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Azure Dynamics Corporation is incorporated under the laws of Alberta, Canada〔()〕 having been spun out of BC Research Inc. Azure now is headquartered in Oak Park, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The company's principal business is in the development and integration of its proprietary electric and hybrid electric drive technology, primarily for the light and heavy duty commercial vehicle categories. Due to financial difficulties, Azure filed for bankruptcy protection in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in March 2012, and production of the Transit Connect Electric van and Balance hybrid was stopped. == Transit Connect Electric == (詳細はall-electric van developed as a collaboration between Azure Dynamics and Ford Motor Company, but Azure is the official manufacturer of record. Production began in December 2010, and will reach full capacity in April 2011 to produce between 600 to 700 units a year.〔 The Transit Connect Electric is produced using a vehicle glider at a Ford Motor Company facility in Kocaeli, Turkey and then shipped to Azure Dynamics U.S. upfitter, AM General in Livonia, Michigan, where the Force Drive electric drive train and other components are added to the vehicle. Azure Dynamics has partnered with Johnson Controls-Saft to produce the lithium-ion battery pack used in the Transit Connect Electric.〔 The vehicle is badged with both the Ford Blue Oval and Azure's Force Drive logos, with Azure Dynamics being the manufacturer of record.〔〔() Ford, Azure Dynamics will expand Transit Connect Electric to Europe in 2011〕 According to Ford and Azure, the Transit Connect Electric has an all-electric range of up to ,〔〔 but the official US Environmental Protection Agency range is .〔 The electric van has a speed up to .〔〔〔() 2010 Ford Transit Connect Officially First Ford Electric Vehicle〕 The rated the combined city/highway fuel economy at 62 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent () based on the five-cycle tests using varying driving conditions and climate controls, with the same 62 mpg-e rating for both city and highway. The energy consumption for combined city/highway was rated at 54 kW·h/100 mi. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Azure Dynamics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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