Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter kWh battery is charged, there is no sound upon pressing the start button as the Escape PHEV defaults to electric mode. EV Charge mode charges the battery while driving. Charge times from an empty battery are: Level 1 120V 10 hours.

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Escape PHEV Ford Plug-in 91

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. High-efficiency HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and Lighting System designed by UC Davis.

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Honda Ford Davis Grid 341

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation have signed a collaborative agreement to begin delivering a pure battery electric version of the Ford Transit Connect van to customers in Europe beginning in late summer 2011. It will be rechargeable using standard European 220/240-volt outlets within 6 to 8 hours.

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Transit Connect Connect Connected Europe 239

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

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.

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Fusion Low Cost Ford Lead Acid 257

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Michigan Detroit Solar Power 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2011

The system is the result of collaboration between Ford, DTE Energy, Xtreme Power, the city of Wayne and the state of Michigan. Ford collaborated with DTE Energy to install the 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly. Michigan Assembly will operate on a blend of renewable and conventional electricity.

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Energy Storage Michigan Solar Ford 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Hybrid Ford Plug 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2014

A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and systems, has acquired Leyden Energy’s intellectual property in battery materials covering lithium titanate (LTO) and non-flammable electrolyte (Li-imide) developments for an undisclosed amount. Batteries SSVs' Earlier post.)

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Lithium Titanate Li-ion Energy Hybrid 319

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Microsoft Corp. announced at the New York International Auto Show that they are teaming up to implement the Microsoft Hohm energy management application for Ford’s electric vehicles. Ford is the first automaker to announce the planned use of Hohm, starting with the Focus Electric next year.

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EV Smart Ford Charging North America 210

Baua Electric

JUNE 20, 2023

Poised to obtain a mid-cycle refresh, the 2024 4-Order will recreation up to date entrance and rear fascias and tweaked lights parts. The automaker joins Ford and Normal Motors in going with Tesla’s connector, and Hyundai and Stellantis also are taking into account it. Cadillac Escalade IQ debuts Aug.

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Escalade Cadillac Automobile BMW 52

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 30, 2022

DCFC is by far the best option, but you might not be able to reach a station every time you need to recharge. An EV’s battery life can fluctuate for many reasons, so you can’t expect it to drive exactly the same distance after every recharge. Weather is one of the factors that will influence your EV’s battery life.

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Charging DC Recharge Volt 95

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 29 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 8 units in Europe and 21 units in North America, which includes a 3-unit reorder from Johnson Controls, Inc. These sales include: Van Bortel Ford in Rochester, NY. Mission Valley Ford in San Jose, CA (2 units). Hawk Ford in Oak Lawn, IL.

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Transit Connect Connect Connected North America 199

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2022

UPS has ordered 10,000 electric vehicles and FedEx plans to make its entire pickup and delivery fleet battery-powered by 2040. Small and medium-sized EVs have already become fairly common, with big brands like Ford and GM making electric trucks and vans. DHL, Amazon and USPS have all invested in EVs.

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Fleet Supplies Miles Commercial 87

EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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Volvo All-Electric Tax Credit Fisker 95

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 6, 2023

The Niro isn’t plugged in to recharge the battery but does have a very efficient regenerative charging system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy, when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. Where the Niro comes up a bit short is on the highway where road imperfections can be felt.

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Kia Hybrid Fuel Economy MPG 89

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The world’s first-to-market electric pickup truck, it turns out, isn’t from Ford, General Motors, or a late-to-market Tesla Cybertruck. Starting well-equipped from $68,575, which is in line with prices for loaded, gasoline-powered light-duty pickups, the Rivian is a relative powerhouse of design, innovation and all-around capability.

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F-150 Hummer Miles GMC 101

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

The truck is a battery-powered, all-electric Smith Newton produced by SEV US and SEV UK with an aerial bucket integrated by Altec Industries Inc. The Smith Newton is the world’s largest battery-electric-powered truck. Full battery recharge requires 6-8 hours. Tags: Electric (Battery) Heavy-duty. Earlier post.).

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All-Electric Electric Vehicles Kansas City Vehicles 150

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 2, 2022

With 4 AA batteries as a power source, the gadget would operate for about a year, thanks to his choice of a latching solenoid valve, one that uses power to switch from open to closed but doesn’t draw any power to hold in one state or another. Oasense co-founders [from left] Ted Li, Evan Schneider, and Chih-Wei Tang.

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IDEA Water REVA Personal 91

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) still has all the off-road ability of a non-electrified Grand Cherokee, but when the battery has a charge does so in complete silence. hours to fully recharge the battery. For maximum efficiency, charge the battery whenever possible. But on a 38.7-mile

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Jeep PHEV Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 82

Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

The 2024 Ford E-Transit gets a larger battery pack affording more range, among other changes. This increases maximum EPA-cycle range to 159 miles, up from the 126 miles Ford quoted at the time of the E-Transit’s 2022 launch. The automaker claims this is an increase of 26% for low-roof and 32% for high-roof models.

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Ford Range Batteries Battery 52

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. As utilities shifted to more reliable alternating-current systems, they phased out these costly backup batteries.

