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08-16-2012, 04:06 PM
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) may not have a dedicated hybrid or EV platform, but it does have a new "Electrification Center of Excellence" down the street from its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford announced yesterday that it now has some 1,000 engineers devoted to electrified vehicles, most of whom work "under one roof" at the facility.
The 285,000-square-foot research and development lab used to be known as the Advanced Engineering Center, but has now been renamed the Ford Advanced Electrification Center. Ford has already hired 60 engineers to populate the effort this year, which carries a total investment of $135 million.
That's a nice chunk of change to spend on battery tech. But to put it into perspective, consider that General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/) admitted to dropping some $750 million on the Chevrolet Volt (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/volt/).
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) may not have a dedicated hybrid or EV platform, but it does have a new "Electrification Center of Excellence" down the street from its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford announced yesterday that it now has some 1,000 engineers devoted to electrified vehicles, most of whom work "under one roof" at the facility.
The 285,000-square-foot research and development lab used to be known as the Advanced Engineering Center, but has now been renamed the Ford Advanced Electrification Center. Ford has already hired 60 engineers to populate the effort this year, which carries a total investment of $135 million.
That's a nice chunk of change to spend on battery tech. But to put it into perspective, consider that General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/) admitted to dropping some $750 million on the Chevrolet Volt (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/volt/).
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