Ford's new all electric car,,C-MAX

[MERCMAN]

http://www.ford.com/crossovers/cmax/?EmailID=11q1_ford_noxa_feb_nl&cks=01725520799

[SpartaPerformance]

That's on the same chassis as the new 2012 Focus, the electric version of that is creating quite a buzz! :D

[mcb26]

Something I hace wondered about, How does the AC and heat work on an all electric car?

[RR|Suki]

Something I hace wondered about, How does the AC and heat work on an all electric car?

Electric heaters and A/C units are very common... just think about those, in a car.

[Spectragod]

Something I hace wondered about, How does the AC and heat work on an all electric car?

copy and paste is your friend.......

2.5L iVCT Duratec® I-4 Engine

The standard 2.5L Duratec® I-4 engine features advanced technology such as intake variable cam timing.

[SC Cheesehead]

Electric cars could produce higher emissions over their lifetimes than petrol equivalents because of the energy consumed in making their batteries, a study has found.

An electric car owner would have to drive at least 129,000km before producing a net saving in CO2. Many electric cars will not travel that far in their lifetime because they typically have a range of less than 145km on a single charge and are unsuitable for long trips. Even those driven 160,000km would save only about a tonne of CO2 over their lifetimes....Many electric cars are expected to need a replacement battery after a few years. Once the emissions from producing the second battery are added in, the total CO2 from producing an electric car rises to 12.6 tonnes, compared with 5.6 tonnes for a petrol car.

http://weaselzippers.us/2011/06/13/bad-news-for-the-chevy-volt-british-study-finds-electric-cars-produce-higher-emissions-than-gas-fueled-cars/

http://weaselzippers.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/obama-chevy-volt.jpg

Eco-FAIL

[F8LBITEva]

I'd buy one and then get rid of it well before the warranty expires!

[LIGHTNIN1]

The country club crowd will still be driving up in their Mercedes AMG'S and Jags. Whats good enough for them is good enough for me.

[LANDY]

I will not buy that tree hugging car. I will ride a bicycle first

[prchrman]

This electrifying and shocking news is creating sparks all over and people are really amped about this new Ford product and how Ford could get a lot of volts to recharged it's overall grid.

[JoeBoomz]

Electric cars could produce higher emissions over their lifetimes than petrol equivalents because of the energy consumed in making their batteries, a study has found.

An electric car owner would have to drive at least 129,000km before producing a net saving in CO2. Many electric cars will not travel that far in their lifetime because they typically have a range of less than 145km on a single charge and are unsuitable for long trips. Even those driven 160,000km would save only about a tonne of CO2 over their lifetimes....Many electric cars are expected to need a replacement battery after a few years. Once the emissions from producing the second battery are added in, the total CO2 from producing an electric car rises to 12.6 tonnes, compared with 5.6 tonnes for a petrol car.

http://weaselzippers.us/2011/06/13/bad-news-for-the-chevy-volt-british-study-finds-electric-cars-produce-higher-emissions-than-gas-fueled-cars/

Eco-FAIL

I agree 100% - I've been speculating this since they first introduced Hybrids. It's a real shame.

[Bigdogjim]

Just one more "snow job" being dumped on the American People.

Wake up people:)