Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Ford is expanding its electrified vehicles research and development program in Europe and Asia this year, creating a “hub-and-spoke” system that allows the global team to further accelerate battery technology and take advantage of market-specific opportunities. Ford electrified vehicle sales in the US.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Siemens Energy Management Division has teamed with Duke Energy and Ford to demonstrate the results of an 18-month effort to reduce the cost and expand electric vehicle charging technologies. Appliance connection. Siemens believes this EV charger is the first EVSE that provides this connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

Ford Motor Company has created a new subsidiary—Ford Smart Mobility LLC—to design, build, grow and invest in emerging mobility services. Jim Hackett, former Steelcase vice chairman and CEO, is leaving his position on the Ford Board of Directors to serve as chairman of the new subsidiary. Ford Smart Mobility.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility, unveiled last week, offers an all-new engine—a 2.3-liter Ford says the engine can deliver up to 15% better fuel economy than comparable six-cylinder engines. Other engines in Ford’s EcoBoost family are the 1.0-liter Ford specifically engineered the 2.3-liter

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Ford Motor Company is doubling the production capacity of its Cologne, Germany, engine plant to produce more than 1,000 units per day of the 1.0-L The B-MAX compact multi-activity vehicle led the way, with 44% of all vehicles ordered across Ford’s 19 traditional European markets specified with the 1.0-liter Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

Reflecting the rapid evolution of the automobile as an application development platform, both Ford and GM announced programs to support third-party development of in-vehicle applications at CES in Las Vegas. Ford Developer Program. Currently, the three main categories of AppLink-enabled apps include: News and Information.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

In the opening keynote at Ford’s annual trends conference, 2015 Further With Ford, CEO Mark Fields announced the next phase of the company’s Smart Mobility plan, originally announced in January this year at CES ( earlier post ). Ford CEO Mark Fields at 2015 Further with Ford. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public. billion) by 2020, Ford is introducing GoDrive to target on-demand use and gain insight on emerging mobility trends and customers’ car-sharing habits. —Alicia Agius, project lead, GoDrive, Ford of Europe. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2015

was named one of the World Economic Forum’s 49 Technology Pioneers for 2015. Ford has been working with Carbon 3D since December 2014, and has produced elastomer grommets for the Ford Focus Electric and damping bumper parts for the Transit Connect. Additive manufacturing (3D printing) company Carbon3D Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, pointed to the “ key role ” government policies such as fuel standards and greenhouse gas emission regulations, play in the development and support of Ford’s product and technology pathways. Ford received a $62.7 Adapted from ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. Estimated US supply of PEVs from 2011-2015. Ford Focus EV.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2010

Currently (2010), electrified products (only hybrids at this point) represent 1% of Ford’s global fleet. Ford anticipates that hybrids will represent about 70% of the 2020 numbers, with plug-in hybrids contributing 20-25% and battery-electric vehicles the remainder, she said. This is important. This is strategic. Nancy Gioia.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

An additional belt-driven starter generator is connected to the engine which also operates at 48 V. It is connected via a voltage transformer to the 12 V on-board electric system which powers all the different electrical components in the vehicle, from headlights to seat adjusters.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized. —John D.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. Several of these firms confirmed their progress at Silicon Valley Connected & Charged Symposium, hosted by software giant SAP. million annually in 2016 to $36.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2015

By comparison: The new Ford Shelby GT 350 will feature a naturally aspirated 5.2L The 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 is powered by an aluminum 5.8-liter The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat’s supercharged 6.2-liter A DC/DC converter provides the connection to the 12‑volt electrical system. ft) within the first 2.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The H2 Mobility launch comes one day after leading automakers signed a Letter of Understanding regarding the commercialization and series production of fuel cell electric vehicles from 2015 onward. This will secure and create new employment in the markets of the future. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Ford has been rolling out updates called “Power-Ups” to the Mustang Mach-E as well. . In comparison, a software-based fix, such as the disabling of FSD Beta’s “rolling stops” feature , only required affected vehicles to be connected to the internet.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2011

