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Ford to offer 1L EcoBoost in 2014 Fiesta in North America

Green Car Congress

The new 2014 Ford Fiesta on sale next year will be the first vehicle available in the United States with Ford’s 3-cylinder 1.0-liter Though the car has not yet undergone EPA testing, Ford says it expects the Fiesta to be certified as the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid car available in the United States. Click to enlarge.

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BMW, Ford, & Honda to Create a New V2G Company

Green Fleet Magazine

ChargeScape aims to unlock EV technology through conveniently managed energy services never before possible with gasoline-powered vehicles – benefiting EV customers, electric utilities and automakers.

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Alliance AutoGas launches 5300-mile, 12-city Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride with converted F-150

Green Car Congress

liter Ford F-150 V6, was converted to propane autogas almost 30 minutes faster than the predicted 2 hour window at the recent Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. horsepower Kawasaki FX801 V-Twin gasoline engine, converted to propane by Alliance Small Engines. Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter

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Is it Possible to Retrofit an Old Car with an EV Drivetrain?

Clean Fleet Report

In addition to being more efficient and producing fewer emissions than gasoline-powered cars, EVs also require less maintenance and can save drivers money on fuel costs over the long term. See more at E Magazine. Several companies, including Electric GT , Legacy EV and EV West , now manufacture conversion kits.

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Co-op America Really Gets It! - Plug-ins YES; Ethanol NO!

Plugs and Cars

They did an excellent issue of their magazine analysing the pros and cons of hybrids, plug-ins, electrics, bio-fuels of all types and hydrogen with a Consumer Reports type objectivity. In fact, some are nearly as bad as gasoline in their environmental impacts, and others can't be scaled up in a meaningful way without creating other problems.

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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

EV Info

A recent report printed by the Norwegian Automobile Federation’s magazine, Motor , the downward trend in sales for ICE cars has been so consistent and steep that the last new ICE car to be sold in Norway could happen just seven months from now, in April 2022. 5 Ford Mustang Mach-E Electric car 4,523 4.08 Cliff edge. 3 Volkswagen ID.4

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. They reality always seems to be just a few years away, the magazine complained. Both Ford Motor Co. car when tech-savvy types can configure one in their garage by rewiring their existing hybrids.

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