Ford, UDM forge electric vehicle engineering program (Detroit Free Press) Ford Motor Co. and the University of Detroit Mercy announced Tuesday that they have developed a new seven-course advanced electric vehicle program to help Ford and other engineers develop the skills needed to build tomorrow’s electric cars.

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