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In reply to the discussion: Ford CEO says Trump's claims are 'absolutely not' true [View all]Kathy M
(1,242 posts)Also Ford is going to be investing in Electric . Ford is going to be investing 4.5 billion ,looks like total commitment 9 billion in USA
"The Obama administration will invest as much as $4.5 billion to build electric-car charging stations, creating a network stretching coast-to-coast to reduce range anxiety and potentially improve consumer acceptance of the lower-polluting vehicles.
The initiative will release the Energy Department loan guarantees to support a commercial-scale roll out of charging stations, with federal, state and local governments partnering with automakers like Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Tesla Motors Inc.
Automakers are betting big on electric cars, in part to meet aggressive U.S. fuel-economy standards that project the vehicle fleet will average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025. Ford is investing $4.5 billion to add 13 new electrified vehicles by 2020. GM is rolling out the Bolt, billed as the first affordable long-range electric car, later this year.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-21/obama-offers-4-5-billion-to-add-electric-car-charge-stations
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Ford is investing a total of $1.6 billion in its Livonia Transmission and Ohio Assembly plants
The investment is part of the companys commitment to invest $9 billion and create or retain 8,500 hourly jobs in its U.S. facilities during the next four years
In the past five years, Ford has invested $12 billion in its U.S. plants and created nearly 28,000 total U.S. jobs "
"DEARBORN, Mich., April 26, 2016 Ford Motor Company is investing $1.6 billion to upgrade two of its manufacturing facilities in Michigan and Ohio, and creating or retaining 650 hourly jobs in the United States "
Rest at https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2016/04/26/ford-invests-in-us-plants.html
My take is Trump does not want electric , wants to continue with fossil fuel for his backers . Continuing this electric would be great , a plus to vote for Hillary .