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Ford concentrates on control strategies for low-cost start-stop system for Fusion

Green Car Congress

The new Ford Fusion will be the first non-hybrid Ford vehicle available in the US with Auto Start-Stop. In its quest to keep the system very affordable, Ford wanted to keep the supporting battery a 12V battery, but also didn’t want to compromise durability, said Birgit Sorgenfrei, Ford’s Auto Start-Stop program manager. Earlier post.)

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

The Model 3 its affordable ($35,000 as it was originally advertised, though most have sold for more), smaller model changed everything. A disappointing compliance car, the Ford Focus EV, languished while plug-in hybrid versions of the midsize Fusion and small crossover C-Max sold relatively well, until Ford came up with a real plan.