Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

In the UK, Ford announced a car and van scrappage scheme aimed at improving air quality by enabling customers, of any brand, to trade-in and scrap their old vehicles for new Ford cars and commercial vehicles, including the popular Fiesta and Transit Custom, with significantly lower emissions.

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Scrappage Ford Vehicles Coal 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2014

In part-load operation, the indirect injection supplements direct gasoline injection to improve fuel economy and to reduce the output of particulates from the engine. The EU has set a standard for 6 × 10 12 number/km limits between 2014 and 2017, tightening to 6 × 10 11 number/km. Source: MECA, Ford Motor Company. Earlier post.)

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Gasoline Audi Fuel Engine 304

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. This program will demonstrate the first diesel engine to comply with the state standard.

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California Engine Diesel 2017 230

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

million, 50,000 more than in February 2017. The market share of diesel vehicles fell to 39.5% in February, as gasoline car registrations increased by 16%. Diesel continues to decline and its market share fell to 39.5%, with volume falling by a significant 12.8 g/km in 2017. percentage points in February.

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SUV Diesel Europe Market 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. Click to enlarge. New Fiesta.

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Fuel Economy Europe Ford Economy 261

Charged EVs

MAY 11, 2022

Ford knows trucks, and demand for its F-150 Lightning shows truck buyers may not be as afraid of EVs as many think. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. At the top of the heap is the Ford F-Series, the best-selling US. vehicle line for more than 40 years.

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F-150 Ford San Antonio Gasoline-Electric 130

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Gasoline direct injection (GDI) is a strategy to improve fuel efficiency that is rapidly gaining market acceptance. Accordingly, there are significant research efforts—including Ford’s own—aimed at understanding how PM emissions can be reduced by engine design (e.g., Ford and GM, will account for 11.5–13.5%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. The diesel crisis certainly affected the speed of growth in the market, but consumers are overcoming this by turning to more attractive gasoline and AFV solutions. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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SUV Diesel Market Finland 236

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only. That number jumps to 105 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when combining electricity and gasoline. No gasoline used.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

Ford management gave an update on its product line plans, touting that by 2020, the company will offer “North America’s freshest lineup among all full-line automakers,” with its average showroom age dropping from 5.7 By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 11, 2021

Photos by John Faulkner and Ford. Ford says the all-new 2021 Bronco Sport is “Built Wild.” That wild creature is now at your local Ford dealer where it will be taking on the Subaru Crosstrek , Mazda CX-30 and Jeep Compass and Renegade head-to-head. The all-new 2021 Ford Bronco has two EcoBoost gasoline engine choices.

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Ford Jeep MPG Fuel Economy 65

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

However, unlike conventional gasoline engines, gasoline direct injection engines produce particulate matter, as do diesels, and emission controls will become an issue the technology must address as standards for particle mass tighten, and also as standards for particle numbers emerge. gasoline blend. and fuel properties.

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Standards Emissions Miles Engine 246

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

In the study, the Ford team derived regional CO 2 targets for new LDVs while still providing an integrated view of the global LDV fleet—a perspective critical to the planning needs for global automotive firms. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The SMP model calculates 2000?2050

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Light Global CO2 Ford 261

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2017

The system is available now with the Lightning Hybrids system, and will be available standalone in Fall 2017. Lightning Systems was recently named an Advanced Fuel Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) by Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2012

It concludes that GM, Ford and Chrysler will likely enjoy the biggest percentage increase in profits (6.3%), pulling in an extra $2.44 The Detroit 3—Ford, Chrysler, and GM—would also likely see an improvement over baseline vehicle sales by about 4% or 300,000 vehicles. increase in profits of $4.76 billion in 2020.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Norway also lets EV use bus lanes and special parking bays making ownership more beneficial than ICE in the city, Norway plans to outlaw pure Petrol or Diesel vehicles in 2025 – the country with the earliest ICE free deadline and 5 years before the UK’s deadline. 5 Ford Mustang Mach-E Electric car 4,523 4.08 Cliff edge.

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Norway Petrol BMW Volvo 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

Keeping pace with its announced intention to roll out 10 plug-in hybrids by 2017 ( earlier post ), Mercedes-Benz introduced the new GLE550 e 4MATIC plug-in hybrid (PHEV) along with the other members of the new GLE family of full-size SUVs. BlueDIRECT V6 and V8 gasoline engines. GLE gasoline and plug-in hybrid engines.

