Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

Ford Motor Company is extending its global electric vehicles plan to Europe with five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges to be introduced in that market by 2013. Ford is aiming to make the Transit Connect Electric available for European customers from 2011.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2010

Ford will launch two zero-emission all-electric vehicles-the Transit Connect Electric light commercial van in North America in late 2010 and in Europe in 2011, followed by the Focus Electric passenger car in North America in 2011 and Europe in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The introduction of the Ford Transit Connect helped the small commercial vehicles to be the best performing truck segment, down 10.2%. However, the overall 1.8% improvement across car segments is still beaten by the combined performance of truck segments, where CO 2. output fell by 3.9%.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Through its US partner, The Tanfield Group Plc, SEV US Corp is also working with Ford Motor Company to electrify the Ford Transit Connect as a battery electric vehicle light-duty van scheduled for production in 2010. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Through its UK partner, The Tanfield Group Plc, SEV US Corp is working with Ford Motor Company to electrify the Ford Transit Connect as a BEV (battery electric vehicle) light-duty van scheduled for production in 2010. SEV US Corp will begin production using chassis from multiple vehicle manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

By next summer, Ford will offer eight commercial vehicles with a gaseous-prep option: Transit Connect van and wagon. Transit van, wagon, cutaway and chassis cab. 2014 F-150 light-duty pickup. E-Series van, wagon, cutaway and stripped chassis. F-Series Super Duty pickup and F-350 chassis cab. F-650 medium-duty truck.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Ford’s global electrification strategy includes plans to launch five new full electric or hybrid vehicles in the compact, midsize and light commercial segments for the North American market by 2012 and European markets by 2013.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Through its UK partner, The Tanfield Group Plc, SEV US Corp is also working with Ford Motor Company to electrify the Ford Transit Connect as a BEV (battery electric vehicle) light-duty van scheduled for production in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

In the next year, Ford will offer eight commercial vehicles with a gaseous-prep option: Transit Connect van and wagon. Transit van, wagon, cutaway and chassis cab. 2014 F-150 light-duty pickup. E-Series van, wagon, cutaway and stripped chassis. F-Series Super Duty pickup and F-350 chassis cab. F-650 medium-duty truck.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Ford has developed a wearable device, which is connected to a smartphone app, enabling production line workers to make faster and more accurate quality checks on new vehicles. Ford looks to roll-out the wrist-worn Portable Quality Assurance Device to other plants after successful pilot project in Valencia, Spain.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

The announcement in New York was more about the partnership between Ford and Microsoft in this area than about the vehicle implementation specifics (which are still pretty sparse publicly), said Ed Pleet, Ford product and business development manager for the Connected Services group. We’re not ready to announce a vehicle solution yet.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

We are also pleased that the TLC has agreed to permit taxi owners to place interim vehicles like the Ford Transit Connect taxicab into service as early as next month which helps our operators continue running purpose-built taxicabs. —Ron Sherman, President of the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

Using proprietary technologies transferred from the Tanfield Group Plc, SEVUS will assemble and manufacture the Transit Connect as a BEV (battery electric vehicle) light-duty van scheduled for production in 2010. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2009

Specifically on the BEV side, Ford has announced two vehicles: the electric Transit Connect light commercial van in 2010, and the battery electric Focus in 2011 (using new styling and with a new model). Both of these are C-platform applications.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The two companies launched the people carrier as the Tourneo Connect BEV Concept vehicle at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The Smith Ampere is a light van based on the Ford Transit Connect chassis and the Smith Edison is based on the Ford Transit chassis. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

By shedding a light on what you don’t know, you can train to that and better implement company policy in a way that ultimately promotes sustainability of your fleet. Crew Chief is available for F-150, Super Duty, E-Series vans and the Transit Connect. —Michael Butsch. It also is being tested on Escape and Fusion.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2015

