making them. our tech contributor, daniel sieberg reports on what ford is putting on the road. >> hitting the gas is the wrong term with an electrical vehicle. >> hitting the accelerator. >> while ford has an upcoming line of electric vehicles, some fully electric, some hybrids, the company hasn't been going full speed ahead with their foray into the plug-in market. >> they're hedging their bets. definitely to a certain extent. they're successful with hybrids now, fusion hybrid, 41 miles a gallon. they're going to build on that. they announced they're getting five electrified vehicles of some kind by 2012. a couple will be battery powered. two will be a regular hybrid. they're also going to do a plug-in hybrid. >> reporter: fletcher, writing a book about the electric car industry. he says ford is aiming for the middle of the road rather than reinvent the wheel, ford is taking existing models like the