Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research ( DIFFER ) is partnering with Toyota Motor Europe (TME) to develop a device that absorbs water vapor, and splits it into hydrogen and oxygen directly using solar energy. —Isotta Cerri, General Manager, Advanced Material Research, Toyota Motor Europe.

Water 333

Water Hydrogen Solar Toyota 333

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. AGM batteries used in a Start-Stop system help reduce fuel consumption as the engine shuts off when the vehicle comes to a stop in traffic or at a red light.

F-150 150

F-150 South Korea Batteries Battery 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2014

Among the technologies Ford incorporated into its drivable multi-material lightweight vehicle (MMLV) ( earlier post ) is an advanced polycarbonate (PC) glazing solution from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business that makes possible a 35% weight reduction compared to the same window on a 2013 model year Ford Fusion production vehicle.

Ford 230

Ford Fusion 2013 Light 230

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

The light duty truck, which celebrated its world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show in November 2011, will also be introduced by Fuso in Europe and other international markets in the third quarter of this year. The new Canter Eco Hybrid at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2011. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) km/liter (30 mpg US, 7.8

Hybrid 186

Hybrid Sale 2006 Li-ion 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2012

Super Cruise is designed to ease the driver’s workload on the freeway, in both bumper-to-bumper traffic and on long road trips by relying on a fusion of radar, ultrasonic sensors, cameras and GPS map data. Adaptive Forward Lighting. Rear Vision Camera With Dynamic Guidelines. Head Up Display.

Cadillac 240

Cadillac Fusion General Motors GM 240

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

The US government’s General Services Administration (GSA) this summer took delivery of the first of more than 5,600 hybrid vehicles ordered earlier this year, and will make the vehicles—almost all of which are Ford Fusion hybrids—available to various federal agencies under GSA lease agreements as they are delivered.

Hybrid 220

Hybrid Available Plug-in Fusion 220

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

An Advanced Meso-Scale Peridynamic Modeling Technology Using High Performance Computing for Cost-Effective Product Design and Testing of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites in Light-Weight Vehicles – Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) will improve the prediction of crash response of carbon composites in auto parts.

Hydrogen 207

Hydrogen Vehicles Maintenance Carbon Fiber 207

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 25, 2016

Media days at the Detroit Auto Show two weeks ago contained relatively little new from Ford Motor Company. A lightly updated 2017 Ford Fusion mid-size sedan emerged, as did an F-150 Raptor SuperCrew performance pickup truck. And that was it for product news.

F-150 60

F-150 Ford Plug-in Fusion 60

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat in October, according to figures from Autodata, with 838,052 units sold compared to 838,156 units in October 2008. Reported hybrid sales as a percentage of total new light vehicle sales by automaker, October 2009. Ford Motor sold 2,282 hybrid units in October 2009, a 14.3%

Sale 199

Sale Hybrid 2008 Altima Hybrid 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Reported US sales of light-duty vehicles in April dropped 34.4% to 432,939 units, while sales of light trucks dropped 34.5% Passenger cars continued to expand their market share against light trucks in April, with a 52.8% Year-on-year percentage change in car and light trucks sales for April 2009 for the top six OEMs.

Sale 150

Sale Hybrid Fusion 2008 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2014

Developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the US Department of Transportation, DARPA and General Motors, the car is the result of more than a decade of research and development by scientists and engineers at CMU and elsewhere. The tracking system comprises two basic layers: the sensor and the fusion layer.

Washington 230

Washington 2014 DC Fusion 230

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

A big difference in the last generation 500e and the new model is the 2024 is built on a dedicated EV platform, not merely a battery and motor dropped into the gasoline version. The grille is larger, and the front lighting now integrates fog and daytime running lights. Fino ad allora, Arrivederci! 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70.

Los Angeles 79

Los Angeles Auto Prius Toyota 79

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. With 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold in September, according to Autodata, sales were down 22.7% American Honda Motor Co., General Motors.

