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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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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport adds two BYD electric buses

Green Car Congress

The K9M 40-foot buses are part of the airport’s fleet of “terminal-to- terminal” shuttles used to transport passengers between the international and domestic terminals, and from the international terminal to the Rental Car Center. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has aded two BYD battery-electric buses.

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Ford to take Transit production to Kansas City

Green Cars News

Kansas City,Missouri, will benefit from a new Ford Transit Assembly Plant when the product joins the North American line-up in 2013. Part of the investment [.].

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NREL study focuses on growing use and impacts of ride-hailing services at airports

Green Car Congress

In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists.

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

Green Car Congress

SUVs accounted for 32% and cars for 29%. The flexible Transit can be ordered with a choice of three roof heights, two wheelbases, three body lengths and three engines, for a total of 64 configurations from Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant. Total 1H truck sales were up 12.5% The wagon is available with a 3.7-liter liter V6, 3.5-liter

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. You buy your own solar panels, you power your house and your car, and the utility wants to get paid for your doing that.” When the meetings are in person, it gives me an excuse to go to Kansas City.”

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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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