Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Ford F-Series pickup sales in the US totaled 77,007 units for August, a 15.0% Overall, Ford’s US sales totaled 209,897 vehicles for August, a decline of 2.1%. Fleet sales were down 0.2% Ford Explorer and Expedition SUV sales were up a combined 6.3%, at retail. Ford sales of cars in August dropped 8.6% year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2017

XL Hybrids has received a California Air Resources Board Executive Order (CARB EO) allowing aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered Ford Transit cargo vans and passenger wagons to be upgraded with the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System. The second 100 vehicles per fleet will receive $2,000 vouchers for each upfitted Ford Transit van.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

Lightning Systems announced that its LightningHybrids hydraulic hybrid system has received an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) allowing aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered 2016 model year Ford E-450 vehicles. In doing so, fuel is saved, and all-round vehicle efficiencies are increased.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2015

Among the changes Ford is implementing for its 2016 Ford Transit range, the flexible-fuel vehicle system will be standard equipment on 2016 Transit Connect vans with 2.5-liter All 2016 Ford Transit vans and wagons will include a rearview camera and trailer hitch assist technology as standard equipment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

miles per gallon, slightly higher than MY 2016, and a record high overall. The report also assesses compliance performance for individual automakers and for the US fleet as a whole with the greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. Estimated Real-World CO 2 and Fuel Economy. Source: EPA. Source: EPA. Background.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2018

Ford has released the first images of the new Territory, a mid-size SUV targeted at new buyers in emerging cities in China. Ford developed the Territory together with its joint venture partner, Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC). —Peter Fleet, president, Asia Pacific and chairman & CEO, Ford China.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2016

Over the vehicles’ lifetime, the 155 Ford F-650 trucks will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 24.6 The new medium-duty delivery trucks, added to the company’s existing autogas fleet of 30 Ford trucks of the same model, will also help the company save on maintenance and fuel costs. million pounds.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

On Monday, Ford Motor Company announced the immediate replacement of Mark Fields as CEO by Jim Hackett, who had led Ford Smart Mobility LLC since March 2016. Ford also announced changes in roles for three top executives: Jim Farley (Global Markets), Joe Hinrichs (Global Operations) and Marcy Klevorn (Mobility).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2015

Natural-gas cars sell only in tiny numbers to individual retail buyers, although they have found some traction with fleets that have ready access to the fuel. Now, those fleet buyers will get another choice--one that happens to be the best-selling vehicle in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2015

Boston Public Schools will operate 11% of its bus fleet with Blue Bird propane autogas buses, starting with the 2015-2016 school year. The school district is purchasing 86 Blue Bird Propane Vision school buses, and hopes to convert more of their diesel fleet to propane buses in the future.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2016

Ford Fusion electrified vehicle retail sales spiked in the Los Angeles market during the month of June, the first month of availability for the new 2017 model. Based on Ford June sales figures, Fusion Energi (the plug-in hybrid variant) sales jumped nearly 40% in LA compared to June 2015. gallon tank.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. It means fleet buyers can give soon-to-be-retired vehicles a new lease on life with a zero emissions electric drivetrain.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) rolled out its new fleet of 77 buses fueled by propane autogas. The minibuses are built on the Ford F-550 chassis and the paratransit buses are built on the Ford E-450 chassis. Each model features a Ford 6.8L In FY 2016, MTS served 92.6 million passengers annually.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has concluded that regulatory incentives for OEMs for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) intended to encourage a technology transition in the transportation fleet result in increased fleet-wide gasoline consumption and emissions. Incentives for selling AFVs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

Alliance AutoGas showcased a Ford F-650/F-750 tractor featuring a Bi-Fuel AutoGas System at the recent AutoGas Pavilion at the NPGA Propane Expo in Atlanta. Westport’s Prins VSI system “plug and play” conversion on the 2016 Ford F650/F-750 requires no intake manifold drilling, cutting, or splicing of wiring. Click to enlarge.