With the advanced light-weighting materials, the 2016 F-150 with an installed CNG or propane system can haul hundreds of pounds more than a similarly equipped 2014 F-150. Transit Connect van and wagon. Transit van, wagon, cutaway and chassis cab. —Jon Coleman, Ford fleet sustainability and technology manager.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

of sales through 2015 (assuming sales of 12 million light-duty vehicles per year, according to the report. Ford Transit Connect EV. Conventional hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have been on sale in the US for more than ten years; new vehicle hybrid sales in 2010 were approximately 2.5%. Production capacity. Fisker Karma EREV.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% The first new 2010 Ford Taurus sedans were delivered at the end of July, as well as the first Transit Connects. Light truck sales were down 10.1% Light truck sales were down 10.1% to 76,724; total light truck sales were down 20.6% to 443, 297 units.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

The plant, formerly the Michigan Truck Plant and the production site for Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators SUVs, is one of three North American light truck plants Ford is retooling to build fuel-efficient global small cars in the coming years. The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

liter EcoBoost customers by automatically stopping fuel delivery and valve operation for one of the engine’s cylinders in conditions where full capacity is not needed, such as when coasting or cruising with light demand on the engine. Cylinder deactivation will deliver reduced running costs for 1.0-liter

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Britain’s self-proclaimed ‘greenest community’ is making good use of the all-electric drive of a new Ford Transit Connect EV. The eco-project based in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire made use of Ford’s light commercial vehicle for the day, to show how it can cost as little as £50 to live with it. The van was put to [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 2, 2010

The company will introduce five full electric or hybrid vehicles across the C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges by 2013. This will include two zero-emission battery electric vehicles including the Ford Transit Connect Electric in 2011 and the [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The new Transit AWD models can be ordered now for delivery in early 2017. Using the integrated AppLink feature, customers can voice or touch control a wide range of popular apps from a connected Android or iOS smartphone, enabling them to access the latest weather forecast, music services or local parking information.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Revealed alongside the Tourneo Connect BEV (seen earlier in the year at Geneva) the Focus BEV is the blue oval’s take on the electric-powered family car, featuring the latest lithium-ion battery pack technology, with a capacity of 23kWh and a chassis-mounted 100-kilowatt permanent-magnet electric traction motor.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

The plant, formerly the production site for Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators SUVs, is one of three North American light truck plants Ford is retooling to build fuel-efficient global small cars in the coming years. Ford’s product plans also include a next-generation hybrid vehicle in 2012 and a plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2012.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2025

09 January 2025 The UKs new light-commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined at the end of 2024. Ford registered 300 Transit Custom PHEVs and two Transit Connect PHEVs, while Toyota registered 174 Corolla Commercials. Meanwhile, in-person auction attendance continued to rise.

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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.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2025

12 March 2025 Read next Spain bucks trends with another month of registration growth 11 March 2025 Read next Painful petrol result clouds improved electrified registrations in Italy 10 March 2025 The UKs new light-commercial vehicle (LCV) market continued to struggle in February. Meanwhile, sales at auction rose for a third consecutive month.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

07 February 2025 New registrations of light-commercial vehicles (LCVs) slumped in January, while battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) enjoyed strong growth. Ford delivered 367 Transit Custom PHEVs and 25 Transit Connect PHEVs. The segment accounted for 7.6% of total LCV deliveries, up 2.2 percentage points (pp).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2015

Ford has been working with Carbon 3D since December 2014, and has produced elastomer grommets for the Ford Focus Electric and damping bumper parts for the Transit Connect. In a similar study, several alternative designs were evaluated for a damping bumper part on the Ford Transit Connect using CLIP technology.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2017

Maintaining existing GHG standards for light- and heavy-duty vehicles; put 4.2 The major elements of the framework proposed in this new Scoping Plan are: SB350. Achieve 50% Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2030; doubling of energy efficiency savings by 2030. Mobile Source Strategy (Cleaner Technology and Fuels Scenario).

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US.

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