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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The engine features technologies such as twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT); a compact, low-inertia turbo that spins at 248,000rpm; direct fuel injection; an aluminium cylinder head with integrated exhaust manifold; low friction piston coatings; low tension piston rings; low friction crank seals; and a cambelt-in-oil design.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Ford will draw upon PGE’s partnership with Portland State University to further study urban mobility and the integration of energy and sustainable design. Ford will introduce its first pure battery electric vehicle, the Transit Connect Electric small commercial van, this year.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

This method has already led to at least 20 major design improvements for Ford's future plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. System-specific engineers are notified via email whenever these software update opportunities occur, based on adaptive event monitoring that can detect conditions of interest and automatically collect relevant data.

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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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JUNE 27, 2014

As a comparison, the 2015 Ford Transit Connect small van, when equipped with the 1.6-liter The Transit equipped with the 2.5L As a subjective aside, the short-wheelbase Transit Connect with the EcoBoost is a blast to drive; we’re assuming the same can hold true for the comparable ProMaster City.).

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JANUARY 3, 2017

A high-volume autonomous vehicle designed for commercial ride hailing or ride sharing, starting in North America. In Europe, Ford will put the Transit Custom plug-in hybrid on the road later this year, along with a new set of mobility services, telematics and connectivity solutions.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

liter EcoBoost range also will be offered in future models to include the Transit Connect, Transit Courier, Tourneo Connect, Tourneo Courier, New Mondeo and EcoSport. Designed at Ford’s research and development centres in Aachen and Merkenich, Germany, and Dunton, U.K.,

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APRIL 14, 2009

Clean Fuels Ohio , a state-wide non-profit organization, has launched its Ohio Electric Drive Initiative designed to bring more than $10 million in federal funds to Ohio through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Earlier post.)

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MARCH 16, 2018

Ford’s new hybrid system is designed to be more efficient and less expensive than previous generations. These lower costs—achieved through supply base relationships, using common cell and component design and by manufacturing motors, transmissions and battery packs—with the intention of lowering cost of ownership for customers.

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MAY 24, 2010

Ford Motor Company, moving to create a center of excellence in Michigan for vehicle electrification, is investing $135 million to design, engineer and produce key components for the company’s next-generation hybrid-electric vehicles. Ford is adding more than 50 engineers to work on electrification as it brings these technologies in-house.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The electric Transit Connect. Ford Motor Company is unveiling the all-electric version of the Ford Transit Connect at the Chicago Auto Show; the small electric van will be in fleet operators’ hands later this year, according to the company. Electric Transit Connect. Ford Transit Connect Taxi.

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MARCH 2, 2015

As a starting point for the experiment, Ford challenged employees around the world to submit designs for e-bikes. The prototype MoDe:Me and MoDe:Pro e-bikes presented at Mobile World Congress are among the top designs from more than 100 submitted. Click to enlarge. Handle on Mobility.

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MAY 5, 2015

Transit Connect van and wagon. Transit van, wagon, cutaway and chassis cab. Designed to transport passengers and cargo, the 2016 Ford F-150 offers a 5.0-liter These include: 2016 F-150. F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickup. F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab. F-650 and F-750 chassis cab. F-53 and F-59 stripped chassis.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The course series, which begins in January 2010, is designed to advance the knowledge and capabilities of technological team members in the automotive and defense ground vehicle industries. The vehicles include: Transit Connect battery electric commercial van in 2010. Controls Modeling and Design for Electric Vehicles.

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MAY 25, 2010

The company will pour $135million into the design, engineering and production of key components for next generation vehicles with Ford engineers in Dearborn, Michigan, to design lithium-ion battery packs while engineers in [.].

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s rollout of electrified vehicles began in December 2010 with the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric—a small commercial van built in collaboration with Azure Dynamics. More precise controls to deliver higher levels of refinement as the powertrain transitions between engine and electric drive. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 18, 2009

We are designing what plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles will be capable of in the future. The partnership is designed to explore ways to make plug-in hybrids more accessible to consumers, reduce petroleum-related emissions and understand issues related to connectivity between vehicles and the electric grid.

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MAY 4, 2011

In December 2009, the TLC issued a request for proposals, inviting auto manufacturers and designers to submit their best ideas for a purpose-built vehicle to serve as a New York City taxicab. If that indeed becomes the case, we will have made great progress in further improving taxi service for all New Yorkers.

