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68fastback
08-12-2010, 05:39 PM
FORD, DETROIT EDISON, XTREME POWER TO BUILD ONE OF MICHIGAN’S LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS


Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.
Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500-kilowatt solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly. The system will be integrated with a 750-kw energy storage facility that can store two million watt-hours of energy using batteries – enough to power 100 average Michigan homes for a year
Renewable energy generated by the solar energy system will help power production of Ford’s new Focus and Focus Electric cars as well as its next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles
Michigan Assembly solar energy systems are projected to save an estimated $160,000 per year in energy costs
More... (http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33102)(some interesting tidbits)

Boston Mike
08-12-2010, 05:58 PM
How bad arse would an electric GT500 be?

























































Yes, I'm kidding.

Gr8snkbite
08-12-2010, 11:42 PM
:doh2:

68fastback
08-13-2010, 01:21 AM
Don't tell SA about this. :haha: ...complete with Graabber-esque video :grin:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3RIrB1ZzNk




They do GT350s too! (http://www.electricscooterparts.com/gt2006gt500parts.html) :rofl:

Gr8snkbite
08-13-2010, 01:24 AM
:doh2:

nice SC whine.....

Joe G
08-13-2010, 05:16 AM
:doh2:

nice SC whine.....

:lol:

HSURB
08-15-2010, 09:58 PM
How bad arse would an electric GT500 be?


Yes, I'm kidding.

It is actually happening all around us. Check out the Cat D7E Track-type Tractor.

http://www.cat.com/cmms/17563146?x=7

HSURB®

68fastback
08-16-2010, 01:49 AM
it's like a mini locomotive ...and diesel locomotives have been electric drive for decades