Green Cars News

APRIL 12, 2013

Ford is to launch a new efficient 1.5 litre petrol engine to its range of EcoBoost engines, joining the existing engines such as the 1.0 The new Ford Mondeo will be the first car to benefit from the engine, followed by some of Ford’s other bigger models. Ford ecoboost' litre engines. With the launch of [.].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2012

of the Ford Focus models in Europe’s major 19 markets. liter EcoBoost engine is an example of an innovation arriving to market at just the right time, when customers are looking for a very fuel efficient but still-fun-to-drive petrol engine. —Roelant de Waard, vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford of Europe.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Ford Motor Company is doubling the production capacity of its Cologne, Germany, engine plant to produce more than 1,000 units per day of the 1.0-L The B-MAX compact multi-activity vehicle led the way, with 44% of all vehicles ordered across Ford’s 19 traditional European markets specified with the 1.0-liter Earlier post.)

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Ford has added a new cleaner petrol engine option to its latest Mondeo range to offer lower emissions and higher fuel efficiency. litre direct injection turbo petrol EcoBoost engine offers turbo-boosted performance while returning over 41 mpg. litre EcoBoost engine introduced on Ford’s [.]. The new UK-built 1.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation have signed a collaborative agreement to begin delivering a pure battery electric version of the Ford Transit Connect van to customers in Europe beginning in late summer 2011. Repair works under the Ford warranty will be provided by Ford dealers.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2014

So you thought the Goodwood Festival of Speed was just for petrol heads with a deep-seated desire to see the world’s resources burn in one of a Ferrari’s twelve cylinders? Green cars Porsche BMW Ford' Think again.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Last week’s Global Green Challenge in Australia threw a number of vehicles in the spotlight, after many of the competing vehicles showed amazing eco-credentials. In the Darwin to Adelaide run, the petrol driven Alto managed to complete the journey at an average consumption of 72mpg overall, an 18.5 per cent and 12.2

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The actions—along with a previously announced initiative to reduce approximately 500 salaried and agency positions across Europe, with the Ford salaried reductions achieved voluntarily—affect 6,200 positions or about 13% of Ford’s European workforce. Ford plans to close the two facilities in the UK in 2013.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 16, 2013

Ford this week revealed results of a poll it commissioned. Instead, it looked at car buyers’ attitudes to green cars, and how many people are actively environmentally conscious when it comes to choosing new models and the makers to buy them from. Don’t worry, it wasn’t focused on brand specifics. Turns out, Europeans are very [.].

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! The Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid will arrive in 2025. Ford adds a plug-in hybrid Ranger here in 2025 and Isuzu a battery electric D-Max by 2026. READ MORE: Give credit where it’s due!

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The UK will be the first in the world to implement such building regulations, unlocking the delivery of hundreds of thousands of charging stations over the next 10 years, while creating more green jobs across the country. We must adapt our economy to the Green Industrial Revolution.” part of the mission.”

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EV Central

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. For a plug-in hybrid it is, but those prices are some $15,000 more than the equivalent Outlander petrol versions. Is it good value?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

million) grant from the UK Government-funded Advanced Propulsion Centre—consisted of 20 Ford Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid vans ( earlier post ) covering 240,000 km (150,000 miles) over a 12-month period. liter EcoBoost petrol engine as a range extender for total range exceeding 500 kilometers (310 miles). million (US$5.9-million)

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2013

Its hybrid car line-up has come under fire for its fuel consumption: but now Ford has revealed plans to enhance the fuel economy performance of its petrol-electric models. From August, it will introduce updates to the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid, 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid ([.].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2010

Ford is infusing its European product range with new generations of more efficient gasoline and diesel engines, led by the introduction of two 4-cylinder Ford EcoBoost gasoline units. The 4-cylinder Ford EcoBoost engines are available as either a 1.6-liter liter Ford EcoBoost petrol and 1.6-liter Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Ford has announced the launch of an enhanced range of Ford Mondeo hybrid petrol-electric vehicles in spring 2019, including an elegant and practical estate.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

Ford Motor Company is leading a €3.5-million Methanol is a petrol and not suitable as a diesel fuel component, but can be dehydrated to form dimethyl ether (DME) with a high cetane number. million (US$3.9-million) The comparative figure for diesel is 113 g/km CO 2.). —Lumpp et al. OME1 can be stored in a conventional tank system.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine. litre and 2.0

