[car fanatics]

Ford
Photo: Copyright 2012 Cesar Cabe / Car Fanatics Forum

Ford is adding new green jobs, doubling its battery-testing capabilities and speeding electrified vehicles to market by at least 25 percent, creating even more fuel-efficient choices for customers.

“The good news for customers is that they not only have more choice, but they have faster access to Ford’s latest and greatest in fuel-saving technologies and vehicles,” said Joe Bakaj, Ford vice president of Powertrain Engineering. “This stems directly from our decisions to deliver true power of choice by expanding our dedicated electrified vehicle team and further investing in our facilities.”

Ford is investing $135 million in the design, engineering and production of key components – including advanced battery systems – for its next-generation hybrid-electric vehicles going into production this year.

For example, Ford’s battery-testing capabilities will double by 2013 – to a total of 160 individual battery-test channels. This includes investing in more of the highly specialized machines that can test and simulate everything from power and performance to life and thermal behavior over a complete range of temperatures and possible operating conditions.

Also, Ford is dedicating a 285,000-square-foot research and development lab in Dearborn, Mich., to focus almost entirely on hybrids and electrification. The building formerly known as the Advanced Engineering Center is renamed the Ford Advanced Electrification Center and houses most of the 1,000 engineers working on hybrid and electrification programs.

Ford continues to build its electrified team with 60 engineers hired in the past year and dozens more positions to be filled this year.

[Scout]

How many Ford guys does it take to plug in "electrify" a car.

Apparently more than 1000.

[McLovin]

The more the better.
I am thinking about a career change, over to the new center, which almost shares parking lots with my building. I expect lots of growth, and growth there only means less elsewhere.

[jspookss]

I'm glad ford is finally getting in the game

[McLovin]

^

LOL,
you mean the game that involves a massive lead in electrification over GM in the last decade or so?

[jaybird]

That's more engineers than toyota employees in the US!

[kamikazeKID]

jaybird;226250 Wrote:I that's more engineers than toyota employees in the US!

That statement is pure bullshit. The number is more like 40K.

Stop talking out of your ass.

[jaybird]

kamikazeKID;226259 Wrote:

jaybird;226250 Wrote:I that's more engineers than toyota employees in the US!

That statement is pure bullshit. The number is more like 40K.

Stop talking out of your ass.

Oh Yea, your number is total BS as toyota doesn't even employee that many people in the US!

According to toyota they only employ 30,160 people!

And less than 1,000 doing R&D! And, of that less than 1,000 total not all of them are engineers!

Suck it hard!

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[jaybird]

Amazing how toyota fanboys are so delusional.

[McLovin]

Nice one Jay, nice one.


Hey Komi Kid,
stop talking out of your ass please, you are stinking up the place with your love for anything but American.

[jaybird]

McLovin;226603 Wrote:Nice one Jay, nice one.


Hey Komi Kid,
stop talking out of your ass please, you are stinking up the place with your love for anything but American.

These toyota morons have no clue about how little economic impact toyota truly has in the US and this totally highlights that in spades!

[greyhairedpete]

Good move. When our rep was introducing us to the C-Max, he told us that by 2025, Ford expects half of it's sales to be hybrid or electric.