Fuelcards.co.uk electric vehicle news: Ford's fantastic five

Ford is to launch five electric and hybrid vehicles in Europe by 2013 as part of its global electric vehicle plan, fuelcard customers may be interested to learn.

Today (4 March) it was announced that in 2011 the zero-emission Ford Transit Connect Electric will start off a series of full-electric and hybrid model releases.

This electrified quintet will help bolster the company’s aim to offer the widest possible range of technology solutions to improve fuel economy and lower emissions for customers around the world.

The Focus Electric will be introduced in 2012, followed by two new hybrid-electric models and a plug-in hybrid-electric model the year after.

John Fleming, Chairman and CEO of Ford Europe, said: “There is increasing interest among a number of customers in Europe for electrified vehicles and we are responding by stepping up our efforts to bring these models to the marketplace alongside our latest-generation, fuel -efficient petrol and diesel powered models.”

In other news, the Confederation of British Industry has called for energy-efficient driving to be made a mandatory part of the UK driving test, in order to reduce emissions and save motorists money.

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