1999 Ranger EV with Nickel Metal Hydride Battery

ATLANTA, Ga., November 17, 1999 - Ford Motor Company today announced it is the leading manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles in North America. The company's Ranger EV model is the most widely distributed commercial EV on the continent.

States currently utilizing 1998-99 Ranger EVs include California, New York, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Texas, Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Washington, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Arizona, Illinois, New Jersey, Colorado, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas and Nevada, making it the most widely distributed commercial electric vehicle on the market.

"The Ranger EV's success in North America is a testament to the company's commitment to engineer environmentally sound, zero-emission vehicles and that fact easily makes us the national leader in electric vehicle distribution," said John Wallace, director of Environmental Vehicles at Ford.

During the past year, Ford has leased or sold 561 lead-acid and nickel metal-hydride battery-powered 1999 Ranger EVs throughout North America, including Canada and 26 of the 50 United States.

Organizations and companies that have purchased, or are leasing, 1998-99 Ranger EVs come from a variety of industries, including utilities and government agencies. Most notable are the United States Government, Georgia Power, the U.S. Department of Agriculture at Miami International Airport, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Metropolitan Edison Company of Pennsylvania, Hydro-Quebec of Canada, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA). ....

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