Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

2013 Ford Fusion. Ford unveiled the new 2013 Ford Fusion midsize sedan, with conventional gasoline engine; hybrid featuring a next-generation of Ford’s hybrid system; and plug-in hybrid versions at the Detroit Auto Show—the first production sedan to offer that trio of options. The next-generation Fusion 1.6-liter

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Which is probably why Ford took to its oval test track in Dearborn, Michigan, with four NASCAR stars to prove that its 2013 Fusion with 1.6-liter With more new-car buyers than ever wanting higher gas mileage in their next car, automakers are keen to show just how efficient their latest models can be.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid is one of the more eagerly awaited green cars coming this year. With fuel economy projected at up to 48 mpg city, it improves considerably on the well-regarded current Ford Fusion Hybrid, which is rated by the EPA at 41 mpg city, 36 mpg highway, for a combined overall rating of 39 mpg.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2011

The all-new, entirely redesigned 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid sedan may be rated by the EPA as high as 47 or 48 mpg on the city cycle, according to reports on a website that follows Ford news.

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Fusion MPG 2013 Ford 81

Green Car Reports

MARCH 28, 2014

With highway economy of 36 mpg, the 2015 Chrysler 200 isn''t the most fuel-efficient vehicle we''ve written about recently, but it has an important job to do. In 2013, it topped 122,000 units and in 2012.'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Honda has begun US production of the 2014 Accord Hybrid ( earlier post ), which will carry an EPA fuel economy rating of 50 mpg (4.7 The EPA rating is 1 mpg higher than Honda had originally anticipated for the hybrid (49 mpg). The new Accord Hybrid also carries an EPA-rated highway fuel economy of 45 mpg (5.2 l/100 km).).

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

To this end, Ford is promising big things with the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid - including Camry Hybrid-beating fuel efficiency. Toyota's latest Camry Hybrid gets 43 mpg city, 39.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 25, 2012

Today's the day when we can talk about the all-new 2013 Nissan Altima, the latest generation of Nissan's remarkably successful mid-size sedan. And its anticipated combined EPA rating of 31 mpg puts it at the top of its competitive set, bettering the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Malibu, and others.

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MPG 2013 Nissan Fusion 89

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

As another example, in December, Consumer Reports road testing found the fuel economy on the 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid falling far short below Ford (and EPA) triple 47 mpg (5.0 47 mpg for city, highway and combined—for both vehicles. liter Four on Fusion SE models. Ford Fusion.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

Using technology from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt propulsion system ( earlier post ), Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22 In 2011, GM announced the 2013 Malibu ECO, which featured GM’s mild hybrid eAssist light electrification technology ( earlier post ). engine with start/stop.

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Fuel Economy Malibu Hybrid MPG Volt 150

Green Car Reports

JULY 17, 2013

Ford said yesterday that it will "enhance the on-road fuel economy performance" of the 77,000 2013 hybrid models it''s sold over the last year, in an effort to "improve customer satisfaction." That noise you heard yesterday afternoon? That was the sound of the other shoe dropping.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2014

Ford Motor Company is lowering the fuel economy ratings for its 2013- and 2014-model year hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as well as most 2014-model year Fiestas. Based on coastdown testing of the Fusion Hybrid, the company found the TRLHP did not match the values used for the dynamometer testing. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

Lincoln’s premium hybrid is expected to deliver at least 41 mpg US (5.7 liter Atkinson-cycle I-4 hybrid engine, and earlier applied in the Fusion and Milan hybrid sedans. The new premium midsize sedan hybrid joins the Ford Fusion and Escape Hybrids and Mercury Milan and Mariner Hybrids. Earlier post.) SmartGauge with EcoGuide.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 27, 2012

It isn't just Hyundai and Kia in deep water over misleading MPG claims--now Ford is the subject of a lawsuit over the MPG of its hybrid models. The federal lawsuit concerns the fuel economy of its most recent hybrid models, the C-Max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Ford projects that its Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, due out in early 2013, will deliver 100+ MPGe combined. C-MAX Hybrid, available in dealerships this fall, is now EPA-certified at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway and 47 mpg combined.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

Ford is boosting the on-road fuel economy performance of its 2013 model year hybrid vehicles in the US and Canada. Starting in August, the company will make calibration updates for owners at dealerships designed to improve on-road fuel economy of the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid, 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

