Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2022
BluE’s first eAxle has achieved excellent dynamic performance and downsizing and helps vehicles increase their electric mileage. The eAxle is an electric driving module that integrates a motor, an inverter, and a transaxle.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2010
The UK Technology Board has awarded a consortium comprising UK start-up Lontra , Ricardo, and Ford Motor Company funding to demonstrate Lontra’s Blade Supercharger. The team will integrate the novel technology with a downsized engine to create a Ford vehicle demonstrator.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2014
Industry data supplied by Ford Motor Company and Del Webb, part of the multi-brand homebuilder PulteGroup, show that the baby boomer segment (ages 55 to 64), which comprised the growing market for large homes and made minivans and big SUVs vogue are now shifting to still lavish, but smaller homes and utility vehicles.
Green Car Congress
MAY 12, 2014
The CAM/PwC study highlighted such optimization measures as downsizing in combination with turbocharging and cylinder deactivation. The 18 companies were: BMW Group; Daimler AG; Fiat Group; Ford Motor Co.; General Motors Corp.; Honda Motor Co.; Hyundai Motor Co.; Mazda Motor Corp.; Mitsubishi Motors Corp.;
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2010
Hyundai Motor Company has completed development of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle—the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)—and will begin testing next year with an eye toward 2015 mass production. Hyundai unveiled a cutaway version of the vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2009
Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. The “downsize and boost” strategy provides consumers better fuel economy without sacrificing the power for driving performance. Ford invested $55 million to retool and reopen the plant, which had been idled in 2007.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2010
The first of these will be the new Ford C-MAX and Ford Grand C-MAX—unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show—for launch in Europe in the second half of 2010. US small car sales—combined B- and C-segments—grew from about 14% of the market in 2004 to more than 21% now. Earlier post.).
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