Ford is set to deliver the first orders of the 2011 Transit Connect Electric before the end of 2010. The Transit Connect is a commercial van that has a range of as much as 80 miles on a single charge.
The converted van is aimed at urban fleets who take a predictable route on a day to day basis going through the stop and go traffic. The Transit Connect Electric is also expected to a certain recharge point every end of the day.
The Transit Connect is being imported by Ford from their plant in Turkey with all the electric conversion done by Azure Dynamics in Michigan.
The partner company of Ford installs a 135 kW electric motor and 28 kW lithium ion batteries which are liquid cooled. The motor of the Transit Connect Electric is coupled with a Borg-Warner gearbox.
The van can be recharged in about 8 hours using a 220 Volt socket. It will take a bit longer if you use a 110 V wall socket.