It appears that two new hybrid cars from Ford--the 2013 C-Max Hybrid hatchback and the 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan--may not deliver real-world gas mileage that's anywhere near their 47-mpg EPA ratings. This is starting to look not so good.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 20, 2012

It's only a few more months before Ford's first plug-in hybrid car hits the market, in the shape of the 2013 Ford C-Max Energi.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The result is better fuel efficiency in Ford’s new electric vehicle offerings, including a projected 47 mpg for Fusion Hybrid and an EPA-certified 47 mpg for C-MAX Hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 3, 2013

We've written quite a lot about the gas mileage of Ford's two new 2013 hybrid models, the C-Max and Fusion hybrids. Both cars are rated at 47 mpg combined, and neither car seems to achieve anything close to that rating in varied real-world usage. Our own latest test of a 2013.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Ford has tripled to more than 200 the number of US dealers certified to sell its lineup of plug-in electrified vehicles, including the new C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid that is on sale now and delivers the equivalent of 105 mpg combined in electric mode. Ford recently began production of the C-MAX Energi at its Michigan Assembly Plant.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2013

It''s frustrating buying a car to find its gas mileage falls short of the official EPA ratings, and it''s a frustration quite familiar to owners of the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2013

After re-labeling the 2013 C-MAX Hybrid with lower fuel economy, Ford is upgrading the 2014 C-MAX to increase fuel economy. 2014 mpg is not yet announced. Ford has opted voluntarily to relabel the 2013 C-MAX Hybrid with revised fuel economy labels following EPA testing of the 2013 C-Max Hybrid. New 2013 C-MAX mpg label.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Combined fuel economy (mpg). In charge sustaining mode, the Sonata PHEV is expected to return 40 mpg (5.88 Hyundai described such a 2-clutch approach to improving battery charging efficiency by using the electric traction motor for charging in 2013 at EVS 27 (Song et al. ). Fusion Energi. MPG (charge sustaining).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

C-MAX Hybrid is targeted to deliver better fuel economy than the 41 mpg Ford Fusion Hybrid, the most fuel-efficient sedan in America today. The C-MAX Energi and C-MAX Hybrid vehicles sold in Europe in 2013 will be built at Ford’s plant in Valencia, Spain, starting in 2013.

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Plug-in Hybrid Ford Plug 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2013

While some attempts have been made to use traditional fusion welding processes, like resistance spot welding (RSW) to join aluminum and steel, this approach is usually not suitable for welding of dissimilar metals, because of the metallurgical incompatibility that occurs during melting and solidification.

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South Korea Utah Miles Manufacturer 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The hybrid system in the coming 2013 MY Fusion and C-Max hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) ( earlier post ) marks the third major generation of Ford’s powersplit system. This is a very important tool for Ford, Gray said. Click to enlarge. Rough schematic of Ford’s powersplit architecture. Click to enlarge. Powersplit architecture.

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Hybrid Fusion Li-ion Fuel Economy 275

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A disappointing compliance car, the Ford Focus EV, languished while plug-in hybrid versions of the midsize Fusion and small crossover C-Max sold relatively well, until Ford came up with a real plan. First Drive: 2013 RAV4 EV. We also feature those that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Set to go on sale in early 2013, Honda’s 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Sedan ( earlier post ) will offer the ability to run in an all-electric mode for 10 to 15 miles and a calculated total driving range of more than 500 miles. 2014 Accord plug-in hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in 2014 Honda Plug 345

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The i3 and i8 will become the first purpose-built electric and hybrid-electric production vehicles to be made primarily from carbon fiber when they come to market in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Like the Coupe, the BMW i8 Concept Roadster is also built around the LifeDrive architecture, a fusion of independent functional units.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2014

The 2015 CR-V features increased EPA fuel economy ratings of 27/34/29 mpg (8.7/6.9/8.1 l/100 km) (city/highway/combined) for front-wheel-drive models and 26/33/28 mpg (9.0/7.1/8.4 l/100 km) for Real Time AWD models, both increasing +4/+3/+3 mpg over 2014 models—i.e., an increase in the combined rating of 11.5%

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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. Those who say fuel economy is very important expect to get twelve miles more per gallon (mpg) from their next vehicle than those who say it is not important.

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