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When Ford as well as Azure Dynamics denounced a Transit Connect Electric outpost progressing this year, Azure voiced which a electric drive systems would be commissioned during the trickery in Michigan. Today, Azure let it be well known which a designation work will be finished by AM General, the association that’s most appropriate well known for producing a military-spec Humvee, during the engineering as well as product growth trickery in Livonia, MI.

Ford will be shipping Transit Connect gliders (vehicles but any fuel or powertrain components commissioned from the plant in Turkey to a AM General plant. Azure will boat a motors, energy wiring as well as batteries to a plant where AM General will do a last public. The initial units will be constructed late this year with full prolongation ramping up by April of 2011. The Transit Connect Electric will have the operation of about 80 miles as well as be targeted during blurb clientele, nonetheless Ford will assumingly sell a outpost to any client who wants a single. Authorized press recover accessible after a burst.

Gallery:Ford Transit Connect Eletric during Chicago Auto Show

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Azure Dynamics Selects AM General for Ford Transit Connect Electric Upfitting

Innovative product to be built during AM General’s Livonia, MI trickery

• Azure Dynamics as well as Ford Motor Company have been collaborating to emanate an electric chronicle of a 2010 North American Truck of a Year, a Ford Transit Connect Electric
• AM General was comparison to upfit a bottom Ford Transit Connect with a Azure Force DriveTM electric drive sight components
• Southeast Michigan serve establishes itself as the core for pick appetite car growth

Oak Park, Michigan – May 18, 2010 – Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD)(OTC:AZDDF) a quick flourishing hybrid electric as well as electric energy sight dignitary for a blurb lorry marketplace, currently voiced which AM General LLC will combine in producing a Transit Connect Electric, a all-electric chronicle of Ford Motor Company’s endowment winning Transit Connect.

In this purpose, AM General, the long-established stipulate car manufacturer as well as services provider, will be obliged for last public of a Transit Connect Electric for a North American marketplace from the Engineering as well as Product Development Center in Livonia, Michigan. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) supposing Azure Dynamics with inducement appropriation to inspire a preference of the Michigan formed partner. Further MEDC High Technology Mega Tax credits might be accessible formed upon specific pursuit origination criteria.

“Our hierarchy for trickery preference criteria began by identifying the partner with a proven technical imagination as well as tall extravagant standards which both Azure as well as Ford clientele design,” pronounced Curt Huston, Azure Dynamics Chief Operating Officer. “Secondly, we longed for the trickery in Southeast Michigan which capitalized upon a area’s rarely learned automotive workforce as well as accessible production genius. AM General fit a check as well as we have been gay to supplement their capabilities as well as know-how to this insubordinate car module.”

AM General will embrace Transit Connect “gliders” (powerless vehicles but the required powertrain or empty complement from a Ford production place in Turkey, as well as Force DriveTM electric components from Azure as well as retailer comforts in North America. The stream prolongation devise includes an primary apportion of vehicles to be built in late 2010 with full prolongation scheduled to proceed in April 2011.

“AM General is vehement to be partial of this brand new ‘green’ resolution for a blurb lorry marketplace by leveraging the endless car production capabilities as well as the knowledge in pick powertrain formation,” pronounced Rick Smith, President AM General Commercial Business. “We have been additionally gratified to be partial of the brand new prolongation module which will minister to a industry’s critical advances in pick appetite vehicles.”

Transit Connect Electric is powered by the lithium-ion battery container as well as is between a initial entirely electric vehicles accessible to a blurb marketplace. Battery energy is supposing to a drive engine by a electric powertrain’s engine controller. Throttle submit from a motorist converts DC energy granted by a battery into 3 precisely timed signals used to drive a engine. The Transit Connect Electric’s coming will be matching to a customary Transit Connect car alternative than inclusion of Azure’s Force DriveTM pinnedtoken upon a back of a car as well as Inform supposing upon a instrument cluster.

With the singular multiple of car-like pushing dynamics, load genius, accessibility as well as low operation costs, Transit Connect Electric is an preferred preference for light-duty blurb car users who transport predicted, short-range routes with visit stop-and-go pushing in civic as well as suburban environments. Transit Connect Electric converts AC energy to DC energy to assign a battery in 6 to 8 hours during 240V as well as has the operation of up to 80 miles upon the singular assign.

With 0 tail siren emissions, Transit Connect Electric additionally will interest to clientele looking tolerable mobility solutions as well as to municipalities looking to revoke car emissions to a surroundings.

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About Azure Dynamics
Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD)(OTC: AZDDF) is the universe personality in a growth as well as prolongation of hybrid electric as well as electric components as well as powertrain systems for blurb vehicles. Azure is strategically targeting a blurb smoothness car as well as convey train markets as well as is now operative internationally with assorted partners as well as clientele. The Company is committed to on condition that clientele as well as partners with innovative, cost-efficient, as well as environmentally-friendly appetite government solutions. For some-more Inform gratefully revisit www.azuredynamics.com.

About AM General LLC
AM General is the full use, stipulate car manufacturer which designs, builds as well as supports a world’s heading all-purpose vehicles for troops, blurb as well as consumer clientele. As manufacturer of a important HMMWV (HUMVEE®) as well as HUMMER® H1 as well as H2 vehicles, AM General has some-more than 5 decades of knowledge in assembly a becoming different needs of a invulnerability as well as automotive industries by 2,500 employees during vital comforts in Indiana, Michigan, as well as Ohio and the clever retailer bottom which stretches opposite 43 states. More Inform can be found during www.amgeneral.com
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