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Ford to build Transit commercial van at Kansas City Plant; $1.1B investment

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company confirmed that it will build the full-size Transit van at its Kansas City Assembly Plant when the new product joins its North American lineup in 2013. The current SUV line at the Kansas City facility, which will be idled for re-tooling after the current Escape model is phased out in April, will re-open in 2013.

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Ford to offer 3.5-Liter EcoBoost V6 in Transit Commercial Van for North America

Green Car Congress

liter EcoBoost V6 engine in the all-new Transit commercial van debuting in North America in 2013 as a replacement for the E-Series wagon and van. million EcoBoost engines globally in a wide variety of vehicles from small cars to trucks. billion in its Kansas City Assembly Plant, where the Transit will be built alongside the F-150.

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Ford Transit passenger van sales up 30% through June; outselling minvans

Green Car Congress

Overall, Ford commercial van performance grew 17% in the first half with a total of 128,378 vehicles sold—largely driven by Transit’s 36% gain in the same period with 78,480 sold. SUVs accounted for 32% and cars for 29%. Total Transit sales increased 19% in June, with 14,437 sold. Total 1H truck sales were up 12.5% liter V6, 3.5-liter

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Ford begins shipping all-electric E-Transit, beginning fulfillment of over 10,000 units

Teslarati

“Ford E-Transit , the electric version of America’s best-selling commercial van 1 and the first of two all-electric vehicles purpose-built for Ford Pro commercial customers, is now shipping across the U.S. Ford is using the moniker Ford Pro to launch forward its commercial and government accounts.

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UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

Green Car Congress

This is equivalent to planting 17,000,000 trees, removing 228,000 cars off the road or recycling 374,000 tons of waste that would otherwise be sent to the landfill. Commerce City, Colo.; El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; UPS fueling stations in Albuquerque, N.M.;

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New Ford Transit Coming In 2013: Even Big Vans Get Greener

Green Car Reports

The impact of new gas-mileage rules on passenger cars gets all the attention, but proposed increases apply to commercial vehicles too. That means that automakers will be redesigning their commercial vans for better fuel efficiency too.

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Route Zero Relay Kicks Off EV Road Trip

Electric Auto Association

The cross-country Route Zero road trip highlights the push for more robust air standards and no-emission vehicles — both consumer and commercial. >> Each stop will different but some will include press conferences, local speakers on no-emission or EV topics, and informal EV car showcases. Specialist grantgerke@myeva.org.