News from Whittier Daily News - Whittier,CA,USA
Bill Korthof is seemingly the ideal Ford customer.
He loves his 1999 Ford Ranger EV, which he began leasing in December 2000.
In fact, the 26-year-old Pomona resident has driven about 60,000 miles in the electric vehicle, which can go about 80 miles on one charge of its battery.
But despite being a satisfied customer, Korthof battled until last week with the company over his Ranger. Ford Motor Co., which is scrapping its electric vehicle fleet, wanted to reclaim the vehicle.
Korthof refused and, with another Ford EV owner, held a week-long sit-in outside a Sacramento Ford dealership.
"Somebody's got to step up and make the commitment to help move this technology forward,' he said.
Ford officials finally relented after the sit-in and offered to sell the car to Korthof for $1, he said.
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