Transit Connect Electric
| Azure Dynamics/Ford Transit Connect Electric | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
Azure Dynamics (of record) and Ford Motor Company |
| Production | 2010–2012 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Van |
| Powertrain | |
| Transmission | fixed ratio of 8.28:1 |
| Battery | 28 kWh lithium-ion |
| Range | 56 mi (90 km) (EPA) |
| Dimensions | |
| Curb weight | 1791 kg |
The Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric is an all-electric van developed as a collaboration between Azure Dynamics and Ford Motor Company, but Azure was the official manufacturer of record. Due to financial difficulties, production of the electric van was stopped in March 2012, as the company filed for bankruptcy protection in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
The official US Environmental Protection Agency all-electric range is 56 mi (90 km) and has a combined city/highway fuel economy of 62 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (3.8 L/100 km equivalent) based on the five-cycle tests using varying driving conditions and climate controls, with the same 62 mpg-e rating for both city and highway. The energy consumption for combined city/highway was rated at 54 kWh/100 mi.
Production began in December 2010, and full capacity was expected to be reached in April 2011 to produce between 600 to 700 units a year. The Transit Connect Electric was produced using a vehicle glider at a Ford Motor Company facility in Kocaeli, Turkey and then shipped to Azure Dynamics U.S. upfitter, AM General in Livonia, Michigan, where the Force Drive™ electric drive train and other components are added to the vehicle. Azure Dynamics partnered with Johnson Controls-Saft to produce the lithium-ion battery pack used in the Transit Connect Electric. The vehicle was badged with both the Ford Blue Oval and Azure's Force Drive logos, with Azure Dynamics being the manufacturer of record. The company expected to produce between 600-1000 Transit Connect Electric vehicles during 2011, and planned to double that in 2012.
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