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CES 2002 News: EV Trucks Wars Ratchet Up

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The Ford F-150 Lightning will start production this year in Detroit as the Tesla Cybertruck will in Austin, Texas, according to Elon Musk’s last product update. First Ride: 2022 Ford F-150. News: GM Commits to EVs The post CES 2002 News: EV Trucks Wars Ratchet Up first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Last Year’s Pickup News.

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Ford, Uber and Lyft to share data through SharedStreets platform

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Ford Motor Company, Uber and Lyft have committed to support to SharedStreets , a new data platform designed to make it easier for the private sector to work with cities around the world and leverage data to improve urban mobility. Bloomberg, the founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and Mayor of New York City, 2002-2013.

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Ford begins production of Focus in Russia

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Ford has begun production of the Focus at its Vsevolozhsk Plant near St. The new Ford Focus will be assembled in Russia in all three body styles: four-door, five-door and wagon. To date, more than 500,000 Ford Focus units have been sold in Russia. Petersburg, Russia.

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Ford now holds 461 patents on hybrid technology, up from 10 in 2000

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Ford Motor Company now holds 461 patents on its hybrid technology, up from 10 in 2000. In the last three years, the number of inventions submitted to Ford’s legal team to be considered for patents has increased more than 25%. Still, by 2002 Ford only had approximately 30 hybrid patents. —Ming Kuang.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

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In April 2018 Ford announced all its sedans and coupes would be going away by 2020, except for one–the iconic Mustang. Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the rear-wheel drive 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Fastback, powered by a high-performance turbocharged 2.3-liter The 2021 Ford Mustang interior has a comfy, retro feel to it.

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Ford Focus RS features optimized 2.3L EcoBoost, Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive

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Ford revealed another of its promised performance models ( earlier post ), the all-new Focus RS, a high-performance road car that debuts Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive with Dynamic Torque Vectoring Control. Ford’s EcoBoost technology powers Focus RS and nearly every new Ford vehicle. Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive.

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Ford introduces new Focus ST with diesel and EcoBoost options

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The new Ford Focus ST (in the new dark gray paint option) is offering a choice of an EcoBoost or diesel engine. For the first time, the Focus ST it will be offered with the choice of an EcoBoost gasoline or a new version of Ford’s 2.0L efficient and lowest CO 2 Ford performance car yet: the 185 PS (182 hp, 136 kW) 2.0?liter

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