STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich.—Ford Motor Co. will sell a hybrid-only minivan in the U.S. next year in a bid to challenge Toyota's hybrid dominance.
The five-passenger van will come in two versions: A gas-electric hybrid, like Toyota's Prius, that gets more than 41 miles per gallon, and a plug-in hybrid, like the Chevrolet Volt, which will run on electric power but have a backup gas engine that kicks in when the power runs low. Read more: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/06/09/ford_to_build_hybrid_only_minivan/
Article courtesy of The Boston Globe Green Blog by Dee-Ann Durbin AP Auto Writer
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