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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. mpg in 2016. Ford received a $62.7

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

The report found that fuel economy for the US fleet continues to improve. Model year (MY) 2016 vehicle fuel economy was 24.7 The average weight for new vehicles produced in MY 2016 was 4,035 pounds (1,830 kg), which was unchanged from MY 2015 although the weight of an average new car fell by 23 pounds (10.4 ft 2 (-0.4%).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Based on emission levels recorded in vehicle tests, car registration data analyzed by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in the report “CO 2 emissions performance of car manufacturers in 2012” shows that in 2012 all major car manufacturers met their targets for their fleet. of the total fleet, and emitted 130.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

between 2016 and 2017, bringing the state’s ZEV market share to 4.5%, compared to 3.6% However, California is lagging behind when it comes to ensuring its charging infrastructure keeps up with the growth of its electric vehicle fleet, the report finds. It introduced 25 new models in 2016 and saw sales jump 70%.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

Kiessling Transit’s vehicles, featuring new 2015 and 2016 model year Ford E450 chassis and Elkhart Coach bodies, will have the Lightning Hybrids patented parallel hybrid system installed prior to delivery this summer. Fleets Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid' —Tim Reeser, president and co-founder, Lightning Hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2016

Telogis also builds its technologies into vehicles and equipment from leading manufacturers including Ford, GM, Hino, Isuzu, Mack, Volvo and Manitowoc Cranes, eliminating the need for hardware installations. Telogis platform solutions include: Telogis Fleet. Telogis also has strategic partnerships with Apple, Element and AT&T.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

The reservations of vehicles like the Ford F-150 Lightning and, more recently, the Chevy Silverado EV, have proven that even conventional vehicle buyers are excited about upcoming electric vehicles. About 240 fleet operators have placed orders for the all-electric pickup truck as well. .

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 28, 2023

The last year has seen more change in the EV charging landscape than at any time since the VW Group agreed in June 2016 to pay $2 billion to set up a nationwide fast charging network in the US to settle its Dieselgate scandal. Only Ford provided written responses to (a few of) our questions. Remember Dieselgate?”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2019

In the next steps it will be possible to include public service vehicles, such as police cars, as well as vehicle fleets. Car-to-X communication has been installed as standard in combination with navigation systems since 2016—first in the E-Class and now in all Mercedes-Benz vehicles—and is available after activation by the user.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

MaryAnn Wright, group vice president of Technology and Industry Relations, Johnson Controls Power Solutions, noted that automakers have made significant advances in fuel efficiency and reduced emissions through implementation of several new technologies, such as turbo charging, engine downsizing and light weighting across their fleets.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938. for 2016, followed by the Model X. Ford Mustang Mach-E (& F-150 Lightning & E-Transit). Ford has had little to show in the EV market some some time. First volley–a recasting of the iconic Ford Mustang as an electric crossover– the Mach-E. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

For the first half of 2017, New York saw 4,209 EVs sold, a 61% increase from the 2,609 sold in the same period in 2016. Leading car models sold include the Toyota Prius Prime, which accounted for more than 40% of the rebates, the Chevrolet Bolt EV (12%), Chevrolet Volt (10%), and the Ford Fusion Energi (10%).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet. —Zimmerman et al. 5b04444.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

note: Larry originally wrote this in 2016, but since Toyota is still advertising about its hybrid “that doesn’t need to be plugged in,” we thought it was worth updating and repeating.] first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The new research, Autonomous Vehicles & ADAS: Adoption, Regulation & Business Models 2016-2025 , found that the market adoption of AV (Autonomous Vehicle) technology is set to accelerate over the next few years, driven by increasingly stringent vehicle safety specifications; environmental pressures; and rapid technological developments.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Ford ranks the highest at 18, down three spots from the previous year. Right below Ford on the list is Buick, which had performed well in recent years and was in the top 10 last year. Ford ranks number 18, down three spots from last year. The Taurus, the oldest model in Ford’s fleet, has “Much-Better-Than-Average” reliability.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

Clean Fleet Report’s BRZ was equipped with a 6-speed manual, while a 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters is optional. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang. Road Test: 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

Co-authors are from Argonne National Laboratory; the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies, Fuel Cell Technologies, and Bioenergy Technologies Offices; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; the Electric Power Research Institute; Fiat Chrysler Automobiles; General Motors; Chevron; and Ford. Resources. Elgowainy, J. Lindauer, T.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2012

Both Canada and the United States recognize the importance of putting in place progressively stringent standards, while also offering flexibility for industry to determine how they will meet the performance based standards within their fleet. —Environment Minister Peter Kent.

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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. million annually in 2016 to $36.6 My test parallel park of Ford Escape was a breeze when the SUV parked itself. billion by 2025.

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Electra Vehicles

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Continental boasts multiple technological advances for electric vehicles at the advent of 5G networks around the world, including Vehicle-to-Vehicle connections and real-time updates thanks to faster network speeds as a part of their 5G Automotive Association membership since 2016. Electra's 5G Connectivity for Battery Packs.

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