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Ford launching major new product push in Europe; fuel economy and 1.0L EcoBoost engine; first Ford full hybrid car for Europe

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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. Commercial vehicles.

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Ford Leveraging Wireless Technologies for Li-ion Battery Testing

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System-specific engineers are notified via email whenever these software update opportunities occur, based on adaptive event monitoring that can detect conditions of interest and automatically collect relevant data. This method has already led to at least 20 major design improvements for Ford's future plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles.

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Ram introduces Doblò-based 2015 Ram ProMaster City van

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Chrysler’s Ram brand introduced the 2015 Ram ProMaster City commercial van. As a comparison, the 2015 Ford Transit Connect small van, when equipped with the 1.6-liter The Transit equipped with the 2.5L The ProMaster City is the first commercial van ever to feature a nine-speed automatic., 2015 Ram ProMaster City.

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Ford and New York Power Authority Team on EVs

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Ford and NYPA are working together to educate fleet owners about their options when it comes to electric vehicles; NYPA is holding a ride-and-drive event at its White Plains administrative office building.

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More Than 1,800 EV chargers installed under Recovery Act

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Secretary Chu made the announcement at an event today in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California, where he was joined by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Coulomb Technologies founder and Chief Technology Officer Richard Lowenthal. New York, NY; Orlando, Fla.; Redmond, Wash.; Sacramento, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.;