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Green Cars News

JULY 30, 2013

Plug-in hybrid cars appear to offer the best of both worlds with the chance to travel emission free in electric mode, but still have a petrol/diesel engine to fall back on in the event that you need to travel a longer distance. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Ford'

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 23, 2011

We probably think that Santa has one of the most environmentally friendly and sustainable methods of transport for Christmas, but not according to Ford.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2015

Drive was originally announced as “City Driving On-Demand” and is one of the original set of 25 Smart Mobility experiments announced by Ford CEO Mark Fields at CES in January. Drive fleet is Focus Electrics, the other half Ford Fiestas with EcoBoost engines. Ford will collect a wide range of data during the Go!Drive

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Ford has made improvements to its refreshed Focus which will ensure that it delivers fuel economy improvements of up to 15 per cent across the range. The new Focus is now also the first vehicle in Europe to gain Ford’s new 1.5 litre EcoBoost petrol engine and will also be available for the first t[.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Production figures for Ford’s EcoBoost engines has hit the two million mark. Ford has been building the frugal petrol units since 2009 and now produces them at a rate of more than 100,000 every month, up from 65,000 a month in 2012. The two-millionth EcoBoost engine – a four pot 2-litre unit – we[.].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In the meantime, however, as diesel cars emit significantly less CO 2 than equivalent petrol-powered vehicles, they will have to be part of the gradual transition to low-carbon vehicles, acting as a ‘bridge’ technology. More details about these plans will be revealed early next year.

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Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

Michelin Uptis airless tire on French postal van There, executives confirmed to Green Car Reports that the company is pushing ahead on airless tire technology that may be smarter for robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles. It takes a lot of simulation tools to provide a match for the car, then rounds of final testing with the car.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2012

The Ford Fiesta is the UK’s best-selling car, by a clear margin. So Ford has an [.]. OK, May 2012 saw the Vauxhall Corsa overtake it for the first time in living memory (only a slight exaggeration, that), but the Fiesta remains clear leader year to date. Just as it has done for many years previously.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 14, 2010

The latest Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks look to be the greenest versions of the vehicles yet thanks to new diesel and petrol engine powertrains. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Ford F-Series Super Duty Trucks green trucks Power Stroke V-8 Turbocharged Engine.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

It will be the largest ever Ford to be fitted with such a small displacement engine – but the next generation Ford Mondeo (pictured) is set to include the award winning 1.0litre EcoBoost petrol engine.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 9, 2010

Ford’s European engine product range has been revamped with the emphasis placed clearly on offering more efficient petrol and diesel engines. At the top of the list is the introduction of two four-cylinder Ford EcoBoost petrol units that combine high pressure direct injection with advanced turbocharging and twin variable valve timing.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 12, 2010

A range extended electric conversion of the Ford F-150 has been revealed as part of the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. It includes [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 21, 2011

The Ford Focus in Europe will be blessed with two more fuel efficient powertrain options in the form of the Ford PowerShift automatic with dual dry-clutch technology; and the Flexifuel, which is capable of utilising E85 fuel.

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Green Cars News

MAY 17, 2010

A consortium consisting of UK start-up Lontra, Ricardo and the Ford Motor Company has been awarded funding by the UK Technology Strategy Board to demonstrate Lontra’s Blade Supercharger for a Ford vehicle demonstrator.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 12, 2013

Ford’s hugely popular Focus model has become the first family car to offer a petrol model with emissions of less than 100g/km CO2. That means that the Focus now comes with exemption to road tax (VED) when customers choice the new 1.0 litre EcoBoost model, which also offers them fuel economy as s[.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 7, 2012

Substantial societal benefits could be the result of using higher volume blends of ethanol, according to the Ford Motor Company. It wants to see the higher blends to leverage the inherent high octane rating of the alcohol – and this can be used to produce ethanol-petrol blends with increased octane numbers.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Developed at Ford’s UK facilities, the car maker has just revealed its smallest ever petrol engine. According to Ford, the new 1.0 Despite its diminutive size, the new EcoBoost engine is designed to deliver the kind of performance you would usually expect from a 1.6 litre engine.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

The Australian arm of Ford is set to make a significant investment into improving the fuel efficiency and environmental impact of its vehicles. four cylinder EcoBoost engine in a rear-wheel drive vehicle - the Ford Falcon, starting from 2011.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Richard Burge, chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said “the government’s decision to suddenly backtrack and delay the ban on petrol and diesel cars makes us look flaky, unreliable, and incapable of leading the green energy revolution.” Environmentalists were not the only ones alarmed by the move.

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