Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Ford unveiled the redesigned Transit Connect Wagon at the Chicago Auto Show. Ford is targeting the 1.5L EcoBlue diesel to deliver an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of at least 30 mpg (7.8 liter EcoBlue diesel engine fuel economy estimates are expected in early 2019. Ford is targeting the 1.5L

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Transit Connect Connect Connected Diesel 247

The Truth About Cars

JULY 24, 2023

For most car enthusiasts, a Ford Mustang without a V8 under the hood is sacrilege. Full disclosure: Ford flew me to Southern California and fed and housed me. Ford says it is using the Unreal Engine 3D platform that is used in computer gaming. The EcoBoost version of the Mustang has offered over 300 horsepower since 2015.

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Cheap Ford Exhaust Available 98

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

Escaping High Fuel Prices; a Natural Bridge to an EV. The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only. EV Charge mode charges the battery while driving.

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Escape PHEV Ford Plug-in 89

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2013

Ford Motor Company officially launched the new 1.5-liter The new engine will be first introduced in China in the all-new Ford Mondeo, making its public debut later this month at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), with applications following in the Fusion sedan in North America this year, and later the new Mondeo in Europe.

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Fusion Water Ford Engine 246

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

Ford introduced the all-new Ford F-150 at its press conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The “reinvention” of this critical vehicle for Ford features an improved fully boxed ladder frame that incorporates more high-strength steel than ever, making it stronger and lighter. 2015 F-150.

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F-150 Ford Engine Fuel Economy 329

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The Ford C-MAX. The Ford C-MAX in North America will offer a 1.6-liter liter I-4 EcoBoost engine; Ford earlier this year indicated that the 1.6-liter Approximately one-third of Ford’s US engine volume is I-4, as customers opt for more fuel economy and lower emissions. A global Ford design, the 1.6-liter

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North America Ford America Fuel Economy 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2010

The 2011 Ford Explorer SUV. Ford has introduced the new 2011 Explorer. I4 EcoBoost ( earlier post )—the new Explorer offers up to a 30% improvement in fuel economy over the current Explorer. The 2010 Ford Explorer 2WD with a 4.0L Click to enlarge. Offering two new engines—a new 3.5L V6 and the new 2.0L

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2011 Ford SUV Fuel Economy 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. The stoichiometric air-fuel ratio of ethanol is 9.0, Earlier post.)

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Engine Fuel Ford Future 253

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 11, 2021

Photos by John Faulkner and Ford. Ford says the all-new 2021 Bronco Sport is “Built Wild.” That wild creature is now at your local Ford dealer where it will be taking on the Subaru Crosstrek , Mazda CX-30 and Jeep Compass and Renegade head-to-head. The all-new 2021 Ford Bronco has two EcoBoost gasoline engine choices.

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Ford MPG Jeep Fuel Economy 65

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

million hours on Titan to a project led by ORNL with Ford and Convergent Science as co-investigators. ORNL/Ford/Convergent. Some strategies to reduce emissions include running the engine highly dilute, with excess air or with recirculated exhaust gases as part of the combustion charge. Click to enlarge.

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Engine GM Ford 2014 335

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

The ADEPT project is led by Ricardo in a research partnership including the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC); Controlled Power Technologies (CPT); Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies UK Ltd; Ford Motor Company and the University of Nottingham. The final results will be presented at the UK’s LCV2016 event on 14-15 September.

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Emissions Hybrid Affordable Future 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Early versions of direct injection employed a stratified injection strategy which included late fuel injection and charge air motion to produce a stoichiometric air/fuel mixture in the vicinity of the spark plug and, thereby, avoid pumping losses from the need to throttle the engine at light load. —Maricq et al.

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Standards Emissions Miles Engine 246

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The non-hybrid 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco delivers an EPA-estimated 42 mpg on the highway (manual transmission models), with city fuel economy of 28 mpg. The Cruze Eco carries an MSRP of US$18,895 (including destination charge). That means engine rpm is reduced on the highway, which in turn reduces fuel consumption.

