Ford Ranger EV

A miles to go indicator to the left of the spedometer is accurate only when the battery system is performing to specification, otherwise it may mislead the driver. A charge indicator at the lower left is in the place of the normal fuel gauge, but with underperforming batteries, cannot be relied upon owing to its tendency to decline from a full charge to about 3/4 and then drop to empty within a mile or two. Above the state of charge is a rat ...

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William Clay (Bill) Ford Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company. William Clay Ford Jr. - Background. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, the great-grandson of Henry Ford. His father is William Clay Ford, Sr., and his mother was Martha Parke Firestone, the granddaughter of Harvey Firestone. He graduated from Princeton University in 1979, having majored in history and served as president of The Ivy Club. In 1984 he received an SM in Management from the MIT Sloan ...

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• William Clay Ford Jr. - Early career
• William Clay Ford Jr. - Corporate governance
• William Clay Ford Jr. - Notable acts and events
• William Clay Ford Jr. - Green credentials questioned

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BEVs were among the earliest automobiles, and before the preeminence of light, powerful internal combustion engines, electric automobiles held many vehicle land speed and distance records in the early 1900s. They were produced by Anthony Electric, Baker Electric, Detroit Electric, and others and at one point in history out-sold gasoline-powered vehicles. Some feel that the introduction of the electric starter by Cadillac in 1913, which simplified the difficult and sometimes dangerous task of starting the internal combustion engine, wa ...

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• Battery electric vehicle - History
• Battery electric vehicle - Efficiency
• Battery electric vehicle - Fuels
• Battery electric vehicle - Range
• Battery electric vehicle - Battery charging
• Battery electric vehicle - Battery life
• Battery electric vehicle - Safety
• Battery electric vehicle - Future
• Battery electric vehicle - Owners
• Battery electric vehicle - Controversy
• Battery electric vehicle - United States
• Battery electric vehicle - Outside the United States
• Battery electric vehicle - Production vehicles
• Battery electric vehicle - Prototypes
• Battery electric vehicle - Production announcements
• Battery electric vehicle - Hobbyists research and racing
• Battery electric vehicle - EV news stories

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Initially, Ford models sold outside the U.S. were essentially versions of those sold on the home market, but later on, models specific to Europe were developed and sold. Attempts to globalize the model line have often failed, with Europe's Ford Mondeo selling poorly in the United States, while U.S. models such as the Ford Taurus have fared poorly in Japan and Australia, even when produced in right hand drive. The small European model Ka, a hit in its home market, did not catch on in Japan, as it was not available as an automatic. The Mondeo ...

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Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company - Early History, Ford Motor Company - Post World War II developments, Ford Motor Company - New Directions for the 21st Century, Ford Motor Company - 2005 bond downgrade, Ford Motor Company - The Way Forward, Ford Motor Company - Brands and marques, Ford Motor Company - Global markets, Ford Motor Company - Europe, Ford Motor Company - Asia Pacific, Ford Motor Company - South America, Ford Motor Company - Africa and Middle East, Ford Motor Company - Alternate fuel vehicles, Ford Motor Company - Motorsports, Ford Motor Company - NASCAR, Ford Motor Company - Trans-Am, Ford Motor Company - Drag racing, Ford Motor Company - Indianapolis 500, Ford Motor Company - Rally, Ford Motor Company - Sports cars, Ford Motor Company - Touring cars

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Henry Ford II, grandson of Henry Ford, served as President from 1945-1960, and as Chairman and CEO from 1960-1980. "Hank the Deuce" led Ford to became a publicly traded corporation in 1956; however, the Ford family maintained controlling interests in the company through a series of preferred stocks. Harold Poling served as Chairman and CEO from 1990-1993. Sir Alex Trotman was the Chief Executive Officer from 1993-1998, and Jacques Nasser served at the helm from 1999-2001. Henry Ford's great-grandson, William Clay Ford Jr., is the company's current Chairman of the Board and CEO. Ford ...

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Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company - History, Ford Motor Company - Post war developments, Ford Motor Company - A new direction for the 21st century, Ford Motor Company - 2005 bond downgrade, Ford Motor Company - Response to the downgrade - The Way Forward, Ford Motor Company - Brands and marques, Ford Motor Company - Global markets, Ford Motor Company - Europe, Ford Motor Company - Asia Pacific, Ford Motor Company - South America, Ford Motor Company - Africa and Middle East, Ford Motor Company - Motorsports, Ford Motor Company - Racing in the United States, Ford Motor Company - Racing Internationally

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He was born in Detroit, Michigan, the great-grandson of Henry Ford. His father is William Clay Ford, Sr., and his mother was Martha Parke Firestone, the granddaughter of Harvey Firestone. He graduated from Princeton University in 1979, having majored in history and served as president of The Ivy Club. In 1984 he received an SM in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is married to Lisa Ford, and has four children. ...