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JULY 29, 2010

one of the current and future technologies as a core part of our product portfolio, our capital allocation process, our vehicle platform design and manufacturing processes. Focus, Transit Connect, C-Max, S-Max), the C-sized platform represents more than 2 million units a year. This is important. This is strategic. Nancy Gioia.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

Through effective policy design, the State has an opportunity to guide technology transformation and influence investment decisions with a view to mitigate climate and environmental impacts while promoting economic opportunities and community health and safety. Transportation. million people currently. million people currently.

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California Climate Change Climate Pollution 150

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JANUARY 21, 2017

CARB will look for opportunities to strengthen the program to support more air quality co-benefits, including specific program design elements. 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.

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California Cleaner Emissions Pollution 150

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JUNE 2, 2010

ChargePoint charging stations are available now for installation in all nine designated regional metropolitan areas of the US. Three main factors went into the selection of the regions, Coulomb said. More than 1,000 new public charging stations will be installed by December 2010, adding to the existing ChargePoint Network.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

We as OEMs are currently on a path to design, sell and service all unique battery packs. 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). It’s easy to identify the problem.

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Ford Batteries Battery Plug-in 231

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JUNE 2, 2014

Ford Transit Connect PFI vehicle (PFI#2). The GPF used on the GDI#1 vehicle was a custom design device provided by the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA). The midsize sedans were a 2011 2.4L Hyundai Sonata wall- guided, stoichiometric GDI vehicle (GDI#1) and a 2010 2.4L Volvo S40 PFI vehicle (PFI#1).

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Environment Exhaust Gasoline Canada 230

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JUNE 7, 2011

Information includes safety belt usage status, if a vehicle is starting and stopping harshly, if a vehicle is being used outside of business operating hours, if a vehicle is being used outside of designated areas, and if excess idling and speeding is happening. Vehicle diagnostics. It also is being tested on Escape and Fusion.

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Fuel Economy Fleet Economy Ford 210

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APRIL 17, 2009

We have some inside things that we do for safety, and a patent on the cell design. The company did $40 million in sales last year, and was profitable. There is nothing magic to [the chemistry]. We produce high energy and high power density cells—we can capture both in one cell—and also have good cycle life. Don Nissanka.

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MAY 6, 2009

In addition to the Focus battery electric vehicle, Ford is collaborating with Smith Electric to sell a Transit Connect battery electric commercial vehicle for North America in 2010. Michigan Assembly Plant will be designated as the state’s first automotive technology anchor site.

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JUNE 2, 2009

The event has been designed to provide company car fleet managers with the chance to test drive the latest environmentally friendly vehicles.

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Green Cars Green Companies Honda Insight 36

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MARCH 25, 2009

ISO/TS 16949 is the quality management system created by the International Organization of Standards to monitor the design, development, production and servicing of automotive components. UK Business Secretary Lord Mandelson behind the wheel of the Smith Ampere electric van, based on the Ford Transit Connect. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 9, 2011

Ford is electrifying platforms versus a single vehicle, and plans five electrified vehicles for North America by 2012, including the Transit Connect Electric, on sale now, and Focus Electric this year. Both battery packs are being designed in-house by Ford engineers. Employees at the Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich.,

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

litre engine has been developed with the latest turbocharging, fuel injection, combustion system, structural design and low-friction technologies to deliver significant improvements in fuel efficiency, performance and operating refinement, while delivering the durability and low cost-of-ownership demanded for a Transit power unit.

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Ford Diesel Auto Power 150

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APRIL 13, 2017

Technologies that assist public transportation system operators or other shared mobility entities in managing and optimizing the provision of public transportation and mobility services; technologies may include remote fleet monitoring systems, coordinated communication systems, algorithms, and applications to enable better transit connections for (..)

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

A new single-piece camshaft module—similar to the design debuted earlier this year for the all-new Ford EcoBlue diesel engine—frees space within the cylinder head for new oil channels and valve-switching componentry. —Denis Gorman, powertrain engineer, Ford of Europe. litre EcoBoost, including almost two in five Fiestas.

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Fuel Economy Ford 2018 Fuel 150

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The second phase will involve engineers developing the first auxiliary systems designed specifically for electric vehicles—until now, EV manufacturers have adopted solutions from internal combustion engine vehicles, which are less energy efficient, heavier and poorly packaged, Smith says.

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