Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 27, 2010
Ford will begin applying start-stop technology—currently used in Ford hybrids and some Ford cars in Europe—in conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America in 2012. The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets. Ford is the leading domestic producer of start-stop systems.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 15, 2012
This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of sales of the first generation Insight in Japan November 1999, which realized fuel economy of 35 km/liter (82.3 15 mode with a 5-speed MT vehicle—at the time the world’s highest fuel economy among all mass-production gasoline-powered vehicles.
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2009
EcoBoost technology combines turbocharging and direct gasoline injection to deliver up to 20% improved fuel economy, 15% fewer CO 2 emissions and superior driving performance compared with larger displacement engines. Within three years, Ford expects to deliver 750,000 EcoBoost-equipped vehicles per year in North America and 1.3
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
1 brings the company’s investment in powertrain engineering and facility upgrades in North America to $1.8 In 2004, Ford invested $350 million into the plant for redesign and installation of an all-new assembly line as well as block, crankshaft and cylinder head machining lines. The all-aluminum dual-overhead cam (DOHC), 3.7-liter
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2009
The retrofitted hybrid trucks are projected to improve fuel economy by 44%, decrease particulate matter by 96% and reduce NO x emissions by 75% compared to the standard FedEx Express delivery truck. As a result of these efforts, FedEx Express has saved 45 million gallons of fuel or 452,573 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2010
Duratec I-4 unit while contributing to projected fuel economy gains of more than 10%. liter Ti-VCT engine and PowerShift dual-clutch transmission for the North American market will not be marketed in Europe. US small car sales—combined B- and C-segments—grew from about 14% of the market in 2004 to more than 21% now.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2009
SAE standards are generally followed by manufacturers of vehicles destined for North America and other markets. Standards under development in these areas include: J1711: Emissions and Fuel Economy Testing. The Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI) is also in alignment with the J1772 work, Kissel said earlier.
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