Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2016

XL Hybrids announced vehicle testing results showing a 26% improvement in miles per gallon on the EPA UDDS (Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule) drive cycle for Ford Transit vans upfitted with XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive Systems. The test was completed using a Ford Transit cargo van with a Ford 3.7

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2013

Ricardo’s forthcoming IGNITE product is a physics-based system simulation package—operating in Modelica—that focuses on complete vehicle performance and fuel economy. Fuel Efficiency Manufacturing Simulation' —David Higbie, global director of Ricardo Software.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

Though the Postal Service now says at least 40% of the new delivery vehicles will be electric, the flaws in the USPS environmental analysis remain and need to be addressed, said Woody, a research area specialist at the Center for Sustainable Systems, which is part of the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability. Craig, and Gregory A.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Cars made by Daimler have the biggest gap between their official fuel economy figure and real-road results, according to environmental NGO, Transport & Environment (T&E). According to T&E’s analysis, Daimler real world fuel economy gap is in excess of 30 per cent; as does BMW and Ford, [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2018

The XLH system uses regenerative braking during deceleration and electric assist during acceleration to increase fuel economy. XL’s regenerative braking energy and hybrid electrification technology really shines in New York’s environment—there’s a lot of stop-and-go driving, which can take a toll on fuel usage and brake life.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2022

Ford and University of Michigan researchers conducted a new study that evaluated the savings in greenhouse gas emissions in battery-electric pickup trucks relative to gas-powered pickups. Ford is one of the most committed automotive companies in terms of transitioning to electrification. Keoleian was the study’s senior author.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Ford and the University of Michigan are teaming up to accelerate autonomous vehicle research and development with a first-time arrangement that embeds Ford researchers and engineers into a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory on U-M’s Ann Arbor campus. Ford will lease the fourth floor of the new robotics laboratory.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The new Ford Escape will offer two different EcoBoost engines: a 2.0-liter Each new engine uses the core EcoBoost technologies of direct fuel injection and turbocharging and adds twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) ( earlier post ). Ford holds more than 125 patents on its EcoBoost engine technology.

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Escape Ford Engine Fuel Economy 230

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

Black carbon has a negative impact on the environment and on human health. For their study, the Environment Canada/MECA team used two midsize sedans and two compact vehicles. Ford Focus wall-guided, stoichiometric GDI vehicle (GDI#2) and a 2013 2.0L Ford Transit Connect PFI vehicle (PFI#2). Earlier post.).

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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

JULY 20, 2016

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Jose Cuervo to explore the use of the tequila producer’s blue agave plant fiber byproduct to develop more sustainable bioplastics to employ in Ford vehicles. Ford is using about 20% fiber to reinforce its plastics. Ford most recently introduced REPREVE in F-150.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2011

BASF is supplying a PA6 resin for select Ford air intake manifold (AIM) programs that includes the addition of post consumer recycled resin to the traditionally prime base polyamide. This customized grade exclusive to North America will be adopted on three of Ford’s current production engines. liter V-8 engine for the F-Series.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2011

Ford’s EcoLPi Falcon has gone on sale in Australia and is making its debut at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. —Bob Graziano, President & CEO, Ford Australia. Fuel consumption for the EcoLPI engine is listed at 12.5 L/100km for the Falcon XT, and 12.6 respectively.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2012

As part of its overall effort to make vehicles more sustainable, Ford is making the material inside the door—known as the bolster—in part from kenaf. The plant replaces oil-based materials inside the doors of the all-new Ford Escape. Kenaf is a tropical plant that looks similar to bamboo and is related to cotton.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2011

Taxi Medallion Management in Chicago has purchased 12 Ford Transit Connect Taxis running on compressed natural gas (CNG) for its fleet. The Ford dealership, Packey Webb Ford, of Downers Grove, Ill., The standard Ford Transit Connect—2010 North American Truck of the Year—features a 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

Ford is focused on lightweighting as a key enabling technology for lowering fuel consumption in combustion-engined vehicles (ICE) and for extending the range—and the size—of battery electric vehicles (EVs). A fundamental theme is fuel efficiency for everyone; key to delivering on that is lightweighting.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2015

