2012 Ford Transit Connect Electric Vehicles
The Ford Transit Connect Electric an all-electric version of Transit is small, but high-capacity Ford Connect Van work. Presented by Azure Dynamics Corporation, a company specializing EV is currently also working on a plug-in hybrid version of Super Duty pickups from Ford, the Transit Connect Electric is primarily as an urban delivery vehicle use.
The van is driven by an electric motor of 78 hp with 117 Nm of torque available from zero rpm. By comparison, gasoline Transit Connect makes 136 hp and 128 lb-ft. Like most pure electric vehicle, is used a transmission from a single grass. A-28 kWh lithium-ion battery under the floor is taken up in the space usually through the gas tank. Surprisingly, the battery has not 640 pounds in the lower interior or 135 cubic feet interior.
The Transit Connect Electric is as refined as the gas model, and only improved acceleration, but comes standard with a high starting price of $ 57,400, about $ 35,000 more than the base price of the van.
The interior is similar to the regular Transit Connect, but has a unique instrument panel, which contains a number of meters and as an indicator of battery charge. I had expected some correlation between the two, but with the range meter shows 50 miles (up to 80 miles, according to Ford), the battery indicator still showed full charge. Connect as in the normal transit, turning the key in the ignition and started it starts by setting the switch console from the driver's Park
the 28-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery under the cargo floor is so that no loss of cargo space, there is 129.6 cubic meters of cargo space behind the front seats. The Transit Connect Electric charging connector is the industry standard and is compatible with 120 - and 240-volt service. A setting of 240 volts, six to eight hours to the battery with the Transit Connect Electric 3.3 kW on-board charger to replenish.
Inside, the Transit Connect EV with service on the dashboard shows the estimated range, the battery charge and a drive system coolant temperature indication. As befits its status as a work truck, the amenities are minimal: manual A / C, tilt and telescopic steering column and a database system, radio / CD single tone. The truck can be ordered with or without a three-person bench seat second row.
Security is provided on the Ford Transit Connect Electric with dual front and side air bags and AdvanceTrac stability control uses that have a Roll Stability Control (RSC), the original developer of the security industry heavyweight Volvo.
As a small work van with all-electric drive, the Transit Connect Electric currently has no direct competitors. Those who can are looking at Ford for its environmentally friendly features also consider the diesel version of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, can during the study due to their size, given the Ram Cargo Van.