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William Clay Ford Jr., William Clay Ford Jr. - Background, William Clay Ford Jr. - Early career, William Clay Ford Jr. - Corporate governance, William Clay Ford Jr. - Notable acts and events, William Clay Ford Jr. - Green credentials questioned

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List of commercial failures - Hardware flops. 3Com Audrey and Kerbango The failures of these simple web and audio devices were widely seen as the death-knell for internet appliances. Amiga CDTV This early multimedia computer was overpriced and suffered from using the obsolete AmigaOS 1.3, when version 2.0 was already available. Apple Computer flops The Apple III, Apple Lisa, and arguably the Apple Newton are notable failed Apple products. Many of the Lisa ...

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Production and conversion battery electric vehicles typically achieve 0.3 to 0.5 kWh per mile (0.2 to 0.3 kWh/km). [3] [4] The U.S. fleet average of 23 mpg of gasoline is equivalent to 1.46 kWh/mi and the 70 mpg Insight gets 0.48 kWh/mi (assuming 33.6 kWh per U.S. gallon of gasoline), so battery electric cars vehicles are relatively efficient. When comparisons are made for the total energy cycle, the efficiency figures for BEVs drop, but such calculations are not commonly offered for ICE vehicles (e.g. the loss of efficiency from energy used to produce specialized fuels such as gasoline as compared to ...

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Battery electric vehicle, Battery electric vehicle - History, Battery electric vehicle - Efficiency, Battery electric vehicle - Performance, Battery electric vehicle - Fuels, Battery electric vehicle - Range, Battery electric vehicle - Battery charging, Battery electric vehicle - Battery life, Battery electric vehicle - Safety, Battery electric vehicle - Future, Battery electric vehicle - Owners, Battery electric vehicle - Controversy, Battery electric vehicle - United States, Battery electric vehicle - Outside the United States, Battery electric vehicle - Production vehicles, Battery electric vehicle - Prototypes, Battery electric vehicle - Production announcements, Battery electric vehicle - Hobbyists research and racing, Battery electric vehicle - EV news stories

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Initially, Ford models sold outside the U.S. were essentially versions of those sold on the home market, but later on, models specific to Europe were developed and sold. Attempts to globalize the model line have often failed, with Europe's Ford Mondeo selling poorly in the United States, while U.S. models such as the Ford Taurus have fared poorly in Japan and Australia, even when produced in right hand drive. The small European model Ka, a hit in its home market, did not catch on in Japan, as it was not available as an automatic. The Mondeo ...

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Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company - Early History, Ford Motor Company - Post World War II developments, Ford Motor Company - New Directions for the 21st Century, Ford Motor Company - 2005 bond downgrade, Ford Motor Company - The Way Forward, Ford Motor Company - Brands and marques, Ford Motor Company - Global markets, Ford Motor Company - Europe, Ford Motor Company - Asia Pacific, Ford Motor Company - South America, Ford Motor Company - Africa and Middle East, Ford Motor Company - Alternate fuel vehicles, Ford Motor Company - Motorsports, Ford Motor Company - NASCAR, Ford Motor Company - Champ Car World Series, Ford Motor Company - Trans-Am, Ford Motor Company - Drag racing, Ford Motor Company - Indianapolis 500, Ford Motor Company - Rally, Ford Motor Company - Sports cars, Ford Motor Company - Touring cars

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Production and conversion battery electric vehicles typically achieve 0.3 to 0.5 kWh per mile (0.2 to 0.3 kWh/km). [3] [4] The U.S. fleet average of 23 mpg of gasoline is equivalent to 1.46 kWh/mi and the 70 mpg Insight gets 0.48 kWh/mi (assuming 33.6 kWh per U.S. gallon of gasoline), so battery electric cars vehicles are relatively efficient. When comparisons are made for the total energy cycle, the efficiency figures for BEVs drop, but such calculations are not commonly offered for ICE vehicles (e.g. the loss of efficiency from energy used to produce specialized fuels such as gasoline as compared to ...

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Battery electric vehicle, Battery electric vehicle - History, Battery electric vehicle - Efficiency, Battery electric vehicle - Fuels, Battery electric vehicle - Range, Battery electric vehicle - Battery charging, Battery electric vehicle - Battery life, Battery electric vehicle - Safety, Battery electric vehicle - Future, Battery electric vehicle - Owners, Battery electric vehicle - Controversy, Battery electric vehicle - United States, Battery electric vehicle - Outside the United States, Battery electric vehicle - Production vehicles, Battery electric vehicle - Prototypes, Battery electric vehicle - Production announcements, Battery electric vehicle - Hobbyists research and racing, Battery electric vehicle - EV news stories

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Zero-emissions vehicle - Fuel cell vehicles. General Motors Hy-wire (concept car) Mercedes-Benz Citaro Zero-emissions vehicle - Compressed air vehicles. City car Electric vehicle Zero-emissions vehicle Zero-emissions vehicle - Electric vehicles. Recent or current production electric vehicles sold or leased to fleets include: Chevrolet S10 EV (Some sold to fleet ...

