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Ford selects Spain for EV production but anticipates substantial job cuts

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Ford announced on Wednesday that it will begin making electric vehicles based on a next-generation architecture in Spain later this decade. Ford believes the Valencia, Spain plant is the ideal location for making cars with a next-generation EV architecture and plans to produce the vehicles later this decade.

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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The countries covered in this research service are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In 2014, any weight increase in new cars will be studied. g/km—in model year 2016. (As g/km—in model year 2016. Earlier post.)

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Ford Debuts Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine Family at Frankfurt; 1.6L and 2.0L I-4s to Start, Smaller Displacement Engine to Follow

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liter units for the company’s large car range. An additional advanced, small-capacity Ford EcoBoost engine will be introduced later to expand the range of applications within Ford’s small and medium car line-up. liter unit will be produced at the Valencia Engine Plant in Spain, while the 1.6-liter The line-up will comprise 1.6-liter

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. Each is the first entry into a particular segment, and both are very good cars. It’s Volvo’s smallest-ever SUV, and also the fastest-accelerating car the company has sold. Now we’ve driven both. Volvo EX30.

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New Ford Mondeo to offer new high-power diesel, 1L EcoBoost, hybrid model, pedestrian detection technology

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Additionally, the new Mondeo will be Ford’s first car globally to offer a new pedestrian detection technology that could help reduce the severity of accidents or help drivers avoid them altogether. The new high-powered TDCi diesel engine follows the downsizing trend we’ve led with our EcoBoost petrol technology. Engine range.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. Each is the first entry into a particular segment, and both are very good cars. It’s Volvo’s smallest-ever SUV, and also the fastest-accelerating car the company has sold. Now we’ve driven both. Volvo EX30.

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