Ford Gets Eco Grant
Ford receives $10 Million for Plug-in hybrid Development
Ford Motor Co. will receive a $10 million dollar grant from the US Energy Department to continue a $20 million dollar development program for plug-in Hybrid automobiles. This consists of 20 plug-in Hybrid Auto's, and the steps needed to convert the fleet from prototypes to comercialization.
Ford is working on a fleet of Escape plug-in hybrids in a partnership with Southern California Edison, the Electric Power Research Institute, Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC and DTE Energy.
