2005 and F-150 - EV Driven

Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

F-150

F-150 Mexico 2020 Ford

Clean Energy expands CNG fueling agreements with new and existing USPS contract-carrier fleets

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Blackburn Trucking Associates, who will fuel four of their Class-8 heavy-duty trucks at Clean Energy’s John F. Increasing the number of their trucks that use natural gas is Thunder Ridge Transport, a 150-truck carrier servicing 13 states that is based in Springfield, Missouri. Kennedy International Airport station.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Fort Worth Oklahoma

Ford pilots Ekso exoskeleton technology to help lessen chance of worker fatigue, injury

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Between 2005 and 2016, the most recent full year of data, the company saw an 83% decrease in the number of incidents that resulted in days away, work restrictions or job transfers—to an all-time low of 1.55 incidents per 100 full-time North American employees.

Ford

Ford F-150 2018 South America

DOE Announces $20M to Boost Development of Innovative Geothermal Technologies

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

This three-topic FOA will focus on areas associated with geothermal energy as outlined in the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005, section 931(a)(2)(C): Low-Temperature Geothermal Fluids at temperatures up to 300° Fahrenheit (F) or approximately 150° Celsius (C).

F-150

F-150 Gas-Electric 2005 Oil

Ford introduces Lightweight Concept vehicle to showcase ongoing light-weighting and advanced materials work; nearly 25% weight reduction

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

This research has also led to the significant weight reduction of up to 700 pounds (318 kg) in the all-new F-150 through the use of high-strength steel and aluminum. This research produced the breakthrough Aluminum Intensive Vehicle program in 1992 and all-aluminum high-performance Ford GT in 2005. Earlier post.).

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Light Concept Ford

Ford E85 Direct Injection Boosting Study: A Less Expensive Alternative to Diesel

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2009

Proposed by John Heywood and colleagues at MIT in 2005, the basic premise of E85 boosting is that ethanol (or other lower alcohols) suppresses knock due to the large evaporative cooling effect it has on the air-fuel mixture when injected directly into the cylinder, supplemented by ethanol’s inherent high octane number. Bromberg, J.B.

Diesel

Diesel Ford F-150 Gasoline

Daimler Investing 600M in Center of Excellence for Compact Vehicles; To Begin Limited Series Production of A-Class E-CELL EV in 2010

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Daimler introduced three near-production Concept BlueZERO vehicles in January at the North American International Auto Show: the BlueZERO E-CELL with battery-electric drive; the BlueZERO F-CELL (fuel cell); and the BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS with electric drive and internal combustion engine as range extender. Earlier post.).

2010

2010 Production Lithium Ion Mercedes

First Three Conditional Loan Commitments Under DOEs ATVM Program go to Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors and Tesla Motors

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

The Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, first appropriated in the fall of 2008, will provide about $25 billion in loans to companies making cars and components in US factories that increase fuel economy at least 25% above 2005 fuel economy levels.

Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors Motor Motors Motoring

Ford Announces 2.0L EcoBoost Engine; First Production EcoBoost with TI-VCT

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Ford is projecting a shift in its I-4 powertrain mix from 10% in 2005 to 31% in 2010. 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. EcoBoost will be comparable in performance to a 3.0-liter liter V-6, with at least 230 hp (172 kW) and 240 lb-ft (325 N·m) of torque, she said. 2010 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid. 2010 Ford Mustang and Shelby GT500.

Ford

Ford Engine Fuel Economy Production

New Comprehensive Lifecycle Energy and Emissions Inventory Includes Non-Operational Components; Large Aircraft Can Perform Better than Light Rail

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

The onroad systems include three automobiles—(2005 Toyota Camry), SUV (2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer), and pickup (2005 Ford F-150) to represent the range in the US automobile fleet and critical performance—and two urban buses with off-peak and peak passenger loadings.

Light

Light Emissions Energy Boston

Utah Water Quality Board upholds issuance of permit for oil sands mine in Utah

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The mine would be designed to extract oil sands to a depth of 150 feet. In 2005, Earth Energy Resources (now USOS) initiated the mine licensing process through the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining (DOGM) for a pilot project at PR Spring. DOGM referred the project to DWQ to determine if the project required a ground water permit.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Utah Water Oil

NextFuels introduces hydrothermal process to produce biofuels from wet, unprocessed waste; solution for palm plantation residue

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2013

Over the past ten years, Enagra has conducted more than $1 billion in biofuel transactions and will achieve revenues of approximately $150 million in 2013. NextFuels is currently raising funds to rebuild a bio-liquefaction demonstration plant originally created by Shell in 2005. Resources. Goudriaan and J.E. Goudriaan, J.E.

Waste

Waste F-150 Oil Fuel

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We estimate there are between 125-150 PHEVs worldwide at this time; we hope to get the rest of them on the list! EnergyCS, March 2005 Greg Hanssen, Pete Nortman and team Los Angeles County, CA info@energycs.com 3. EnergyCS/Clean-Tech, May 2005 EnergyCS Los Angeles County, CA info@energycs.com 4. Contact info: John Joyce.

Prius

Prius Conversion Plug-in Plug

Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

Clean Energy expands CNG fueling agreements with new and existing USPS contract-carrier fleets

Ford pilots Ekso exoskeleton technology to help lessen chance of worker fatigue, injury

DOE Announces $20M to Boost Development of Innovative Geothermal Technologies

Ford introduces Lightweight Concept vehicle to showcase ongoing light-weighting and advanced materials work; nearly 25% weight reduction

Ford E85 Direct Injection Boosting Study: A Less Expensive Alternative to Diesel

Daimler Investing 600M in Center of Excellence for Compact Vehicles; To Begin Limited Series Production of A-Class E-CELL EV in 2010

First Three Conditional Loan Commitments Under DOEs ATVM Program go to Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors and Tesla Motors

Ford Announces 2.0L EcoBoost Engine; First Production EcoBoost with TI-VCT

New Comprehensive Lifecycle Energy and Emissions Inventory Includes Non-Operational Components; Large Aircraft Can Perform Better than Light Rail

Utah Water Quality Board upholds issuance of permit for oil sands mine in Utah

NextFuels introduces hydrothermal process to produce biofuels from wet, unprocessed waste; solution for palm plantation residue

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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