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Ford pumps $135 milliion into electric vehicle development

GasBuddy Blog -- Ford is investing $135 million to develop more electrified vehicles to compete better against Toyota, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Toyota is the automaker that continues to dominate the hybrid powertrain market having sold more than 186,200 hybrids in the U.S. through July, or 75% of all 249,300 hybrids sold in the U.S. in that period.

Ford, by comparison, sold only 9,300 in that period, according to data from HybridCars.com and is obviously looking to close the gap.

Ambitious plans to say the least. How will they sell more and better electric vehicles? By offering high mileage vehicles that many of us on Main Street might actually be able to afford!

Business reporter Alisa Priddle says Ford...

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Gnusman53
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Probably need to spend much more -- only on quality....
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So be extra careful if you own a Ford.....
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That could be the reason Ford sells so few hybrids -- they ain't worth spit when it comes to quality.
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Be wary of Ford trucks....tranny problems often with less than 50k miles
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another case of topic gone...
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Cities states....need to set the standards
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log: probably need to be more likely the private sector that provides lots of hookup stations (i.e. work places)
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Now , if the cities would only invest in a few electric hookup stations.
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Now , if the cities would only invest in a few electric hookup stations.
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My Fiesta was under 5k.....

It would take having the new Fiesta for no more than 10k basic..... for me to be interested
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Unfortunately, Ford's idea of affordable is starting at more than $20k
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And will last for 500,000 miles....
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They need to have a good quality vehicle for less than 11k.
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Ford still has a major problem.....returning to the distant past for pride in quality, reliability and affordability....
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They call 26 grand affordable?
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Smash: ha ha ... keep dreaming.
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By affordable they don't mean under $20K... I'm looking forward to the F-1 designed hybrid car priced at $11K. Now that's affordable.
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old post.
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Glad to see that Ford is making hybrid and electric cars more affordable. That and the fact they are increasing employment puts them high on my list when it comes to buying a car!
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we'll see if it works out. Still not going to buy a Fix-or-repair-daily car.
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Really Ford? just 9 thousand?
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Still playing catch-up
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Just so expensive!
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Ford lost me about 30 years ago when their dealers decided not to live up to a warranty.....

Before that... I really loved the Ford Fiesta (1978)....great car.
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yea whatever
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Whatever
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Looks like Ford is hoping Toyota will stay still until Ford can catch up.
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Come on GasBuddy, bring us something new, please.

Can Ford ever catch up with Toyota? And will GM follow in this direction?

Pure electric vehicles are NOT really Green, unless they are recharged using renewable energy like solar power or wind energy. Much commercial electricity in the U.S. is still generated by burning dirty coal. EVs just increase the demand for electricity instead of oil based fuels.
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OLD NEWS
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Cmon GM get with it
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old news.
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Yawn - let's move on.
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good I guess
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very old news
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Still too expensive.
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Fords decision to do it, good for them. Owning an electric car is not on my bucket list.
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Finally some brain power being applied to get us off of dead dinosaurs.
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Old news.
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old news.
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??? (old news..?)
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hope people won't complain too much about buying American

would be good for Ford
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OLD NEWS AGAIN!!
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Is Ford competing in a broad "electrified vehicles" market or just gasoline/electric hybrids?
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ok
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Until electric cars can travel a similar distance as their gas counter parts, they will not really catch on.
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They have a long way to go to catch Toyota.
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wow
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OLD NEWS AGAIN.....
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