OSEMEAD, Calif. – Ford Motor Co expects to sell plug-in hybrids in the next five to 10 years, the automaker’s Chief Executive Alan Mulally said Monday.
“Within five to ten years we will start to see this technology in our hands,” Mulally said at an event to mark a partnership between Ford and Southern California Edison to explore the feasibility of the rechargeable electric vehicles.
When asked if that meant plug-in hybrids would be available on showroom floors, Mulally said yes.
Mulally declined to give a more precise production target.
“I can’t go further than that,” he said. “We will know a lot more in the next few years.”
The remarks were the first time the No. 2 U.S. automaker has offered a timeline for producing plug-in hybrid vehicles, which many environmental advocates see as the best available technology to reduce gas consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Ford sees plug-in hybrids in 5 to 10 years
Published: 10 July 2007 9:48 PM EDTPosted in: Electric
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