Watts up?
Electric Cars Man.
Today kicked off the 2013 Houston Auto Show. I was the with the local electric car club and Mustang club for the Ford press conference.
Texas is the center of the pickup truck universe and the F-150 and new Atlas concept trucks were big topics. Ford didn't bring the Atlas to Houston, but will soon.
The 50th anniversary of the Mustang celebration was discussed. In the show you will see a Shelby GT-500, a 5.0GT and a Mustang Club of America edition Mustang. No Boss 302 this year.
The next big topic was the wide range choices Ford offers consumers with power trains.
I took a couple of camera phone pictures with my BlackBerry. Not quite iPhone quality.
On the left is the cut-a-way engine an don the right is the hybrid transaxel.
The second photo shows a close up of the electric motors in the transmission.
Ford and their technology partner Toshiba have moved production of the electric motors and generators to the USA from Japan. Toshiba now makes these pats right here in Houston.
The auto show has a lot of chances to drive new cars this year.
Also there a lot more brands than Ford to see.
Here is the link.
2013 Houston Auto Show
I think I need a plug in hybrid Shelby GT-500 so I can smoke all four tires with 1200HP!
cheers
The ElectricAlan
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