Ford announced that it would be investing some $4.5 billion over the next five years toward its goal of building better "electrified vehicle solutions" and bringing electrification to 40% of its vehicle lineup by 2020. Seeing as transportation is a key climate issue, it's only fitting to learn about Ford's sharpened focus on EVs as a solution. According to the company, it will be adding 13 new electrified vehicles to its portfolio by 2020, which could offer more options for the potential EV customers who aren't currently able to drive electric, either because of price or driving range or size.
The most significant news in the near future of Ford's electric vehicle lineup is the rollout of the new Focus Electric next year, which will feature a 100-mile range and a DC fast-charging system that is claimed to give the vehicle an 80% charge in 30 minutes, a full two hours faster than the current model. No announcement was made about the price of the new Focus Electric, but based on last year's model prices, it would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $30,000. That's not exactly an entry-level car purchase, but it's a lot more affordable than a Tesla at the moment, and if a pure EV fits your driving habits, it could slash your fuel bills for years and be a cleaner transport option than a fuel-efficient gas car.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by buswolley on Monday December 14 2015, @10:56PM
Finally after years 7 years
I am become
Ph.D.
WOOOHH YEAH!!!
MOD ME DOWN! Hell yeah I did it!!!!!!!!!!
subicular junctures
(Score: 1) by Flyingmoose on Monday December 14 2015, @11:12PM
You am become? You might want to see if you can get a refund for that Ph.D.
(Score: 2) by buswolley on Monday December 14 2015, @11:17PM
It's archaic but not ungrammatical. It's an example of an old style of present-perfect sense: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_perfect [wikipedia.org]
In any case, I am a neuroscientist.
but you could have pointed out I wrote years twice.
subicular junctures
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 14 2015, @11:20PM
present-perfect sense
damn
present-perfect tense
I hope your dissertation was not so sloppy :P
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 14 2015, @11:23PM
Leave it to a geek website to shit on someone for a typo.
There's gotta be at least one neuroscience dissertation's worth of research explaining that phenomenon.
(Score: 2) by buswolley on Monday December 14 2015, @11:27PM
Funnily, I was that Anom and I was making fun of myself for sloppy typing.
subicular junctures
(Score: 2) by takyon on Monday December 14 2015, @11:50PM
Multiple personality disorder, eh?
[SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @05:57PM
Does that mean you not fit nor licensed to practice for evening house calls if you Mr. Hyde during the night?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @02:42AM
In any case, I am a neuroscientist.
As much of an expert as Ben Carson?
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:58PM
"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." [wikipedia.org]
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 14 2015, @11:19PM
Here's your new sig:
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That's DOCTOR moron to you.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 14 2015, @11:36PM
From one Doctor to another, much congrats to you and welcome to the club.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:31AM
congrats!
(Score: 2, Insightful) by xpda on Tuesday December 15 2015, @02:04AM
I second it!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @01:28AM
"Now, I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @02:40AM
BS = bull shit
MS = more of the same
PHD = piled higher, deeper