Cash For Clunkers 225

Cash For Clunkers Sale LS 600H Hybrid 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

At the same time, a second data fusion takes place in the radar control unit. It is powered by four electric motors. Meanwhile, the laser scanner, the second innovation, provides detailed information on vehicles cutting in and on the roadside peripheral structures, for instance. This Audi study is an SUV coupé measuring 4.90

Audi 150

Audi Concept Production Legal 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

The electric drive motor is smaller (-0.4L), lighter (-3.7 A long press on the HEV toggle switch on the center console invokes battery charge mode, which uses engine power to run the traction motor as a generator to recharge the battery pack more rapidly. Charge by traction motor. lbs / -1.7 kg) and more powerful (+3 kW).

PHEV 150

PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2009

To illustrate the direction being taken by Alon in the selection of vehicles for its corporate fleet, four different cars and light-duty trucks were on display at the announcement, including a Ford Fusion Hybrid, GMC Sierra Hybrid, Volkswagen Jetta TDI clean diesel and Volkswagen Touareg TDI clean diesel.

Convert 170

Convert Fleet Diesel Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

l/100 km), higher than the combined cycle mileage ratings of the Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata hybrid variants and a significant boost over the 29 mpg combined of the MY 2015 Malibu with 2.5L 4-cylinder engine mated to a two-motor drive unit slightly modified from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt drive unit powers the Malibu Hybrid.

Fuel Economy 150

Fuel Economy Malibu Hybrid MPG Volt 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In New York yesterday, Ford Motor Company provided a strategic update to investors; the presentation follows a four-month deep dive into Ford’s strategy and business operations led by President and CEO Jim Hackett and Ford’s senior leadership team. Rethinking product development processes and incorporating new technology.

Connect 150

Connect Connected Ford F-150 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

Tariq, elected a Ford Motor Company officer, begins work 30 January. Good-bye to auto-digital fusion, hello to co-integration. This means that we need to let go of the vision of a complete auto-digital fusion. Ford taps Apple for Chief Brand Officer.

Connect 150

Connect Connected Market Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Sales of light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the US continued their descent in January, dropping 37.1% to 315,863 units in January, while sales of light trucks dropped 37.8% Light-duty trucks claimed a 51.9% and total light truck sales (including crossovers) of 84,255 were down 42.5% January SAAR dropped below 10 million.

Sale 150

Sale 2008 Camry Hybrid 2009 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

In 2011, the version of Ford’s Auto Start-Stop designed for gasoline-electric powertrains will be on the Escape Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid as well as the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. The system uses an enhanced 12-volt automobile battery and upgraded starter motor, said Birgit Sorgenfrei, program manager for Auto Start-Stop.

North America 199

North America Ford America 2012 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have found that using a Level 4 connected and automated vehicle (CAV) subsystem could increase vehicle primary energy use and GHG emissions by 3–20% due to increases in power consumption, weight, drag, and data transmission.

Connect 186

Connect Connected Vehicles Energy 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

Due to an advanced solution containing a newly developed electrified architecture, megapixel front cameras, new long-distance radars and an updated multi-sensor data fusion algorithm, the performance and strong usability of its models have greatly improved. SAIC General Motors Co., In 2016, GM delivered more than 3.8

Connect 150

Connect Connected GM Buick 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2009

Hybrids significantly outperformed the total light-duty vehicle market, which dropped 27.7% Overall, Honda posted a 30% drop in light-duty vehicle sales in June. Buoyed by sales of the new hybrid Fusion and Milan, Ford’s hybrid vehicles posted sales of 3,649 units, a June sales record and up 91% versus a year ago.

LS 600H 150

LS 600H Camry Hybrid GS 450h Sale 150

Teslarati

AUGUST 15, 2022

The sun is like a giant fusion generator, from which mankind currently exploits a tiny amount of energy. In light of this, brain-machine interface technology will be focused on curing or alleviating brain injury and other related disorders in the years to come. In my view, the future of sustainable energy involves three components.

