Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Ford will begin commercial trials of the plug-in hybrid Transit Van in Cologne, Germany. From spring 2019, Ford, supported by the City of Cologne, will operate a fleet of 10 Ford Transit Custom PHEVs with regional companies in the city to investigate the extent to which PHEVs can help to achieve urban air quality goals.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

Purolator’s investment in environmental sustainability, including the electrification of 60% of its fleet, is expected to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2030 by 80,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e). This new fleet comprises Ford E-Transit, Motiv Power Systems EPIC4 and BrightDrop Zevo 600 models.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The vehicle makes its first appearance as Ford prepares 20 PHEV Transits for the 12-month fleet customer trial in London that begins in late 2017. In addition to the zero-emission capability exceeding 50 kilometers, the Transit Custom PHEV uses gasoline for a target total range of more than 500 kilometers (310 miles).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Ford is investing an additional £190 million (US$306 million) at its Dagenham London site to produce a family of all-new advanced 2.0-liter Ford is creating 318 new jobs connected with this investment. liter diesel engines for Ford commercial vehicles (CVs) globally. Earlier post.) This investment includes £8.9

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

At CES, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Smart Mobility builds upon Ford’s Blueprint for Mobility ( earlier post ). —Mark Fields.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Ford is working with platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Pivotal to build a software platform supporting FordPass, announced at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) ( earlier post ), that will enable the company to innovate rapidly and to iterate on new applications and mobility solutions for consumers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Ford Project Better World is detailed in the automaker’s 17 th annual Sustainability Report, released today.

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JUNE 24, 2015

In the opening keynote at Ford’s annual trends conference, 2015 Further With Ford, CEO Mark Fields announced the next phase of the company’s Smart Mobility plan, originally announced in January this year at CES ( earlier post ). Ford CEO Mark Fields at 2015 Further with Ford. That’s where Ford Smart Mobility comes in.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

According to the London Mayor’s office, 23% of pedestrian and 58% of cyclist deaths in London involved a Heavy Goods Vehicle, despite HGVs making up only 4% of road miles in London. So good were the results, that the Ford Transit PHEV is set to enter full production later this year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Ford Motor Company is publicly demonstrating smart electrification technology that uses cloud-based computing and data to optimize a plug-in hybrid’s powertrain efficiency at the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Orlando. In September, Ford introduced the Evos Concept was introduced at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2021

To support the future of green automotive manufacturing and accelerate the UK’s transition to net-zero emission vehicles, the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has guided £9.4 million (US$13 million) in public funding to 22 feasibility studies looking to scale up the industrialization of low-carbon emission vehicle technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

The awards are divided between funding from the Advanced Propulsion Center (APC) – 7 projects with support up to £62 million (US$80 million); the Office for Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV) – 7 projects with support up to £16.7 The UK Government recently awarded £109.7 million (US$21.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford of Europe revealed the first of a fleet of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) prototypes based on the Ford Focus ( earlier post ), and specially developed to participate in the UK Government’s Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles demonstration initiative next year. The Focus BEV prototype. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

The Ford Evos Concept previews a new global design language for the next generation of Ford cars, MAVs and CUVs. Ford will unveil the Ford Evos Concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The other customer benefits of Ford’s approach include: The personalized, cloud-connected lifestyle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2011

Prototype screen shot of Ford’s Google Cloud Prediction. Ford researchers are applying Google’s Prediction API to more than two years of their own predictive driver behavior research and analysis in an effort to enable vehicles independently to change how they perform to deliver optimal driveability and fuel efficiency.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Residents of the London Borough of Hillingdon will be among the luckiest motorists in the UK as they will be the first in Britain to experience Ford’s zero-emission technology. The Ford Focus BEV prototype has been based on the European Ford Focus and uses an all-electric powertrain from Magna.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2011

London is to welcome a new UK eco motor show, EcoVelocity this September, featuring the latest eco-technologies and low emission cars.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The vehicles will be deployed in Sainsbury’s Online grocery delivery service in London and will make Sainsbury’s one of the largest operator of commercial electric vehicles in the UK. We are absolutely committed to using zero emission vehicles where possible as they help keep inner city air clean.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2014

