Comments on: Ford Scores [An Additional] $10m in Taxpayer Money for EV Fleet http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-scores-an-additional-10m-in-taxpayer-money-for-ev-fleet/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: joeaverage http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-scores-an-additional-10m-in-taxpayer-money-for-ev-fleet/comment-page-1/#comment-829591 joeaverage Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:24:04 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=99191#comment-829591 $10M for a 20 vehicle fleet? A little steep isn't it? I mean Tesla can deliver an EV for $100K, Phoenix Motor Cars can deliver a full EV truck for ~$45K and there are Prius plug-ins for less than that too. Sounds like the money is going to boost Ford overall while being labelled as money for a fleet of test vehicles that I expect Ford won't sell anytime soon. Yeah, I'm a little pissed at how the US money is getting thrown around. That would be 200 $50K EVs. C'mon. Is this money well spent? Buy a few EVs and copy their the drivetrain tech. Put it in existing vehicles. $10M for a 20 vehicle fleet?

A little steep isn’t it? I mean Tesla can deliver an EV for $100K, Phoenix Motor Cars can deliver a full EV truck for ~$45K and there are Prius plug-ins for less than that too.

Sounds like the money is going to boost Ford overall while being labelled as money for a fleet of test vehicles that I expect Ford won’t sell anytime soon.

Yeah, I’m a little pissed at how the US money is getting thrown around. That would be 200 $50K EVs.

C’mon. Is this money well spent?

Buy a few EVs and copy their the drivetrain tech. Put it in existing vehicles.

]]> By: shaker http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-scores-an-additional-10m-in-taxpayer-money-for-ev-fleet/comment-page-1/#comment-829572 shaker Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:18:17 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=99191#comment-829572 Hopefully, the "Plug-In" option will drop by $995,000 in a few years. Hopefully, the “Plug-In” option will drop by $995,000 in a few years.

]]> By: netrun http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-scores-an-additional-10m-in-taxpayer-money-for-ev-fleet/comment-page-1/#comment-829411 netrun Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:46:02 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=99191#comment-829411 One million per vehicle isn't that much higher than a typical, first-off, prototype car. When every part on the vehicle is made using prototype methods and you have 20,000 parts, it adds up fast. One million per vehicle isn’t that much higher than a typical, first-off, prototype car. When every part on the vehicle is made using prototype methods and you have 20,000 parts, it adds up fast.

]]> By: mel23 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-scores-an-additional-10m-in-taxpayer-money-for-ev-fleet/comment-page-1/#comment-829081 mel23 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:37:22 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=99191#comment-829081 It's not much money, after we've experienced the shock and awe of recent days, and I'd rather see it go to Ford than Wagoner/Lutz, but I'd like to see the expected benefit from this. A search for "Ford" at the DOE site yielded nothing. My guess is that the 'interaction with utilities' will consist of the car batteries being recharged; hopefully absent any smoke. It’s not much money, after we’ve experienced the shock and awe of recent days, and I’d rather see it go to Ford than Wagoner/Lutz, but I’d like to see the expected benefit from this. A search for “Ford” at the DOE site yielded nothing. My guess is that the ‘interaction with utilities’ will consist of the car batteries being recharged; hopefully absent any smoke.

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