Remove Commercial Remove Gas Remove Gasoline Remove Kansas
article thumbnail

Ford increasing production of popular electric, gasoline and hybrid vehicles

Green Car Congress

Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant will add a third crew in April to increase production of the best-selling Transit and E-Transit vans In addition to production increases, Ford is studying ways to boost output at Dearborn Truck Plant to meet continued strong demand for the gas and PowerBoostTM hybrid models of the F-150.

F-150 170
article thumbnail

UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

Green Car Congress

to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. RNG is a key part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025, supporting the logistics leader’s efforts to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025.

Purchase 247
article thumbnail

Ethanol producer to integrate renewable diesel production from corn distiller oil

Green Car Congress

Ethanol producer East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC (EKAE) intends to integrate renewable diesel production at its ethanol plant in Garnett, Kansas. Our renewable diesel technology is commercially proven. WB Services is the technology provider for the catalytic renewable diesel process.

Renewable 218
article thumbnail

Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey. It starts just under $90,000, including the mandatory destination fee, while the cheapest gasoline Cargo Van version costs half that. The gas version wins on payload, too, holding 700 to 1,500 pounds more cargo than the EV’s maximum of up to 3,020 pounds.

Ford 76
article thumbnail

Ford to offer new 5-cylinder 3.2L diesel in Transit van in North America next year

Green Car Congress

The new Power Stroke Diesel will be the only five-cylinder diesel engine available in a commercial van in North America. Precise injection timing and calibration also ensures a smooth combustion process to reduce hard diesel combustion clatter, resulting in lower noise levels that are more like a gasoline engine. Duratorq TDCi 200).

article thumbnail

Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey. It starts just under $90,000, including the mandatory destination fee, while the cheapest gasoline Cargo Van version costs half that. The gas version wins on payload, too, holding 700 to 1,500 pounds more cargo than the EV’s maximum of up to 3,020 pounds.

article thumbnail

Ford and Smith Terminate Partnership on Electric Transit Connect Project for US; Ford Now Partnering with Azure Dynamics to Deliver the Vehicle in 2010; Smith Partnering with AM General on Electric Vans for USPS

Green Car Congress

SEV US has commenced production of the Smith Newton electric truck platform at its assembly facility in Kansas City, Missouri, and currently has an order book of 255 trucks. The Transit Connect BEV will be built on Ford’s global commercial vehicle platform as part of the company’s One Ford global product vision. Ford and Azure.