Abuse um so
blazerbob91 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,155 Points:1,885,620 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:14:31 PM Ignore blazerbob91 Report Abuse Zoom Zoom
19sheldon43 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,979 Points:843,010 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:11:46 PM Ignore 19sheldon43 Report Abuse I could use a little of that pumping. Maybe in lower gas prices. FORD!! just think of the publicity
JLSindy Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,501 Points:675,215 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:09:55 PM Ignore JLSindy Report Abuse I agree with most of what everyone says.
MDTDriver Champion Author California Posts:9,739 Points:2,157,570 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:09:42 PM Ignore MDTDriver Report Abuse Decades away for electric cars to fill the roads.
Group23 Champion Author Greensboro Posts:1,243 Points:438,440 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:08:16 PM Ignore Group23 Report Abuse This is like the 3rd or 4th day this article has been here.
manbig13 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,431 Points:557,475 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:04:39 PM Ignore manbig13 Report Abuse need hydrogen
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pachukdog1 Champion Author Pensacola Posts:1,752 Points:378,475 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 12:01:05 PM Ignore pachukdog1 Report Abuse Nice
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boldrph Champion Author Topeka Posts:18,387 Points:3,453,590 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:58:19 AM Ignore boldrph Report Abuse two days ago, this was interesting.
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abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,490 Points:750,440 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:51:00 AM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse 3rd day! Move on people, nothing to see here.
TopGunn Champion Author Baltimore Posts:9,196 Points:2,618,230 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:50:56 AM Ignore TopGunn Report Abuse Looking for new news.
DblChek Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,345 Points:615,245 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:49:46 AM Ignore DblChek Report Abuse I'm still gonna buy one when my stimulus check comes in!
OaklandInvaders Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,361 Points:570,205 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:48:42 AM Ignore OaklandInvaders Report Abuse Ok EVs use the money to lower prices of EVs and force out the old gasoline engines
jadeusa Champion Author Dallas Posts:9,349 Points:1,826,940 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:48:13 AM Ignore jadeusa Report Abuse Per the article, these Fords will be affordable.
SUPERQUACK Champion Author Sacramento Posts:6,136 Points:1,913,780 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:45:32 AM Ignore SUPERQUACK Report Abuse USE THE MONEY TO REDUCE PRICE ON EXISTING AUTOS
Agabel Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:2,580 Points:1,160,460 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:44:00 AM Ignore Agabel Report Abuse lets hope they can make them affordable
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Tonester1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:12,747 Points:2,318,670 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:41:12 AM Ignore Tonester1 Report Abuse Good for them.
ou812again Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,329 Points:672,085 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:41:10 AM Ignore ou812again Report Abuse old!!!!!!!!!
bullfrog69 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,304 Points:835,760 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 11:40:37 AM Ignore bullfrog69 Report Abuse This is weeks old PD! Post something new!