Demise of Azure Dynamics Casts Doubt on All Electric Retrofitters
By Alysha Webb ·
August 30, 2012
Azure Dynamics, the maker of the Ford Transit Connect Electric, is going through its final death throes. While the fate of the Transit Connect EV is uncertain, the failure of yet another commercial vehicle retrofitter raises questions about the viability of the business model in general. There is a place in the EV world for retrofitters, but not for very many.
Azure Dynamics Files for Bankruptcy Protection in Canada
By Eric Loveday ·
March 28, 2012
Canada-based Azure Dynamics, a developer and manufacturer of hybrid and electric vehicle components and commercial vehicles, including the popular Ford Transit Connect electric van, is filing for financial protection under Canada's federal Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Nissan Brings LEAF Technology to Electric Trucks
By Zach McDonald ·
October 28, 2011
Nissan isn't just using its experience with electric vehicle batteries to make consumer cars. At the Tokyo Truck Show this week, Nissan's Light Commercial Vehicles unit is showing off several concepts utilizing the energy storage technology available in the LEAF, including an all-electric truck called the ATLAS e-NT400. Based on the popular ATLAS F24, the zero-emissions e-NT400 concept has a cruising range of 100 kilometers, utilizing a similar powertrain to the one found in the LEAF.
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Wanted: Fair Costs for Electric Car Home Charger Installations
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Josie Garthwaite says:
As a new generation of plug-in vehicles rolls off the assembly line, a new cadre of consumers has entered the market...
Nissan Brings LEAF Technology to Electric Trucks
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Nissan isn't just using its experience with electric vehicle batteries to make consumer cars. At the Tokyo Truck Show...
Lansing, MI - Saturday 9/22 Plug-in Day Road Rally
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Plug-in drivers in Michigan - register TODAY for this Saturday's plug-in EV road rally!...
Demise of Azure Dynamics Casts Doubt on All Electric Retrofitters
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Alysha Webb says:
Azure Dynamics, the maker of the Ford Transit Connect Electric, is going through its final death throes. While the...
Azure Dynamics Files for Bankruptcy Protection in Canada
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Eric Loveday says:
Canada-based Azure Dynamics, a developer and manufacturer of hybrid and electric vehicle components and commercial...
Hummer Manufacturer Will Assemble Transit Connect Electric
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Zach McDonald says:
Azure Dynamics, which will design and manufacture the electric powertrain for Ford's Transit Connect electric van, has...
The Secret to a Great Electric Car? How It Brakes
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Brad Berman says:
What's the secret sauce of electric cars? In a speed-obsessed society, you’d expect it to be acceleration—which most...
A Tale of Two Electric Vehicles Getting Made
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Brad Berman says:
Ford’s announcement this week about the first production versions of the Transit Connect Electric seems, well, a bit...
Minnesota EV Group Hosts Region's First Major Electric Car Expo
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Jukka Kukkonen says:
On May 6 - 8, my company, PlugInConnect, organized an EV Experience event—not related to GE’s events that share the...
Ford Announces $135 Million Investment in Hybrids and EVs, 220 New 'Green Collar' Jobs
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Zach McDonald says:
Ford will be investing $135 million in Michigan, creating 220 so-called “green collar jobs” in the Detroit area. At an...
Ford EVs Connect With Portland, GM Swings and Misses
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John Gartner says:
In advance of the launch of the Ford Transit Connect Electric van and other EVs, Ford started a 14-city promotional...
Strong Economic Case for Electric Light Commercial Vehicles
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Brad Berman says:
While enthusiastic electric car fans are jumping at the chance to be among the first owners of the Nissan LEAF and...
Ford Expands UK Testing of All-Electric Delivery Vehicle
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Zaher Karp says:
Ford's European electric vehicle took a leap forward this week when the company expanded plans to test a fleet of its...
How Do You Compare Different Electric Cars? Whine? Top Speed?
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Brad Berman says:
Here we are at the dawn of a new age of electric automobiles trying to develop the right conversations about how EVs...
Ford Sneaks Up On Electric Car Future
Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid, Focus Electric, Transit Connect Electric Article · comments
Brad Berman says:
While all eyes are on high-profile plug-in announcements from General Motors, Nissan, Toyota and...
Ford Transit Connect EV Will Be Available to European Fleets Starting in 2011
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Zach McDonald says:
Ford and Azure have announced they will make their Transit Connect electric van available to European fleet operators...
Transit Connect EV Draws Early Praise in Media Test Drives
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Zach McDonald says:
Over the past few months, Ford has invited media outlets to test drive its Transit Connect Electric truck at the New...
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