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MPG EPA Chevrolet Altima Hybrid 247

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2010

The next generation of Ford’s EcoBoost turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines will introduce cooled EGR (exhaust gas recirculation), enabling higher compression ratios, according to Ford executives speaking at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit. Alger et al. , SAE 2010-01-0353.

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Ford Congress 2010 Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

As the project approaches its mid-point, the research team—led by Ricardo and including Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC), Faurecia and the University of Nottingham—has completed the build of the first functional integration prototype ADEPT vehicle.

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Diesel Downsizing Lead Acid Gasoline-Electric 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The 2010 Ford Focus ECOnetic. At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford of Europe introduced the new 2010 Focus ECOnetic. The standard Focus ECOnetic offers combined cycle fuel consumption of 4.0L/100km Thilo Seibert, Manager CO 2 Technologies for Ford of Europe. Smart Regenerative Charging. Click to enlarge.

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MPG Ford Re-Charge 2010 236

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

These projects will receive more than $115 million in funding to develop and demonstrate systems-level fuel efficiency technologies by 2015, including improved aerodynamics, reducing engine idling technologies, waste heat recovery to increase engine efficiency, advanced combustion techniques, and powertrain hybridization. Ford Motor Company.

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Fuel Economy Downsizing Vehicles Waste 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2018

Ford has unveiled the all-new Ford Focus. The new Focus features a broad suite of Ford advanced driver assistance technologies and advanced EcoBoost gasoline and EcoBlue diesel engines offering a 10% fuel-efficiency improvement across the range. Ford’s multi-award-winning 1.0-liter The all-new 1.5-liter

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Fuel Economy Ford Gasoline Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Ford revealed further details of the upcoming four-cylinder versions of its turbocharged, gasoline direct-injected EcoBoost engine family (earlier post) at the Frankfurt Motor Show, prior to their first European production applications in 2010. all-new Ford C-MAX (shown at Frankfurt) and 2.0-liter Ford has confirmed that its new 2.0-liter

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Engine Ford Downsizing United Kingdom 186

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 16, 2023

Fuel economy is EPA-rated at 28 mpg city/36 highway/31 combined for the FWD Taos, with the 4Motion rated at 25/32/28. While fuel economy may be less if your driving keeps you on city streets with frequent starts and stops, it is good to know when on the open road and at a consistent speed, mid-to-high-thirties are possible.

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Fuel Economy MPG SUV Clean 79

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

The EPA rates the fuel economy at 19 city/24 highway/21 combined. To aid in fuel economy the Palisade has a start-stop feature where the engine shuts off when coming to a stop and restarts automatically. Base prices, before options but including the $1,185 freight charge, range from $33,860 to $49,085.

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Hyundai Fuel Economy SUV Fleet 105

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. If you don’t plug-in whenever possible, the fuel economy will be in the low 20s mpg. liter turbocharged gasoline engine.

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Jeep PHEV Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 80

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Source: Ford. At the US Department of Energy (DOE) Annual Merit Review in Washington, DC last week, Cory Weaver from Ford Research and Advanced Engineering reported that Ford has completed the planned build of 12 units of the new engine, and is working on vehicle integration for further testing per the project timeline.

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Fuel Economy Economy Ford Engine 247

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 28, 2023

Flash Drive: 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost and Coyote 5.0 V8 Fun in the Last Pony Car Ford says people buy the Mustang for its looks. Ford is making sure the seventh-generation Mustang continues to be the American-built Pony Car motoring enthusiasts want, and maybe even need. wait a minute! While both have the turbocharged 2.3-liter

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Ford Fuel Economy Convert MPG 87

EV Central

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Ergo, it’ll take you a very long time and lots of kilometres to recoup the cost if you were hoping to save money on fuel. Home charging a 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Aspire. Rivals include the Ford Escape ST-Line PHEV ($54,440, 69km electric range) and Cupra Formentor VZe ($60,990, 50km range). Is it good to drive?