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Plug-in Mercedes SUV Plug 150

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 30, 2022

The enjoyment of driving the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid began with getting 45.4 Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid XL, powered by a 2.5-Liter Liter gasoline engine and a 94kW electric motor. It is about 11 inches shorter than the midsize Ford Ranger but one inch longer than the Ford Explorer.

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Ford Hybrid MPG Fuel Economy 88

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Ford Motor Company, IAV (UK), CPT, BP, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London. This project will deliver two prototype lightweight electric vans, with diesel range extender. A hydrogen fuel cell version of the van is due to be launched in 2017.

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Land Rover Carbon Vehicles Plug-in 231

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Ford unveiled the full new 2014 Transit family of commercial vehicles for North America, comprising the full-size Transit, the Transit Connect Van, and the Transit Connect Wagon (shown earlier, earlier post ). million during the next several years to 21 million units annually by 2017. In the US, Ford holds a 47.6% The all-new 3.2-liter

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North America Fuel Economy Transit Connect Economy 278

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. Huge leg space in front and back, just like in a Ford Mondeo or VW Passat. l/100 km (44 mpg US), a figure that some diesel cars might be jealous of. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. Very practical.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

It was established in 2017 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Volvo has been for a long time (although the Polestar 2 is built in China). The backroad jaunt is where I recently took the all-new Ford Mustang Mach-E—a competitor—and the Polestar 2 showed its sharp reflexes and balanced handling around the bends. kilowatt-hours).

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. The “30 New EVs by 2025” Promise. At the end of the commercial, GM shares a significant EV promise: “30 new EVs by 2025.”

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

liter four-cylinder gasoline engine mated to an 8.9 The Other Kia Niro Options: Road Test: 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid FE. News: Ford Releases Details on Plug-in Hybrid Escape. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.

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PHEV Kia Plug-in Fuel Economy 94

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

Second, the quality of the product is intended to contibute to the rebuilding of the Volkswagen brand image in the wake of the diesel emissions débâcle. However, it is also more fuel efficient, picking up 2 mpg on the EPA combined cycle rating—an increase of 9% over the 2017 model. (As 2017 Toyota RAV4. 2017 Honda CR-V.

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Source: MECA, Ford Motor Company. microns in diameter); then outlines various control strategies and technologies that can be used to meet current and upcoming EPA standards; documents the successful use of diesel particulate filters (DPFs) to meet and exceed US and European emission standards; and then makes the argument for PN limits.

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EPA Diesel Gasoline Emissions 210

Setec Powerr

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In 2017, only about 115,000 pure electric vehicles were sold in the United States. At the UN climate conference in November 2021, six major automakers, including Ford and General Motors, pledged to stop selling new gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040. With more models, lower prices, and more government support.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Those few more miles from each gallon of gasoline are important, and based on your driving needs, sacrificing some performance of the V6 engine could be worth it. A look at some of the Blazer’s midsize crossover competitors: Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. Road Test: 2019 Ford Edge. Road Test: 2017 Toyota 4Runner.

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Chevrolet MPG SUV Fuel Economy 87

EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

Many industry analysts, including and most notably BNEF, say that the threshold for price parity with gasoline engines is around $100/kWh and they expect battery makers to hit $101/kWh in 2023. In 2010, these batteries sold for more than $1,100 per kilowatt-hour. Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Source: EVAdoption/Loren McDonald.

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Price Gas-Electric Available Charging 87

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

Additionally, purchase prices costs to US consumers for new vehicles would be $977 to $1,083 lower, on average, than they would have been if the agencies had retained the standards set forth in the 2012 final rule and originally upheld by EPA in January 2017, the agencies said. These have since been joined by Volvo Cars.

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Fuel Economy Standards EPA Economy 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

In Europe, a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) found that the average car sold in the EU in 2012 was 9% more fuel-efficient than the average three years before, due to improved technology and an increase in the share of diesel cars. Diesel vehicles represent 55% of the newly registered vehicle fleet. CFA report.

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Europe MPG Fuel Fuel Economy 281

Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

EPA then worked with the state of California and NHTSA, which sets fuel economy standards—in the mid-1970s, President Ford established the law that NHTSA is using to improve fuel economy, and the basis was not climate change, but energy security. So, for a car company, if you follow EPA standards, you would be meeting NHTSA standards as well.

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