Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has announced it is partnering with SunPower Corp.(NasdaqNM: SPWRA)  in the launching of its new ‘Drive Green for Life’ program that will make electric vehicles (EVs) even more environmentally friendly.   

While hybrids and electric vehicles provide numerous benefits, the government will soon implement new regulations requiring green vehicle manufacturers to install sound alert systems. Because hybrids and electric vehicles are so quiet when travelling at low speeds, the vehicles pose potential threats to unsuspecting pedestrians, bikers and the hearing and visually impaired.

Ford Motor Company, (NYSE: F) the second largest auto-maker in the US has made some significant strides in the past year, both on the manufacturing front all the way through to its use of renewable energy and eclectic vehicles.

Two fuel cell companies were among the six top performers in the EnergyBoom Clean 100 Index (E•B Clean 100) over the five trading days leading up to the Christmas break. 

Shares of FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) were up 28.7 percent (down 44.5 percent year to date) and shares of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BLDP) were up 14.5 percent (down 16 percent YTD).

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