Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Ford has begun production of the 2014 F-150 with the gaseous fuel prep option, making Ford the only manufacturer with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup. The 2014 Ford F-150 with 3.7-liter The 2014 Ford F-150 with 3.7-liter When equipped with a bi-fuel CNG/LPG engine package, the 3.7-liter

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2017

The 2018 Ford F-150 introduces an even smaller, more efficient 3.3-liter Aiding in light-weighting, the standard 3.3-liter liter V6 in the 2018 F-150 is projected to offer a 5% power-to-weight ratio improvement versus the steel-bodied 2014 F-150 equipped with 3.7-liter 2018 F-150.

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EV Life

AUGUST 10, 2023

The debut in 2021 of the all-electric version of America’s most popular pickup truck, the Ford F-150 Lightning , marked a major shift in the truck landscape. This article will explore what makes the F-150 Lightning such an impressive addition to Ford’s growing EV lineup, as well as compare the six different trims available.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

Sales of diesel light-duty vehicles (Class 1-3) in the US in 2018 reached their highest annual level, coming in at more than 500,000 units—just over 3% of total vehicle sales—according to figures by Baum & Associates provided by the Diesel Technology Forum. Sales of these light-duty diesels represent approximately 0.8%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

2015 F-150. Ford introduced the all-new Ford F-150 at its press conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Aluminum alloys are used throughout the F-150 body for the first time, improving dent and ding resistance and also saving weight. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

CNG Ford F-150. Ford will offer the 2014 F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas, making Ford the only manufacturer in the US with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup. GM offers a CNG bi-fuel option for its HD pickups (e.g., The 2014 Ford F-150 with 3.7-liter Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2015

Ford will offer the 2016 F-150 with an available gaseous-fuel prep package that enables 5.0-liter The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter liter V8 engine will be available to order this summer with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package that includes upgraded intake and exhaust valves and valve seats.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

The 2017 Ford F-150 will offer an all-new, second-generation 3.5-liter F-150 remains the only truck in its segment to offer a twin-turbo V6 gasoline engine. liter EcoBoost engine available for the 2016 F-150. Nearly 1 million F-150 EcoBoost engines have been sold to date, with the 2.7-liter

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2014

liter V6 EcoBoost-equipped F-150. For the third month in a row, more than 57% of retail sales of Ford F-150 light-duty trucks are powered by V6 engines—reversing 47 years of V8 engine dominance in the industry. The all-new 2015 Ford F-150 will offer a new 2.7-liter liter EcoBoost.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

More than 57% of Ford Motor Company’s F-150 retail sales so far this year are powered by V6 engines—the highest six-cylinder engine mix in the industry since 1967. When we come out with the new 2015 F-150, we will offer three different V6 engines, so the potential is there to go even higher. liter Ti-VCT V6 engine.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2012

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. has delivered the first pilot version of its plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) F-150 pickup truck to Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), in association with Dow Kokam, the lithium-ion battery system supplier for the PHEV F-150. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Johnson Controls is providing its advanced Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery technology to the all-new 2015 Ford F-150; this is Ford Motor Company’s first truck with Auto Start-Stop. The 2015 Ford F-150 became available to drivers in late 2014. Since 2007, Johnson Controls has produced 28 million AGM batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2012

signed an agreement to supply its HVH250 motors to Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. Quantum will use the motors in its Ford F-150 PHEV program to convert the gasoline powered light-duty pickup trucks to plug-in hybrid operation. The F-150 PHEV comes standard with 4WD, but can also be operated in 2WD mode.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

The MY 2015 Ford F-150 will offer a new high-output, twin-turbo 2.7-liter Due to the extensive lightweighting in the new F-150 ( earlier post ), this will improve the power-to-weight ratio of the 2015 truck by 15% over the 2014 5.0-liter liter V8-equipped F-150 with similar torque output. Boosting 2.7-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2015

According to the latest annual life-cycle study from the Automotive Science Group ( ASG ), the all-new lightweight aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 leads the full-size light-duty truck competition in all environmental and economic performance areas; accordingly, ASG selected the F-150 as its Best Full-size Truck of 2015.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing a significant revision in its procedures for calculating a value for the petroleum-equivalent fuel economy of EVs for use in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Background. Proposed PEF.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Under the hood of the F-150 REEP. Michigan-based electric powertrain company ALTe LLC ( earlier post ) revealed its demonstrator Ford F-150 range-extended electric vehicle conversion at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2013

In addition to highway fuel economy estimates that are 2 mpg higher than a 2013 Ford V8 pickup equipped with a 5.0L Ti-VCT V-8 and 3 mpg higher than a Ram V8, Sierra’s new V-8 highway fuel economy estimates also measure higher than those of the 2013 Ford F-150 EcoBoost V-6 (23 mpg for the Sierra, 22 mpg for the Ford EcoBoost F-150), GM noted.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 2, 2022