According to the latest annual life-cycle study from the Automotive Science Group ( ASG ), the all-new lightweight aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 leads the full-size light-duty truck competition in all environmental and economic performance areas; accordingly, ASG selected the F-150 as its Best Full-size Truck of 2015. ASG’s Best Trucks Of 2015.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost—An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

The MY 2015 Ford F-150 will offer a new high-output, twin-turbo 2.7-liter liter EcoBoost also features all-new engine logic that adjusts operating parameters on the fly to provide the best efficiency and performance for the environment and workload. Ford testing shows the 2.7-liter Other new features of the 2.7-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2020

IONITY, a joint venture of BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, as well as the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche, has to date opened 202 charging sites across 18 European markets. Such a high-power level can enable a charging speed of 200 kilometers in as little as 8 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

Ford’s sustainable materials strategy. Ford is increasing the use of renewable and recyclable materials such as the soy and bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks on the 2010 Ford Taurus. Ford vehicles are now 85% recyclable by weight. In 2009, Ford saved approximately $4.5 In 2009, Ford saved approximately $4.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

A recent survey by market research firm Penn Schoen Berlandalso, commissioned by Ford Motor Company, found many US drivers are slowing down, coasting more to stops, and in some cases even slipstreaming behind larger vehicles to save gasoline. Seven of 10 respondents have changed their driving habits to save fuel.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, pointed to the “ key role ” government policies such as fuel standards and greenhouse gas emission regulations, play in the development and support of Ford’s product and technology pathways. Ford received a $62.7

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

Kiessling Transit has received a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that pays for 80% of the cost of the Lightning Hybrids’ systems to be installed on Kiessling Transit’s Ford E-450 passenger buses, making them cleaner, more fuel efficient and improving braking efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2009

The Azure Balance Hybrid Electric vehicles ordered by Purolator are integrated on a Ford E450 chassis. The drive train, with a Ford 5.4L gasoline engine, can improve fuel economy by up to 40%, while reducing carbon emissions by up to 30% in city conditions. The drive train, with a Ford 5.4L

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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. Click to enlarge. Auto-Start-Stop. Low Tension FEAD.

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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 liter EcoBoost and 1.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2016

The partners and supporters of the Decarbonizing Transport Partners are: Aeromexico - Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) - Anheuser Busch InBev – Brisa Group – China Communications Constructions Company (CCCC) – Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) – COSCO Group – European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI) (..)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 21, 2016

The automobile has been with us since 1885, but only over the last 50 years have governments started to face up to its ill effects on the environment.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Ford has done it's share of electric cars, including the Ranger EV and Th!nk Of course Ford needed some plan to deal with last year's high gas prices. The surprise appearance at the Detroit Auto Show last month of an electric Focus may be evidence of a new day (again) at Ford. nk City that were its ZEV mandate cars in the '90s.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

You just get better fuel economy. Gas is the primary fuel; the batteries recharge as the vehicle moves and brakes, but the electric power is an auxiliary motive source, so the car will need less fuel. You’re Not Going To Save the Environment with a Hybrid. Hybrids Are Good for Fuel Economy But Not Performance.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Pandikuthira didn’t completely rule out e-Power for a pickup truck, but he said that in a smaller body style pickup, like a Ford Maverick-sized pickup, the series hybrid powertrain could make sense. Being able to skip the transmission and all that complexity makes it particularly attractive to automakers from a cost standpoint.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2010

The 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost won in a head-to-head powertrain performance exercise while towing a 9,000-pound (4,082 kg) trailer against the Chevy Silverado and Dodge RAM with much larger displacement V8 engines during a demonstration staged by Ford near Davis Dam in Arizona. Brand Ford F-150 EcoBoost Chevy Silverado 1500 Ram 1500.

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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. Road Test: 2020 Ford Expedition. Road Test: 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid. Your numbers may differ.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2010

Just because an engine becomes more powerful, it doesn’t mean it has to harm the environment. That’s certainly the case with Ford’s new 6.7litre power stroke V8 turbocharged diesel engine for the 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty pick-up.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2011

Under the agreement, ALTe will retrofit one of PG&E’s 2007 Ford F-150 trucks with a version of its plug-in series electric hybrid powertrain. This project supports our efforts in that area and will continue to show PG&E’s commitment to the environment and to the citizens of California. Earlier post.)

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