Norwegian Post Ford Transit Connect Electric. Norway Post has signed a contract to purchase 20 Transit Connect Electric vehicles, with an option to order more vehicles in the future. Ford and Azure are introducing the Transit Connect Electric in summer 2011. Copyright: Norwegian Post. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Different types of non-ownership alternatives promise to be the way of the future. The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Pipelines are connected to many important natural gas shale plays including Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, Fayetteville and Barnett. The transaction is expected to produce immediate shareholder value (upon closing) through strong cash flow accretion and offers significant future growth opportunities.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

Like Toyota, Hyundai, GM (Honda’s partner in future fuel cell development), and other OEMs, Honda sees a role for both battery-electric as well as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, depending upon application. Earlier post.). James said. In 2016, each of these areas plans to have more than 50 stations and 100s more within the next 5 years.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 13, 2021

It is also not in any way connected to a Model 3’s automated features. In 2015, California accounted for 43% of Tesla’s new vehicle registrations , as per data from IHS Markit. Credit: Teslarati. The state still offers clean vehicle rebates, and there is still a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate for automakers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Automakers will want to tap into connectivity to offer information and entertainment services. Automakers like Ford are already looking to manage customers’ home energy by extending the data platforms that they are using to track vehicle power consumption.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

Combining Volvo’s new design language, advanced safety and in-car connectivity technologies, and the new strategic Drive-E powertrains, the XC90 is the first product based on Volvo’s new strategic Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). In 1999, Ford acquired Volvo as part of its Premier Auto Group. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

After a communications handshake, charging begins automatically without a physical corded connection. Looking to the future, the SAE J2954 Taskforce has begun a new effort for higher power WPT with SAE J2954/2 also for buses and heavy-duty vehicles. SAE J2954 Functional Elements Chart. Thereafter, vehicle systems were to be tested.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Steven Cherry Hi, this is Steven Cherry for IEEE Spectrum's podcast, Fixing the Future. When we come back, we'll talk about the future of electric cars, car batteries, charging, and range. Fixing the Future is supported by COMSOL, the makers of COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software. And yet, what about recharging?

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Steven Cherry Hi, this is Steven Cherry for IEEE Spectrum's podcast, Fixing the Future. When we come back, we'll talk about the future of electric cars, car batteries, charging, and range. Fixing the Future is supported by COMSOL, the makers of COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software. And yet, what about recharging?

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Is that the future, and how far away is it? Oleg: Well, I would like to focus on positives, and the positive that I saw in the draft of the bill is that money is going to be directed to connected, smart and interoperable infrastructure. Without connectivity, you cannot really integrate transportation with the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

In making this award, the Commission also approved future consideration of adding $5 million to the rebate project in fiscal year 2013-2014, as proposed in the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update for the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Big Valley Ford, Inc., CALSTART, Inc.,

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 8, 2023

USB ports front and rear and a wireless phone charger complete the connectivity features. The Crosstrek has a loyal customer base that sees a Subaru in their future for a long, long time. Multimedia offerings include SiriusXM/AM/FM HD radio/CD, with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Story by John Faulkner. Video by Subaru.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

to conform to future emissions standards, particularly the stringent EU6 standard which will be mandatory in Europe in 2015. models (SE with Connectivity, SE with Connectivity and Sunroof, and SEL), the last of which has a starting MSRP of $25,590. Ford Focus 2.0. MQB and MLB. Although the 1.8-liter VW Jetta 1.8T.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

This is the first of the new breed of EVs from Kia, where electrified vehicles have been offered since the 2015 Soul EV. The 2022 EV6 is built on the Hyundai Group’s all-new EV-only platform, which will see service on future EVs from Kia plus models from sibling brands Hyundai and Genesis. The EV6 has it coming and going.

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