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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 1H truck sales were up 12.5%

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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

RNG is a key part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025, supporting the logistics leader’s efforts to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025. Commerce City, Colo.; El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.;

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

The 1960 model year saw a trio of brand-new compact Detroit cars ( the Corvair , Valiant and Falcon ) appear to do battle with increasingly popular small imports. Sales were strong, and the Detroit Big Three plus the Kenosha One got busy preparing midsize cars to slide between the compacts and the full - sizers. The 289 is long gone.

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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.

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This Stevens Institute of Technology Student Got a Head Start in Engineering

Cars That Think

At 16, she landed a part-time position at FXB , a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering company in Chadds Ford, Pa., Now a junior, Dion is part of the five-year Stevens cooperative education program , which allows her to rotate three full-time work placements during the second quarter of the school year through August.

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