Ford to deliver its first EV, the Transit Connect Electric

From the Boston Globe: The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf have gotten nearly all the attention, but they are not the only electric vehicles making their way to customers this month. Ford Motor Co. said yesterday that it had started shipping a battery-powered version of a delivery van, the Transit Connect Electric, to a handful of business customers.

The Transit Connect is Ford’s first electric vehicle, coming to market about a year before it plans to challenge the Leaf and the Volt with a battery-powered car, the Focus Electric. The first electric vans are being delivered to several companies that agreed to be early users, including AT&T, the Canada Post, the New York Power Authority, and Southern California Edison.

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UK petrol powered company cars to disappear in 10 years

From Just Auto UK: Petrol powered company cars could potentially disappear in 10 years, according to two sets of research by Lex Autolease in the UK.

"Diesel has already overtaken petrol as the fuel of choice in the fleet sector, which is renowned for being an early adopter of new vehicle technologies," said Lex Autolease principal consultant Chris Chandler.

"But clearly, there is an expectation the move away from petrol will accelerate as hybrids and EVs now begin to attract greater market share."

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