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There is a minor industry supporting the conversion and building of BEVs by hobbyists. Some designers point out that a specific type of electric vehicle offers comfort, utility and quickness, sacrificing only range. This is called a short range electric vehicle. This type may be built using high performance lead–acid batteries, but of only about half the mass that would be expected to obtain a 60 to 80 mile (100 to 130 km) range. The result is a vehicle with about a thirty mile (50 km) range, but when designed with appropriate weigh distri ...

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Battery electric vehicle, Battery electric vehicle - History, Battery electric vehicle - Efficiency, Battery electric vehicle - Fuels, Battery electric vehicle - Range, Battery electric vehicle - Battery charging, Battery electric vehicle - Battery life, Battery electric vehicle - Safety, Battery electric vehicle - Future, Battery electric vehicle - Owners, Battery electric vehicle - Controversy, Battery electric vehicle - United States, Battery electric vehicle - Outside the United States, Battery electric vehicle - Production vehicles, Battery electric vehicle - Prototypes, Battery electric vehicle - Production announcements, Battery electric vehicle - Hobbyists, research, and racing, Battery electric vehicle - EV news stories

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Ford was launched from a converted wagon factory, with $28,000 cash from twelve investors. During its early years, the company produced just a few cars a day at the Ford factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. Groups of two or three men worked on each car from components made to order by other companies. In 1908, the Ford company released the Ford Model T. The first Model Ts were built at the Piquette Manufacturing Plant. The company was forced to move production to the much larger Highland Park Plant to keep up with the demand for the Mod ...

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Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company - Early History, Ford Motor Company - Post World War II developments, Ford Motor Company - New Directions for the 21st Century, Ford Motor Company - 2005 bond downgrade, Ford Motor Company - The Way Forward, Ford Motor Company - Brands and marques, Ford Motor Company - Global markets, Ford Motor Company - Europe, Ford Motor Company - Asia Pacific, Ford Motor Company - South America, Ford Motor Company - Africa and Middle East, Ford Motor Company - Alternate fuel vehicles, Ford Motor Company - Motorsports, Ford Motor Company - NASCAR, Ford Motor Company - Champ Car World Series, Ford Motor Company - Trans-Am, Ford Motor Company - Drag racing, Ford Motor Company - Indianapolis 500, Ford Motor Company - Rally, Ford Motor Company - Sports cars, Ford Motor Company - Touring cars

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Some USA EV fans have accused the three major domestic manufacturers, General Motors, Chrysler Corporation and Ford Motor Company of deliberately sabotaging their own electric vehicle efforts through several methods: failing to market, failing to produce appropriate vehicles, failing to satisfy demand, and using lease-only programs with prohibitions against end of lease purchase. By these actions they have managed to terminate their BEV development and marketing programs despite operators' offers of purchase and assumption of maintenance lia ...

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The future of battery electric vehicles depends primarily upon the availability of batteries with high energy densities, power density, long life, and reasonable cost as all other aspects such as motors, motor controllers, and chargers are fairly mature and cost competitive with ICE components. The most likely future for BEVs currently appears to be the incremental improvements needed for hybrids. Hybrid EVs are a smaller step from purely ICE driven cars, yet share much of the same core technology as true BEVs. As hybrids become more ...

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Henry Ford II, grandson of Henry Ford, served as President from 1945-1960, and as Chairman and CEO from 1960-1980. "Hank the Deuce" led Ford to became a publicly traded corporation in 1956; however, the Ford family maintained controlling interests in the company through a series of preferred stocks. In the 1950s, Ford introduced the Thunderbird. By 1967, Ford had expanded into Europe. Harold Poling served as Chairman and CEO from 1990-1993. Alex Trotman was Chairman and CEO from 1993-1998, and Jacques Nasser served at the helm from 1999-2001. Henry Ford's great-grandson, William C ...

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Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company - Early History, Ford Motor Company - Post World War II developments, Ford Motor Company - New Directions for the 21st Century, Ford Motor Company - 2005 bond downgrade, Ford Motor Company - The Way Forward, Ford Motor Company - Brands and marques, Ford Motor Company - Global markets, Ford Motor Company - Europe, Ford Motor Company - Asia Pacific, Ford Motor Company - South America, Ford Motor Company - Africa and Middle East, Ford Motor Company - Alternate fuel vehicles, Ford Motor Company - Motorsports, Ford Motor Company - NASCAR, Ford Motor Company - Champ Car World Series, Ford Motor Company - Trans-Am, Ford Motor Company - Drag racing, Ford Motor Company - Indianapolis 500, Ford Motor Company - Rally, Ford Motor Company - Sports cars, Ford Motor Company - Touring cars

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The United States produced many electric automobiles, such as the Detroit Electric, during the early 20th century, but production dropped to insignificant numbers with the triumph of gasoline powered internal combustion engine vehicles in the 1920s. In recent years, electric vehicles have been promoted through the use of tax credits. In California, the California Air Resources Board attempted to set a quota for the use of electric cars, but this was withdrawn after complaints by auto manufacturers that the quotas were economically unf ...