Ford won top prizes in both the Sustainable Product and Sustainable Material categories, with the F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup truck earning top marks in the first category. Sustainable Product Winner – Ford F-150 Lightning. ” Credit: Ford. Credit: Ford). ” I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

Ford Motor Company unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which uses advanced materials to explore future weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing CO 2 emissions. There’s not a one-size-fits-all approach to light-weighting. Fuel Efficiency Materials Weight reduction'

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2014

Bakken crude is similar to other North American light, sweet crudes and does not pose a greater risk to transport by rail than other transportation fuels, according to a study recently completed by Turner, Mason & Company for the North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC). F, which is within normal range; and.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Year-to-date, total sales of EcoBoost-powered Ford vehicles are up 46%; F-150, Escape and Fusion are the top-selling EcoBoost-powered Ford vehicles. For 2015, EcoBoost is available on every non-hybrid light-duty passenger vehicle in Ford’s US lineup. Ford’s global EcoBoost engine family now includes the 1.0-liter liter and 2.3-liter

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2022

It also assessed the reductions in other light-duty vehicles when compared to their gas-powered counterparts. Ford says light-duty vehicles, including sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks, are currently responsible for 58 percent of the United States transportation sector’s emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

The system, which ANGP calls its first-generation (GEN 1) ANG System, comprises six activated carbon monolith-filled seamless aluminum cylinders, fully ANSI NGV2-certified for an operating pressure of 900 psig, and ANGP’s low-pressure fuel management system. liter V6 bi-fuel engine for gasoline or natural gas operation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Steel can easily deliver the weight savings required to meet federally mandated fuel economy targets for most vehicles, according to a new 300-page analysis by the steel-industry information service World Steel Dynamics : “AutoBody Warfare: Aluminum Attack.” Earlier post.). —“AutoBody Warfare”. From 2018 to 2021: 11.4%, or 166 pounds.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Tesla previously took $150 refundable pre-orders in Australia, but it has since stopped taking them. Rather than utilising a skateboard-style architecture with the battery pack as part of the floor structure Ford simply added batteries and electric motors to the F-150 ladder frame structure.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

This builds on Ford’s earlier commitment to deliver 13 new electrified vehicles in the next five years, including F-150 Hybrid, Mustang Hybrid, Transit Custom plug-in hybrid, an autonomous vehicle hybrid, Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan, and a fully electric small SUV.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

Johnson Controls is expanding the production of advanced batteries for Start-Stop vehicles amid growing demand for better fuel economy and more sustainable technologies. Start-Stop enables up to 5% fuel economy savings over a conventional vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 11, 2016

When it introduced the current-generation F-150 half-ton pickup truck for the 2015 model year, one of the major points Ford touted was fuel economy. It claimed the light-duty F-150's aluminum body saved over 700 pounds compared to previous steel body, helping to improve efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2012

ALTe Powertrain Technologies, developer of a range-extended plug-in electric hybrid powertrain for light commercial fleet vehicle applications, and Club Assist, a supplier of mobile, car electric and road services to motoring clubs worldwide, are partnering on a joint development project to study ALTe’s powertrain technology in Club Assist’s fleet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

A new analysis from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) of consumer polling data finds that the proposed MY 2017-2025 passenger vehicle fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards to be finalized this summer ( earlier post ) align with consumer demands and needs. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 11, 2022

Ford says the all-new, all-electric 2022 F-150 Lighting is “the truck of the future.” The first was the 2021 Mustang Mach-E , next was the 2022 E-Transit cargo van, and now the enticing 2022 F-150 Lightning. The Ford F-150 moves into a new era. F-150 Lightning Specifications. of torque.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

The California Air Resource Board (CARB) is awarding $7 million to CALSTART to develop a Class 8 truck that will achieve a 90% reduction in NO x along with a 15-20% fuel efficiency improvement. The project is part of CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and Air Quality Improvement Program. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

subsidiaries of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Westport believes that the amalgamation will create the largest product portfolio and largest market presence in the North American light duty natural gas vehicle (NGV) space. Fuel is useable anywhere in the Clean Energy network of CNG fueling stations until December 2015.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Ram after will whip at the Ford F-150 Lightning and Chevrolet Silverado EV with its 1500 REV pickup in overdue 2024. ” A number of manufacturers have already got i’m ready objectives for when they’re going to let fall fuel engines, with Alfa Romeo going absolutely electrical via 2027 and Chrysler via 2028.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

billion venture capital fund over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel with natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels. billion in total, to stimulate market adoption of CNG, LNG and GTL fuels.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

The company also showed strong improvements in GHG emissions due to its increased use of hybrids and its focus on smaller, turbocharged engines in vehicles ranging from the Ford Focus sedan to the F-150. To develop the ranking, UCS averaged the per-mile emissions for each light-duty vehicle sold by each automaker.

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