The LowCVP Champions Awards celebrate examples of outstanding and innovative practice in accelerating the shift to lower carbon vehicles and fuels and reducing road transport emissions. There are seven categories of Awards reflecting the diversity of those engaged in encouraging the shift to lower carbon vehicles and fuels.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The HyBoost project has been led by Ricardo in partnership with Controlled Power Technologies, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium, Ford, Imperial College London, and Valeo, with co-funding from the UK government-backed Technology Strategy Board. The HyBoost concept is based on a 2009 Ford Focus in which a 2.0L

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

For the ADEPT project, the consortium comprises CPT, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC), Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Ford and the University of Nottingham. The management of the project is being handled by Ricardo. —Nick Pascoe, CPT’s chief executive. —Nick Pascoe.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

Ford has furthered its commitment to electric vehicles by including demonstration models as part of the UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle fleet. A fleet of zero emission prototype Ford Focus battery electric vehicles will be used by both the Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) company and a number of evaluation drivers in Hillingdon, Middlesex.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Most of the United Kingdom’s reduction in greenhouse gas emissions have been attributed to the nation moving away from fossil fuels (mainly coal) in electricity generation. "You'll still be able to buy a combustion-engined vehicle until 2035,” he explained, noting that the U.K.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The Technology Strategy Board created the Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator competition to act as a catalyst for industry, the public sector and academia to come together to create low emission vehicles and provide solutions to powering them. Ford Focus Battery Electric Vehicle. London South East Bid. The winning consortia.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The company has also developed a retrofit stop/start engine system, which can further reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 5-10%. Ashwoods says that its Stop/Start Module is suitable for most light commercial vehicles, including panel vans such as the Ford Transit and car-derived vans like the Vauxhall Combo. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The HyBoost project ( earlier post ), a two-year collaborative research program led by Ricardo in partnership with Controlled Power Technologies, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium, Ford, Imperial College London, and Valeo, aims to demonstrate a very cost-effective, ultra-efficient gasoline engine in a C-segment passenger car.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

million) in 22 studies and projects to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO 2 emissions from road vehicles. The work will help to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and deliver mass-market low carbon road vehicles within 5 to 15 years. 2nd Generation Zero Emissions 12t Battery Electric Truck.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Question: Can you tell explain Ford’s strategy for introducing greener cars? Answer: Ford’s broad general direction is less and less CO2 emissions, with the ultimate goal of zero emission vehicles. However at Ford we see three clear stages to achieve this. The first stage is where we’re at right now.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The HiUCV is targeted to halve the overall carbon emissions per tonne of waste collected of current best-in-class Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) in the urban environment. Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Ford Motor Company, IAV (UK), CPT, BP, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

American car giant Ford has finally come clean over its electric car plans with news of their developmental BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) car program announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Electrification is key element in the effective use of Ford’s global resources and talents,” John Fleming, Chairman & CEO Ford of Europe said.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

In January, Dearman announced that it had completed its shakedown testing milestone at the end of 2013 at Imperial College, London, and was moving into a three-month program of tests and performance mapping. Liquid air technologies have the potential to significantly reduce well-to-wheel emissions. Earlier post. ). million (US$4.54

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 1, 2009

A new project has set the ambitious goal of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30-40 per cent. The research is being led by Ricardo, with partners including Controlled Power Technologies, Ford, Imperial College London, Valeo and the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The new VIPER project aims to show how a reduction in CO 2 emissions of 4.5% Other consortium members include Ford, IAV, BP, University of Nottingham and Imperial College London. can be achieved over a broad range of vehicles in part by optimizing the control of heat energy from conventional gasoline and diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2019

Ford has revealed the new Transit Smart Energy Concept—a one-of-a-kind 10-seater minibus that is helping the company explore solutions for maximizing the energy efficiency and driving range of electrified vehicles. —Kilian Vas, project leader, Vehicle Architecture, Ford of Europe.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Ford’s Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid van ( earlier post )is available to order now with first deliveries before the end of the year. l/100 km fuel efficiency (87 mpg US) and 60 g/km CO 2 emissions NEDC. In partnership with NewMotion, Ford offers access to the largest public charging network with extensive coverage across Europe.

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APRIL 1, 2024

We initially developed a lead-acid recycling technology that’s significantly cleaner, like 80, 90% lower emissions than the smelting process. The whole batteries go in, so the plastics get burned, the carbon gets burned, there’s a lot of emissions. What really matters to the supply chain world is Scope 1 emissions.

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