Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2014
The MY 2015 Ford F-150 will offer a new high-output, twin-turbo 2.7-liter Piston connecting rods use an offset I-beam that provides strength to manage peak engine power levels while reducing weight for better responsiveness. Ford testing shows the 2.7-liter liter V8-equipped F-150 with similar torque output.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2009
Using a micro-hybrid system featuring carbon/carbon ultracapacitor units as energy storage can result in significant increases in fuel economy over a baseline conventional vehicle, according to a study by Dr. Andrew Burke at UC Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-09-23.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2012
The judges are VTP’s Pat Davis; Patrick Kennedy, CEO, OSISoft; Venkatesh Prasad, Senior Technical Leader, Open Innovation and Member, Ford Technology Advisory Board; and Jo Strang, Associate Administrator, Safety Data Initiative, Department of Transportation.
Electric Auto Association
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
This has included EV Coast to Coast, the Alternative Propulsion exhibit opening which also marked the successful termination of EVA member Daphne Dixon’s cross country trip in a Ford Mustang Mach-E. Setting a personal example Dunlap’s connection to EVs goes back to his leasing of an EV1 in the 1990’s. “I The grades go up every time.”.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
will lead a “smart charging” pilot project, connecting 200 cars to special charging stations that let utilities control the electrical demand at a given moment. Despite such skepticism, Washington is putting considerable money into the effort, including billions of dollars in loans to Ford, Nissan and Tesla Motors.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Establishing dealer network.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Installation will be made of thousands of in-home control devices and the necessary systems to fully automate home energy use. The current electrical grid is poorly designed for distributed generation of power.
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