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PHEV Mitsubishi Plug-in SUV 98

Green Cars News

DECEMBER 1, 2009

The Ford Focus is one of the most popular cars in the world and now its successful formula will be taken to the next level by combining new technology with clever details to create the most fuel efficient version of the model to date. The new Ford Focus ECOnetic range will be available from early 2010.

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Ford CO2 Fuel Economy Auto 46

Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

EV owners tend to charge their vehicles daily when not in use (in a garage or parking space), and are therefore more likely to be fully charged than their gas vehicle-owning counterparts are to have their tanks topped off. Others might have insulated/heated batteries that can help with charging times.

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Gas-Electric Gas Norway F-150 52

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

There is a sixth mode of Preserve, which saves the battery charge for later use. The Environmental Protection Agency rates the Corsair’s fuel economy at 33 mpg highway and combined when running in hybrid mode only. In addition to the regenerative charging, the 14.4 Charge times from an empty battery are: Level 1 120V 10.5

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PHEV Plug-in Plug MPG 102

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

The 34 kW, 150 N·m water-cooled Crank-Integrated Starter Generator (C-ISG) starts the engine, charges the battery and can also support the combustion engine with electric boost power. This enables frequent use of LU and allows the engine to run on low revs for best fuel economy. T8 Twin Engine AWD powertrain.

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Volvo PHEV Range Miles 150

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

liter V6, the 4Motion permanent all-wheel drive system and an eight-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, the EPA rates the fuel economy at 17 mpg city/23 highway/19 combined. The fuel economy is marginally better if you were to opt for the base Atlas Cross Sport with the turbocharged 2.0-liter Outfitted with a 3.6-liter

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MPG SUV Fuel Economy Light 81

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

The research projects will contribute to the development of high efficiency internal combustion engines with the goals of improving fuel economies by 20-40% in light-duty vehicles and attaining 55% brake thermal efficiency in heavy-duty engine systems. Michigan State is partnering with Chrysler LLC for this effort.

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Emissions Wisconsin Michigan Houston 150

The Truth About Cars

JULY 25, 2023

It was almost certainly a coincidence that the site Ford chose to launch the 2024 Ford Mustang GT was near a horse-racing track. Full disclosure: Ford flew me to Southern California, fed me, and housed me for two nights. GTs are differentiated from EcoBoosts by a hood extractor that Ford says is functional. fender badge.

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Ford Price Power Powered 98

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 22, 2021

Clean Fleet Report’s CX-9 Signature, painted in Snowflake White Pearl, had a color-keyed shark fin antenna and a power moonroof, with the dual, bright exhaust tips completing the graceful and attractive design. The wireless phone charging was appreciated. Road Test: 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid. Road Test: 2019 Ford Edge.

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Mazda MPG Fuel Economy SUV 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Brazilian experience shows that the presence of small (<10%) amounts of water in the fuel does not in itself cause a greater tendency to misfire in spark ignition engines than a proportionate leaning of the fuel/air mixture would do, provided that the vapor pressure of the hydrated ethanol at the ambient temperature is high enough.

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2018

V-6 in the Ford F-150 XLT and the 3.6L Turbo is an innovative double overhead cam valvetrain that enables: Chevrolet’s first use of Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) on a four-cylinder engine. Stop/start technology that automatically stops the engine in stop-and-go traffic for fuel efficiency.

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Silverado 2019 Chevrolet Fuel 253

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company is upgrading the 6.7-liter Ford Motor Company is upgrading the 6.7-liter Fuel economy is expected to improve at least another 2%, making the 2011 F-Series Super Duty 6.7-liter liter Power Stroke diesel 20% more fuel efficient than the 2010 model. The upgrade program will begin by Aug.

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Fuel Economy 2011 Diesel Economy 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Source: Ford. Ford’s turbocharged, gasoline direct injection EcoBoost engines are targeted to play a significant near-term role in Ford’s efforts to reduce fuel consumption by enabling downsizing. port fuel injected (PFI) V8 engine. Source: Ford. Source: Ford. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Ford 2009 Engine Davis 199