<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/" rel="tag">Geneva Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/electric/" rel="tag">Electric</a></p><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/gallery/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/"><img hspace=" " border=" " vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/ford-transit-connect-electric-chicago-b630.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Transit Connect Electric - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> has big plans for electrification of its fleet over the next decade, and while most of the emphasis has been on North America so far, Europe will be joining in on the party starting in 2011. Nancy Gioia has announced that between 2011 and 2013, Ford of Europe will get five new hybrid and battery electric models added to its lineup. About six to nine months after each of the new models rolls out in North America, they will be introduced in Europe.<br />
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Ford's first new battery-powered vehicle, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/transit+connect">Transit Connect</a> Electric goes on sale this fall in North America followed by a European launch in the middle of 2011. The battery powered van is just the beginning of Ford's global electrification plan. Read more about it after the jump.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/">Ford Transit Connect Eletric at Chicago Auto Show</a></strong></p><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/transitelectricchicago01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/transitelectricchicago02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/ford-transit-connect-electric-chicago-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/ford-transit-connect-electric-chicago-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/ford-transit-connect-electric-chicago-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><em><strong><small><br />
Photos by Drew Phillips, Sebastian Blanco / </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010</small></strong></em><em><strong><small> Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Transit Connect Electric - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> has big plans for electrification of its fleet over the next decade, and while most of the emphasis has been on North America so far, Europe will be joining in on the party starting in 2011. Nancy Gioia has announced that between 2011 and 2013, Ford of Europe will get five new hybrid and battery electric models added to its lineup. About six to nine months after each of the new models rolls out in North America, they will be introduced in Europe.<br />
<br />
Ford's first new battery-powered vehicle, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/transit+connect">Transit Connect</a> Electric goes on sale this fall in North America followed by a European launch in the middle of 2011. The battery powered van is just the beginning of Ford's global electrification plan. Read more about it after the jump.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/">Ford Transit Connect Eletric at Chicago Auto Show</a></strong></p><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/transitelectricchicago01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/transitelectricchicago02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/ford-transit-connect-electric-chicago-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/ford-transit-connect-electric-chicago-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-transit-connect-eletric-at-chicago-auto-show/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/ford-transit-connect-electric-chicago-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><em><strong><small><br />
Photos by Drew Phillips, Sebastian Blanco / </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010</small></strong></em><em><strong><small> Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/02/geneva-2010-ford-to-expand-electric-and-hybrid-offerings-to-eur/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford to expand electric and hybrid offerings to Europe from 2011</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/02/geneva-2010-ford-to-expand-electric-and-hybrid-offerings-to-eur/">Ford to expand electric and hybrid offerings to Europe from 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:50:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/02/geneva-2010-ford-to-expand-electric-and-hybrid-offerings-to-eur/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19375144/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/02/geneva-2010-ford-to-expand-electric-and-hybrid-offerings-to-eur/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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