Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

Ford Motor Company is the first automaker and one of several companies taking a leadership position in joining the Water Disclosure Project , which will establish a water disclosure protocol for companies around the world and promote conservation and stewardship. For the past decade, Ford has made it a priority to conserve water.

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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. Ford is using about 20% fiber to reinforce its plastics. Ford most recently introduced REPREVE in F-150.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Ford Motor Company and St. As a result of the work that leverages university telematics expertise in space robot communications, Ford has filed several patents on technologies that can serve to advance connected cars of the future. We’re looking forward to further collaborating with our colleagues from Ford.

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Baua Electric

MAY 5, 2023

The “do not drive” alert follows indistinguishable orders from Honda Motor Co., Ford Motor Co. BMW, in a commentary , stated type levels with driving force’s airbags from Takata are affected: the 2000-2006 BMW 3 Sequence (E46) together with M3, the 2000-2003 5 Sequence (E39) together with M5, and the 2000-2004 X5s (E53).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2015

While there are a number of efforts underway exploring the use of sustainable, natural rubber alternatives for use in tires ( earlier post , earlier post , earlier post ), cars use a great deal of rubber for non-tire applications as well; the Ford Fiesta, for example, contains about 3 kg of the material, excluding the tires. 2015.03.042.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Aside from GM, there are 11 other automakers that have the ARC air-bag inflators covered by NHTSA’s action, including Ford Motor, Volkswagen, Toyota Motor and Hyundai Motor. Image: General Motors] Become a& TTAC insider. Just determining every model that may contain one will be a challenge in itself.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2011

Ford’s EcoLPi Falcon has gone on sale in Australia and is making its debut at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. —Bob Graziano, President & CEO, Ford Australia. More than 100,000 LPG-powered Falcon vehicles have been produced since a dedicated LPG system was first introduced in mid-2000.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

For the first time since UCS began the Automaker Rankings report in 2000, all eight major automakers reduced their average greenhouse gas (GHG) and smog-forming emissions compared to their fleet averages from 1998, the model year examined in the first report.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Ford received the award for the fourth consecutive year based on the company’s actions to reduce the amount of energy used to manufacture vehicles and support its US operations.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

A new study by MIT researchers, published this month in Atmospheric Environment , finds that in Europe, 10 major auto manufacturers produced diesel cars, sold between 2000 and 2015, that generate up to 16 times more NO x emissions on the road than in regulatory tests—a level that exceeds European limits but does not violate any EU laws.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. Mauer studied vehicle design and began his career at Mercedes-Benz in 1986, holding various functions until 2000, including design responsibility for the A-Class, SLK and SL models as well as Smart design.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

The integrated inverter in the current DENSO e-compressor is stacked above the motor. The new e-compressor debuting on the Ford vehicles improves the packaging by moving the inverter in-line with the motor. The current e-compressor with the integrated inverter stacked above the motor. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Just one day after the UAW went on strike at Stellantis’ pickup factory in Sterling Heights , roughly 5,000 union members walked off the line at General Motors’ plant in Arlington, Texas. In 2000, there were roughly 300,000 domestic auto workers. However, rolling layoffs have been relatively common since the turn of the last century.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Other findings include: General Motors had the highest share of VIO at 26.6%, followed by Ford (18.9%), Toyota (12.6%) and Chrysler (12.5%). General Motors was the top manufacturer for new vehicles in the Midwest (25.1%), South (18.9%) and Northeast (14.3%) regions in the first half of 2013. Imports had a 51.8% from a year ago.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

For the 1980s, GM created the X-Cars , Ford offered Fox sedans and American Motors had the Concord. I recall angrily futzing with video codecs in order to watch the file I'd laboriously downloaded of this spoof Aries commercial, circa 2000. 1986 Dodge Aries in California wrecking yard.

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Baua Electric

MAY 3, 2024

The company supplies to OEMs like TATA Motors, Ashok Leyland, VE Commercial Vehicles, and Daimler in India and to Volvo, Mack Trucks, Iveco, DAF, Scania, MAN, UD Trucks and Ford Otosan in the overseas markets, aims to sustain EBITDA margins at higher levels and aspires for an over 25% EBITDA margin in the medium to long term.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Hyundai Motor Group was formed in 2000 after buying out Kia. Electrek’s Take While many rivals, including Ford, GM, VW, and Toyota, are pulling back on EV initiatives, Kia (and Hyundai) are surging ahead. Kia is now South Korea’s fifth most-valued stock at $31 billion (41.3 trillion won).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

