article thumbnail

Toyota anticipates 2016 Prius at 52 mpg combined, 56 mpg with Eco grade

Green Car Congress

Toyota anticipates that the 2016 Prius ( earlier post ) will deliver fuel economy ratings of 54 MPG city / 50 MPG highway / 52 MPG combined. The 2016 Prius uses smaller, lighter hybrid components, including a new lithium-ion hybrid battery that replaces the nickel-metal hydride battery (excluding the Prius Two non-Eco grade) in most models.

Prius 150
article thumbnail

Ford logs strongest-ever calendar year start for SUVs in US; sales bolstered by women and Millenials

Green Car Congress

Ford recorded 115,228 SUV US sales at retail through the first two months of 2016, making for the best-yet calendar year start for Ford SUVs (Escape, Edge, Flex, Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility, Expedition) ever, highlighted by a best-ever February. Sales of Ford’s utilities for January and February 2016 were up 16.1%

SUV 150
article thumbnail

Long Beach Transit receives $600K grant for 40 Cummins near-zero CNG engines

Green Car Congress

The engines are upgrades to a recent bus procurement as the “near zero” engines were not available when the purchase was authorized in 2016. When diesel buses were standard throughout the industry, LBT was an early adopter of particulate traps to prevent harmful matter from escaping from the exhaust. Earlier post.)

article thumbnail

Ford EcoBoost US sales up 46% year-to-date; tracking to top 1 million in US in 2015 for 1st time

Green Car Congress

Year-to-date, total sales of EcoBoost-powered Ford vehicles are up 46%; F-150, Escape and Fusion are the top-selling EcoBoost-powered Ford vehicles. For 2015, EcoBoost is available on every non-hybrid light-duty passenger vehicle in Ford’s US lineup. liter V6 debuts in 2016. A Lincoln-exclusive 3.0-liter liter EcoBoost.

F-150 150
article thumbnail

Ford making start-stop standard across 2017 EcoBoost-equipped F-150 lineup

Green Car Congress

The 2016 F-150 with 2.7-liter Other Ford vehicles are available with Auto Start-Stop are: Focus 1.0-liter 2017 Escape 1.5-liter Ford is making Auto Start-Stop technology standard across the entire lineup of EcoBoost-equipped 2017 F-150 pickups. liter EcoBoost engine comes standard with Auto Start-Stop. liter EcoBoost.

F-150 150
article thumbnail

Ford expands SYNC with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, 4G LTE and new apps

Green Car Congress

In North America, Ford is making Apple CarPlay and Android Auto available on all 2017 vehicles equipped with SYNC 3, starting with the all-new Ford Escape. Owners of 2016 vehicles equipped with SYNC 3 will have an opportunity to upgrade later in the year. New SYNC apps.

Ford 150
article thumbnail

Toyota to explore integration of SmartDeviceLink Technology with Ford subsidiary; open source version of Ford AppLink

Green Car Congress

Globally accessible, limited only by app availability in each market. Works with vehicle-embedded voice recognition technology, and so not limited by cellular connections or available bandwidth for functionality. Ford’s new SYNC 3 technology debuts this summer in North America on the 2016 Ford Escape and Fiesta.

Ford 150