Ford Electric Vehicles to Use Microsoft Hohm

American manufacturer Ford and Microsoft teamed up to offer a platform to help future owners of Ford’s electric vehicles optimize the way they recharge their vehicle and better manage their home’s energy use. The Microsoft Hohm energy management application will be integrated into Ford’s electric vehicles, starting with the Focus Electric next year.

Consumers are likely to turn to hybrid or electric vehicles in the near future, so the two companies thought that making energy management easy a… (read more)