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Ford to debut Edge hybrid with fuel cell

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by SomervillePrius, Jan 23, 2007.

  1. SomervillePrius

    SomervillePrius New Member

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    From boston.com:

    I found this part interesting:
    Ford! (and others)! if you deliver a plug-in Ford Edge around 2009 under 50.000 then I will buy one. It is the size of car my family needs (soon) as we have two large dog and see a kid in our future. This, assuming no other manufacturer beats you to it, or even better give me a similar sized pure electric car (say the RAV IV?) with a range of at least 100 miles.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SomervillePrius @ Jan 23 2007, 10:39 AM) [snapback]379466[/snapback]</div>
    Under $50K ?? I thought they're still trying to make fuel cel vehicles for under a MILLION :lol:
    Isn't that like Orville & Wilbur Wright trying to make a Space Shuttle for their first airplane? At least Ford was smart enough to buy the rights to Toyota's hybrid technology, so they could get their little SUV up and running and onto the hybrid playing field.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hill @ Jan 23 2007, 03:33 PM) [snapback]379755[/snapback]</div>
    Again, Ford cross-licensed the hybrid system with Toyota. In return, Toyota gets to use some of of Ford's patented diesel technology.

    Ford legitimately came up with their own hybrid technology that happened to resemble Toyota's THS I. This is why Ford is still using basically THS I technology with the larger/lower-capacity batteries instead of THS II aka HSD with NiMH.

    Is Ford using the Toyota hybrid system?
    Although the Ford hybrid system is very similar to Toyota's, Toyota is not directly supplying any components to Ford. Toyota and Ford have entered into a licensing agreement allowing Ford to use technology that had been patented by Toyota. Toyota welcomes the introduction of the Escape hybrid and Ford's effort to demonstrate and gain acceptance of this important environmental technology.
     
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    what was wierd about the article is that was NO mention of toyota or any other current hybrids...... the TDI mentioned is already on the road! :blink:
     
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    To make it clear. I don't believe in fuel cell technology, but they claim they can swap in a small diesel engine instead.

    Now a green diesel plug-in electric hybrid under 50k that would be REALLY cool
     
    #5 SomervillePrius, Jan 23, 2007
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