FedEx has added five Transit Connect Electric vans from Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics to support the corporate Information Technology Asset Disposal program, driving regularly scheduled routes to pick up, recycle, reuse and dispose of IT assets. Since launching our first Sprinter in 2000, we have put close to 1.4

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. But the mass market was confused; these new cars had an additional battery to provide electricity to an electric motor.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. Here, he’s testing the car’s motor-drive power electronics.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 4, 2022

When hybrid cars first entered the modern automotive landscape in 2000, they were more expensive than their gas counterparts. This is because the engines on hybrids shut down when stopped or when the electric motor is running. Only the Ford Escape hybrid requires any extra maintenance. Less use means less wear and tear.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Henry Ford Shortly after the cocktail party, the two men founded Unimation, the name a portmanteau of “universal” and “automation,” which Devol had coined when filing his patent. This video from The Henry Ford , in Dearborn, Mich., General Motors was the first company to bite. The Henry Ford Similar to the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

This report was written and compiled by Sandra Curtin and Jennifer Gangi of Fuel Cells 2000, an activity of Breakthrough Technologies Institute in Washington, DC. Daimler, Ford, and Nissan joined forces to develop a common fuel cell system and launch commercial FCEVs as early as 2017. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Ford Motor Company announced that the all-new Ford Mondeo (which is badged as Fusion in the US) in Europe will offer a new high-power diesel engine in addition to a new 1.0L —Andrew Brumley, chief engineer, Ford Engine Programs. —Gregor Allexi, active safety engineer, Ford of Europe. Mondeo 5-door.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

New car sales fell 24 per cent in April, the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed. Today records the eleventh successive fall in new car registrations yet the UK motor industry continues to demonstrate its strength and resilience throughout,” said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive.

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EV Central

APRIL 21, 2023

MEB will also serve as the basis for the new Ford Explorer EV, due to go into production later this year thanks to a tech-sharing agreement with VW Group. And the look is very close to the Tavascan concept car Cupra displayed at the Frankfurt motor show back in 2019. 3 and the brand’s first EV). Cupra claims a decently quick 5.6

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

Feet, pedals and electric motors only will make for a much more pleasant and greener event. nk City cars when Ford brought them to California to meet its ZEV Mandate obligation. I did, too, until Ford confiscated the cars and sold the company. Back after Labor Day. Google Guys Th!nk I believe Google would find Th!nk

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Charged EVs

JUNE 2, 2023

It’s longer than the one sold in Europe, has a genuine third row of seats, a larger battery and a more powerful motor, and available all-wheel drive. Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and GM will all launch vehicles into that segment over the next couple of years. Now we know VW will join them.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

Ford, for example, recently cut 3,000 highly-paid salaried and contract workers as a down payment to help fund the transition to EVs. Ford CEO Jim Farley has said , employee cuts are necessary as Ford has “too many places in some places, no doubt about it. Ford is not alone. Mercedes-Benz says it will be investing €1.3

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Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

​​ Day 1 - The Tigor EV from Tata Motors in Bengaluru The Udyan Express reached KSR Bengaluru on time, after having been delayed by more than 50 minutes enroute. The check in was at 1330 hrs - and there were no unsanitized rooms available, so we decided to take an Ola to go to Kropex Motors, the Tata Motors dealer at Singasandra.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

The A4 of model year 2000 with a 1.8 Ford Focus 2.0. liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine with a 20 kW electric motor. The hybrid module is a single, integrated unit that incorporates both the electric motor and the clutch that connects it to the engine. In the A4 with a manual transmission, the 1.8

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Español HD Mobile Engadget Engadget Engadget Web Images Video News Local RSS Feed Contact us Tip us on news!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. One told me he was appalled when he learned that Ford, which lost billions last year, had staged a gala at the Hotel George V during the Paris auto show. More Will the Motor City shakeup work? The company itself is frugal.

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Teslarati

JUNE 25, 2022

The Polestar 5 was the star of the show, and according to their press release on the vehicle, the Polestar will have a new 800-volt architecture and will be paired with a dual-motor 884 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque motor system. While headlining their ever-popular Mach E , Ford also revealed their “Pro Electric SuperVan.”

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Teslarati

AUGUST 26, 2021

Second, legacy OEMs such as General Motors and Ford don’t have the technology to beat Chinese automakers in the global car market, specifically when talking about autonomous driving technologies. President Joe Biden’s Tesla-void EV speech gave Ford too much credit [Opinion]. Munro’s Tesla AI Day Review. “It Munro’s Rant.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 you see that?

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