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[Autoblog] Ford was suitably impressed, so much so that the Blue Oval announced that a production vehicle based on the design would make it to market by 2011 after a second prototype was built using similar technology. Range from the lithium-ion battery pack will be limited to around 100 miles, depending on how and where the car is driven.

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