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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

Green Car Congress

To produce the vehicles, Ford is converting three truck and SUV plants to car plants—Michigan Assembly, Cuautitlan Assembly in Mexico, which begins building the new Fiesta subcompact early next year; and Louisville (Ky.) Assembly, which will be converted to produce small vehicles from Ford’s global Focus platform beginning in 2011.

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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

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kWh lithium-ion battery is replenished by plugging into a charger or wall outlet. Built in Louisville, Kentucky, this small SUV is both the entry level and the most efficient Lincoln. Your numbers may differ. The first Lincoln with a plug. In addition to the regenerative charging, the 14.4 Level 2 240V 3.5

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive." GMs global product chief Bob Lutz said he expects to have next-generation lithium-ion battery packs ready for the vehicles by October this year."Well The biggest barrier is the battery." I think that our No.

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