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2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric, introduced at 2010 Chicago Auto Show

2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric, introduced at 2010 Chicago Auto Show

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Electric Cars Available By June 2011 

2011 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT ELECTRIC

  • WHEN: Exact date not known.
  • WHERE: To be sold in the U.S. as a third-party conversion by Azure Dynamics and marketed through Ford commercial truck dealers.
  • OTHER MARKETS: Unspecified.
  • PRODUCTION VOLUMES: Unspecified, although analysts expect the number to be low, perhaps 5,000 per year at most.
  • VEHICLE TYPE: All-electric two-seat, five-door small commercial delivery van.
  • SPECIFICATIONS: 135-kilowatt electric motor driving the front wheels, powered by a 28-kilowatt-hour battery pack providing up to 100 miles of range.
  • OTHER: This is the first electric vehicle ever sold to the public with a Ford badge on it.
  • PRICE: Not yet released, but anticipated to be in the vicinity of $50,000.

Fisker Karma

Fisker Karma

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2011 FISKER KARMA

  • WHEN: Customer deliveries to start in early 2011.
  • WHERE: Fisker has more than two dozen dealers across the U.S.
  • OTHER MARKETS: The Karma will also be sold in Europe and Asia.
  • PRODUCTION VOLUMES: 15,000 per year.
  • VEHICLE TYPE: Range-extended electric four-seat, four-door midsize luxury sports sedan.
  • SPECIFICATIONS: Pair of 150-kilowatt electric motors driving the rear wheels, powered by 22-kilowatt-hour battery pack (giving 50 miles' range), plus range-extending 2.0-liter gasoline engine to run a generator for 250-plus more miles.
  • OTHER: Fisker switched its lithium-ion cell supplier just this January, late in the development process--an unusual decision.
  • DRIVE REPORT: As of now, no journalist on earth has driven a 2011 Fisker Karma.
  • PRICE: $87,400





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Comments (3)

  1. By gslippy Posted: 8/4/2010 10:59am PDT

    You know, it would be OK for electric car power ratings to be presented as Horsepower instead of KW. Just because it's electric doesn't mean it has to be presented that way. Any electric motor sold in the US is listed in HP, and that's what US buyers are used to seeing.
     
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  2. john_v avatar John Voelcker Posted: 8/4/2010 1:37pm PDT

    @GSlippy: Thanks for the suggestion. I may go back and add horsepower in parentheses when I next revise the guide (this is probably going to be a longstanding & frequently updated piece).
    On the other hand, it's worth noting that the characteristics of automotive and electric-motor power output are different enough that it wouldn't hurt to start fresh with the universal measurement for electric power that everywhere else in the world uses ....
     
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  3. By  Steve D. Posted: 10/30/2010 10:39am PDT

    Regarding HP ... yes, it is commonly used in North America. However, it is worth noting that there are ONLY 3 countries in the WORLD which have not embraced the metric system (kW) .... Liberia, Burma, and the United States !!
    I'm almost surprised you dont buy 100W lightbulbs in the U.S. that are 0.134 hp :-)
    Cheers
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