Ford Motor plans to have plug-in electric vehicles in its showrooms by 2012. Powering these vehicles will be lithium-ion battery cells, manufactured by Johnson Controls-Saft, a U.S.-French joint venture. Nancy Gioia, Ford’s hybrid chief, indicated that enough battery purchases will be made to produce about 5,000 plug-in vehicles a year. However, there is no indicated what form such a vehicle will take.
Apparently, the technology will be showcased in a 2009 Escape SUV. Referring to prices, Gioia stated that gasoline-electric hybrids sell from $2,000 to $4,000 above normal gas-only vehicles, and that “there will be a premium for the plug-in capability.”
To read more about the announcement, and a quick run-down of various company’s electric-vehicle plans, link to the original article.
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