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New Ford Escape launching with two new EcoBoost engines with standard Auto Start-Stop

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The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter Escape SE and Titanium trim levels come standard with the new 1.5-liter liter and 2.0-liter liter twin-scroll.

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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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However, they noted, there are also many challenges associated with the use of biobased parts in the auto industry. Soy-foam headliners were put in place for the 2010 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner. Cost to manufacture is one of the main considerations.

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Review update: 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid is 38-mpg mainstream green

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The Honda CR-V Hybrid is a quiet giant in the grand shift that’s happening in the auto industry. Yes, you might still be able to get non-hybrid versions of the Honda CR-V, or its rivals like the Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson, or Ford Escape, but each year the portion of these that are selling as hybrids becomes a little larger.

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Ford, BASF partner to deliver auto industrys first castor oil-based foam in the 2012 Focus

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Ford was the first automaker to demonstrate soy-based foam could be formulated to pass the stringent requirements for automotive applications, pioneering its use in seats for the 2008 Ford Mustang and in headliners for the 2010 Ford Escape. .

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Ford and Progress Energy partner to prepare Research Triangle area for EVs

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Progress Energy is one of 10 utilities that have partnered with Ford to test 20 plug-in hybrid Ford Escapes to obtain data on durability, reliability and safety of the new battery technology. An easy charging station permitting process is considered one of the keys to electric vehicle acceptance.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E April sales experience effects of ongoing chip shortage

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The ongoing chip shortage has adversely affected the auto industry, and Ford has acknowledged this. In April alone, Ford sold 3,365 F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid pickups and 3,695 electrified Ford Escape SUVs. Here's a pic from April 28 at the port. pic.twitter.com/fZV4BTbJ19. — Mustang Mach-E VLOG (@MachE_VLOG) May 4, 2021.

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Dacia Spring takes the lead in France

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Outlook Auto industry data organization, AAA Data, summarized their take thus; “The year 2023 is off to a better start than 2022. Q4 2022 narrowly escaped an economic dip (0.1% Let’s also see how the new Peugeot e-308 will do once it is released in the next couple of months. Machine translation).

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