Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2017
In Shanghai, Ford Motor Company outlined an ambitious vehicle electrification strategy for the China market, confirming two new electrified vehicles for China and a broad range of electrified vehicles by 2025. The Mondeo Energi, to be launched in early 2018, will be the first plug-in hybrid to be manufactured by the Changan Ford JV.
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 24, 2023
Plug-in Hybrids As bigger batteries were needed for plug-in hybrids, lithium-ion has become the battery of choice Regular hybrids can be driven short distances at speeds up to 40 miles on battery power alone, but plug-in hybrids can drive, depending on make and model, anywhere from 15 to 53 miles using only electricity.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The Ford Ranger is the country’s best-selling example, with 18,679 registrations for a 45.5 Previous rates didn’t even include battery powered automobiles. Things started to change after many businesses started engaging in cost-cutting measures and the government started to pull back on corporate assistance schemes around 2016.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2015
With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Top) 2016 XC90. Click to enlarge. Background.
Cars That Think
JUNE 27, 2022
Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
In 2016, Germany launched a 3-year study of oxymethylene ethers (OME) as clean diesel fuels with €800,000 (US$894,000). Scientists from TUM’s Chair of Internal Combustion Engines are involved in the project, along with DENSO Automotive Germany, IAV and Ford Research and Innovation Center. Earlier post.)
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 22, 2024
In 2016, nearly 200 countries ratified the Paris Agreement, an international treaty to reduce emissions and slow global warming. The car runs on a battery-powered motor and requires no gasoline, oil or any fossil fuels for operation. and a direct competitor of the Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 Lightning and Tesla Cybertruck.
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