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Battery electric vehicle, Battery electric vehicle - History, Battery electric vehicle - Efficiency, Battery electric vehicle - Performance, Battery electric vehicle - Fuels, Battery electric vehicle - Range, Battery electric vehicle - Battery charging, Battery electric vehicle - Battery life, Battery electric vehicle - Safety, Battery electric vehicle - Future, Battery electric vehicle - Owners, Battery electric vehicle - Controversy, Battery electric vehicle - United States, Battery electric vehicle - Outside the United States, Battery electric vehicle - Production vehicles, Battery electric vehicle - Prototypes, Battery electric vehicle - Production announcements, Battery electric vehicle - Hobbyists research and racing, Battery electric vehicle - EV news stories

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There is a minor industry supporting the conversion and building of BEVs by hobbyists. Some designers point out that a specific type of electric vehicle offers comfort, utility and quickness, sacrificing only range. This is called a short range electric vehicle. This type may be built using high performance lead–acid batteries, but of only about half the mass that would be expected to obtain a 60 to 80 mile (100 to 130 km) range. The result is a vehicle with about a thirty mile (50 km) range, but when designed with appropriate weigh distri ...

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Battery electric vehicle, Battery electric vehicle - History, Battery electric vehicle - Efficiency, Battery electric vehicle - Performance, Battery electric vehicle - Fuels, Battery electric vehicle - Range, Battery electric vehicle - Battery charging, Battery electric vehicle - Battery life, Battery electric vehicle - Safety, Battery electric vehicle - Future, Battery electric vehicle - Owners, Battery electric vehicle - Controversy, Battery electric vehicle - United States, Battery electric vehicle - Outside the United States, Battery electric vehicle - Production vehicles, Battery electric vehicle - Prototypes, Battery electric vehicle - Production announcements, Battery electric vehicle - Hobbyists research and racing, Battery electric vehicle - EV news stories

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Ford was launched from a converted wagon factory, with $28,000 cash from twelve investors. During its early years, the company produced just a few cars a day at the Ford factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. Groups of two or three men worked on each car from components made to order by other companies. In 1908, the Ford company released the Ford Model T. The first Model Ts were built at the Piquette Plant. The company was forced to move production to the much larger Highland Park Plant to keep up with the demand for the Model T, and by 1 ...

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Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company - Early History, Ford Motor Company - Post World War II developments, Ford Motor Company - New Directions for the 21st Century, Ford Motor Company - 2005 bond downgrade, Ford Motor Company - The Way Forward, Ford Motor Company - Brands and marques, Ford Motor Company - Global markets, Ford Motor Company - Europe, Ford Motor Company - Asia Pacific, Ford Motor Company - South America, Ford Motor Company - Africa and Middle East, Ford Motor Company - Alternate fuel vehicles, Ford Motor Company - Motorsports, Ford Motor Company - NASCAR, Ford Motor Company - Trans-Am, Ford Motor Company - Drag racing, Ford Motor Company - Indianapolis 500, Ford Motor Company - Rally, Ford Motor Company - Sports cars, Ford Motor Company - Touring cars

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In 2000, under the leadership of the current Ford chairman, William Clay (Bill) Ford, the Company stunned the industry (and pleased environmentalists) with an announcement of a planned 25 percent improvement in the average mileage of its light truck fleet — including its popular SUVs — to be completed by the 2005 calendar year. However in 2003, Ford announced that competitive market conditions, and technological and cost challenges, would prevent the company from achieving this goal. Ford did achieve significant progress toward improving ...

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Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company - Early History, Ford Motor Company - Post World War II developments, Ford Motor Company - New Directions for the 21st Century, Ford Motor Company - 2005 bond downgrade, Ford Motor Company - The Way Forward, Ford Motor Company - Brands and marques, Ford Motor Company - Global markets, Ford Motor Company - Europe, Ford Motor Company - Asia Pacific, Ford Motor Company - South America, Ford Motor Company - Africa and Middle East, Ford Motor Company - Alternate fuel vehicles, Ford Motor Company - Motorsports, Ford Motor Company - NASCAR, Ford Motor Company - Trans-Am, Ford Motor Company - Drag racing, Ford Motor Company - Indianapolis 500, Ford Motor Company - Rally, Ford Motor Company - Sports cars, Ford Motor Company - Touring cars

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