'All in': Ford pledges to more than double green car investment

James Murray
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Chairman Bill Ford says auto giant plans to invest $11bn in bringing 24 plug-in hybrids and 16 fully electric vehicles to market by 2022

Auto giant Ford has unveiled plans to invest $11bn through to 2022 in a bid to bring 40 new electrified vehicles to market, more than doubling its planned investment in low carbon vehicle development....

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