Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

Ford notes that the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid’s projected fuel economy tops its nearest competitor—the 2010 Lexus HS 250h—by 6 mpg, while providing room for one more passenger and more standard luxury and segment-exclusive safety features. SmartGauge with EcoGuide. Click to enlarge. Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Following the 2012 demise of the much-loved Ford Escape Hybrid, it took four years for the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid to emerge. It's one of the most frequent questions asked by shoppers interested in utility vehicles with better gas mileage: why aren't there more hybrid SUVs and crossovers?

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is the first mass-market crossover utility with a hybrid powertrain since the demise of the Ford Escape Hybrid in 2012. Granted, there's the luxury Lexus NX hybrid (using some of the same underpinninngs), and the low-volume Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, with a mild-hybrid powertrain.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology. Electric vehicles are an important element of our strategy for improving fuel economy and reducing CO 2 emissions.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The #2 US automaker has made a few plug-in hybrid Escape Hybrids that have been in a test fleet at Southern California Edison for about 18 months. Plans for a 2012 general release of the PHEV Escape did not wow anyone. nk City that were its ZEV mandate cars in the '90s. Still no firm numbers, nor irrevocable commitment.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

Nissan also expects to sell a lineup of electric vehicles globally by 2012. In an interview Monday, Mr. Ghosn said Nissan decided to accelerate development of battery-powered vehicles because of high gasoline prices and environmental concerns, not just because of the need to meet stricter fuel-economy standards. Ford ( F ).

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

Here is an outline of its plans through to the 2012 model year: Introduction of electric and hybrid vehicles: Ford hopes to introduce an electric Transit Connect Commercial Van in 2010; along with an electric Focus in 2011 and the next generation of full hybrid models by 2012. So how does Ford plan to make itself green?

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 28, 2008

90 million per year authorized (2008-2012). Here is the outline of what the bill intends to do: SECTION 131 TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION SEC 131 Transportation Electrification DOE to establish competitive grants for electric vehicles and PHEVs to encourage early widespread use and advance production of electric (And PHEV) vehicles in USA.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

Results showed a 19% fuel economy improvement over conventional SI combustion at this operating point. This could deliver more than a 20% peak fuel economy improvement when compared to stoichiometric spark ignition, according to Mahle. This could result in about a 25% drive cycle improvement in fuel economy, he said.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2011

Today, Ford sells approximately 35,000 electrified vehicles a year, led by the Fusion Hybrid and Escape Hybrid. Ford is electrifying platforms versus a single vehicle, and plans five electrified vehicles for North America by 2012, including the Transit Connect Electric, on sale now, and Focus Electric this year.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

As part of a partnership with Renault, Nissan will launch the LEAF in Europe and North America in 2010 before a global release in 2012 (see article ). Ford: The bulk of Ford’s green efforts have centred on flex-fuel vehicles with E85 versions of the Focus and Mondeo among its most successful models.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Batteries not ready.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Frank has spent more than 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of US DOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. 3 ] PHEVs using renewable fuels EAA-PHEV Wiki. [ This energy is wasted.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

MPG: A Progress Report on Achievability ”—of the response of consumers and automakers as both begin to experience the effects of the newly adopted federal fuel economy standard. More than half (57%) of respondents who said they intend to purchase a SUV said they want its fuel economy to be at least 25 mpg (9.4

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