Tesla 98

Tesla Future Chinese Wind 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Jose Cuervo to explore the use of the tequila producer’s blue agave plant fiber byproduct to develop more sustainable bioplastics to employ in Ford vehicles. EcoLon post-consumer nylon carpeting is used as cylinder head covers in Ford Escape, Fusion, Mustang and F-150.

Ford 150

Ford Parts F-150 Escape 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

Sales of light-duty vehicles in the US dropped 36.8% to 444,892 units, while sales of light-duty trucks dropped 39.0% GM dealers in the United States delivered 155,334 light-duty vehicles in March, down 44.7% to 66,877 units; light truck sales were down 47.1% Ford’s top-selling car was the Fusion, which saw a 19.9%

2009 150

2009 Sale Camry Hybrid 2008 150

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2021

Hyundai can rightly claim the Sonata Hyundai Hybrid looks like no other sedan, highlighted by a distinctive LED headlight design, which is edged by a very unique and compelling daylight running light strip. The strip appears to be chrome during the day, but lights-up at night. Road Test: 2019 Ford Fusion Energi.

Hyundai 71

Hyundai Hybrid Fuel Economy MPG 71

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Targeted to achieve AT-PZEV (Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) status, C-MAX Energi pairs a high-voltage lithium-ion battery and electric traction motor with a high-efficiency Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine. The light ring then illuminates in quadrants as the vehicle charges.

Plug-in 231

Plug-in Hybrid Ford Plug 231

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Its 15 kW electric motor, positioned between the internal combustion engine and the 7-speed automatic transmission, assists the diesel engine when the car is accelerating (boost effect) and, in alternator mode, is used for the recuperation of braking energy, although it is also suitable for driving under electric power alone. sensor fusion.

MPG 294

MPG Mercedes Gasoline Diesel 294

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% General Motors. Other results included: Ford Fusion sales totaled 17,610, a July record and up 66% versus a year ago, and Mercury Milan sales were up 60%. Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% Light truck sales were down 10.1%

Cash For Clunkers 150

Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

Crew Chief was developed by Ford Motor Company in response to commercial customer demand for a system that would allow fleet managers to monitor the location of the trucks in their fleets. It also is being tested on Escape and Fusion. —Michael Butsch. Oil life reporting is exclusive to Ford’s Crew Chief powered Telogis.

Fuel Economy 210

Fuel Economy Fleet Economy Ford 210

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2022

Liter Inline 4-cylinder Turbo+44 kilowatt (kW) motor, Gasoline-Electric. kW motor, Gasoline-Electric. Climbing and descending this twisting road would be a true test for any car, SUV or truck, but when testing a hybrid there is an extra check on the performance the electric motor adds to the gasoline engine. FWD and AWD.

Kia 84

Kia Fuel Economy MPG Hybrid 84

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

The objective of this AOI is to develop and demonstrate the capability of multi-material joining techniques for aluminum to advanced steel for light-duty vehicle body-in-white (BIW) joints. for high-energy batteries for use in PHEV40 (PHEVs with a 40 mile all electric range) and EV light-duty vehicles.

Li-ion 240

Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion 240

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Ford Motor Company is introducing its next-generation Fusion Hybrid autonomous development vehicle; the car will first appear at CES 2017 and the North American International Auto Show in January. The next-gen Fusion Hybrid autonomous development vehicle follows the company’s current generation, which hit the streets three years ago.

Fusion 170

Fusion Ford Hybrid Vehicles 170

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

September 2009 light duty vehicle sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows with 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold during the month according to Autodata. per cent, but the new Fusion and Milan hybrid accounted for 1,260 units. Well, now they have their answers. This meant that sales were down 22.7

Cash For Clunkers 42

Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Lexus 42

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US increased by one per cent to 1,261,997 units according to figures from Autodata, with reported hybrid sales representing 3.07 per cent while sales of all light duty vehicles rose by 26.5 General Motors: GM sold a total of 1,708 hybrids during the month – an increase of 4.8

Hybrid 46

Hybrid Sale Cash For Clunkers Lexus 46