Comments for Ford Moves Battery Production to Michigan at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Sun, 19 May 2013 17:27:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/3039-ford-moves-battery-production-to-michigan#comment-35455 I know some of the people who helped design the old Ford batteries, and they were Chinese students, and mainly using technology licensed from Toyota. Most of the researchers are foreign, but the technology is developed at Ford, not leased. Furthermore, Ford had seen this potential 10 years ago and retrofit their lines with efficiency savings, while GM and Chrysler did not. - Joe Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:30:53 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/3039-ford-moves-battery-production-to-michigan#comment-35006 I wonder if this is similar to another news item I read which said, while the 'finished product' would be 'in house', all the bits and pieces are actually produced in Southeast Asia -- so not quite, 'made in America' -- but at least assembled here. Suppose ANY jobs brought back in country is a plus in this current economic/job market. - net97surferx Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:17:26 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/3039-ford-moves-battery-production-to-michigan#comment-35002 I believe the electric car is the future and we need to have this new remarkable system in place. I have a way to improve the didtance an electric car can travel on one charge and wish Ford's battery mnufacturing will contact me for more details. Green is the future! Gary - Gary Bohannon Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:53:59 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/3039-ford-moves-battery-production-to-michigan#comment-34995 Ford at least for the time being seems to have an upper hand in the American car industry. Finally American car makers are making an effort on saving the planet. - VeruTEK Green Technologies Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:56:54 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/3039-ford-moves-battery-production-to-michigan#comment-34964 Hopefully this move will create jobs in the US. The good news is that this is new tech and will be the next big thing for autos, so there is great opportunity at longevity. I wish them well, especially if they're able to improve battery tech significantly. - bpg131313 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:51:52 +0100