Ford announced that it’s planning to invest another $450 million towards it’s next generation of plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles.

This is great news for Michigan, the investment would bring about 1,000 new jobs in 2012 when the battery production gets into full swing. Ford has been able to focus it’s efforts into becoming the world’s best car manufacturer by dedicating resources such as this to the future of electrified vehicles.

A growing lineup of electric vehicles has only begun, and to have the battery system technology being developed in Michigan represents the vast manufacturing and engineering capabilities for all future vehicles will originate in Detroit. The impact has been felt worldwide, as will the rebuilding and success that is soon to come.

Everywhere you look, online, newspapers, interviews, there are people praising everything about Ford, from the leadership, the products, and now the decision being made to bring about a new generation of electric vehicles. The confidence in buying American has not only come back, it has taken over.

In addition to building in-house talent and producing vehicles for a global market, Ford has begun to streamline this by making complicated processes and products much simpler. The result will be a combination of not only in-vehicle technology, but the realization of how all of our mobile devices, and means of communication will integrate and make lives easier.

In addition to the future of electric vehicles on the horizon, it’s going to be interesting to see how this new consolidation of technology will begin to enhance our lives, opening up lines of communication through new internet applications and the integration with vehicles.

The anticipation of vehicles like the pure battery electric version of the Ford Focus for 2011, and it’s 100 miles per full charge and zero emissions is exciting and inspirational to see the vision come to life.