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Grid Power Powered Vehicles 138

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2016

Such a large-scale replacement would be sufficient to meet the nation’s stated near-term emissions-reduction targets for personal vehicles’ share of the transportation sector—a sector that accounts for about a third of the nation’s overall greenhouse gas emissions, with a majority of emissions from privately owned, light-duty vehicles.

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MIT Personal Energy Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

Ford has revealed its all-new F-150 pickup. The new F-150 targets the most towing, payload, torque and horsepower of any light-duty full-size pickup, introduces all-new features to increase customer productivity, has new connected vehicle innovations such as over-the-air updates, and offers an available all-new 3.5-liter

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F-150 Hybrid Ford Kansas City 243

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Smith Telemetry collates and interprets more than 1,800 data sets from an electric vehicle’s driveline controller and Battery Management System (BMS), along with a GPS tracker. Based on the Ford Transit, the Smith Edison is powered by a 90 kW electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack.

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Kansas City Fleet Kansas Lithium Ion 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Grid sourced electrical energy used to recharge the bus batteries will be augmented with solar energy collected with panels procured and installed under this project. City of Santa Clarita, California: $4,620,000.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

The 2021 Kia Niro PHEV is one of three electrified Niro models to choose from, alongside a hybrid and a pure battery electric version. kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion polymer battery and a 60 horsepower, 44.5 This process can be viewed on the instrument cluster where you can watch the power flow into and out of the battery and motor.

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PHEV Kia Plug-in Fuel Economy 94

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2023

kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery that delivers a 39 or 44 mile all-electric driving range, depending on the tire size. Charging is through regenerative braking, which converts energy into the battery when applying the brakes or coasting, or primarily by plugging in to use the onboard 3.5 kilowatt charger.

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Prius PHEV Toyota Plug-in 87

EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

What would be the mix of commercial trucks versus light passenger cars and trucks? Will GM’s Ultium Cells battery factory in Lordstown, Ohio be able to supply enough battery packs? Will GM’s Ultium Cells battery factory in Lordstown, Ohio be able to supply enough battery packs?

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GM Market Cadillac Acura 116

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2024

The all-wheel drive (AWD) EV6 GT, weighing-in at 4,795 pounds, is planted solidly to the ground with the 1,052 pounds of batteries placed below the floorboard, delivering a low center of gravity. kWh lithium-nickel-cobalt-manganese battery Dual electric motors 576 horsepower and 545 pound-feet of torque 0-60 mph: 3.4

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Kia All-Electric Miles Clean 70

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Earlier this year, Ford revealed the world’s first-ever pursuit-rated hybrid police vehicle. The Special Service Plug-In Hybrid Sedan, the first PHEV police vehicle from Ford, is designed for police and fire chiefs, detectives, and other government personnel whose jobs don’t require a pursuit-rated vehicle. kWh battery in 2.5

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Plug-in Plug Ford Hybrid 170

Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Charged : You recently wrote, “Commercial vehicle battery packs are tough to source.” Is the supply of battery packs going to be a bottleneck? Rustam Kocher: I think it’s going to be an issue for any company that has a large battery pack. It’s easier to sell to the light-duty market. It’s less time and effort.

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Fleet Portland Charging Building 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2012

Wireless Charging enables the customer the ability to have “transparent” recharging of plug-in electric vehicle—EV, combustion engine (IC) PHEV, fuel cell (FC) PHEV—through a seamless connection to the EVSE charger and automated charging process. Design validation test and wireless charging verification test. Source: J2954.

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Industrial Industry Standards Charging 240

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

The overarching question was not whether the light-duty transportation sector would electrify to a significant degree, but when. Topics covered the expected gamut of policy (especially carbon policy), infrastructure, batteries and consumers. Infrastructure, recharging and business models. —Dan Ford.

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Plug-in Plug Industrial Industry 210

EV Adoption

DECEMBER 5, 2021

We recognize that this scoreboard has limited value today due to the small number and randomness of the these 9 EVs currently included, but part of our goal is to shine a light on the general lack of transparency in the auto industry when it comes to US EV sales data.

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Sale Electric Vehicles PHEV Vehicles 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

Battery pack (kWh). kWh Li-ion battery pack—acceleration improves by about 9% (0-62 mph in 5.6 In 1999, Ford acquired Volvo as part of its Premier Auto Group. China-based Geely Holding bought Volvo from Ford in 2010; its approximately 11-year stint with Ford left Volvo with a number of legacy Ford technologies.

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

The project team unveiled the Sentience research vehicle—based on a Ford Escape Hybrid—at a press launch in early March 2009. The human-machine interface (HMI) for Sentience is based on a Nokia N95 mobile phone. Enhanced Acceleration/Deceleration (EAD). The river can override the system at any time.

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Fuel Land Rover Hybrid Recharge 150

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 28, 2008

SEC 134 Loan Guarantees for Fuel Efficient vehicles including electric and PHEVs SEC 135 Advanced Battery Loan Guarantee Program Guarantees of loans for construction of battery manufacturing facilities including electrical systems and software.

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PHEV Energy Energy Storage Saturn 100