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From Ford F-150 Lightning To Lion Electric School Bus, The EV Revolution Is Accelerating

CleanTechnica EVs

Trucks and buses add a lot of carbon dioxide and fine particulates to the environment. The Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup and LionC electric school bus will help lower the amount of that pollution.

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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

Green Car Congress

Ford, with design and testing consultation from 3M, has developed a new powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR). Production of this PAPR starts today at Ford’s Vreeland facility near Flat Rock, Mich., Ford also is now producing face masks and leading an effort to scale production of reusable gowns for health care workers.

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Hagens Berman files class-action lawsuit against Ford and Bosch claiming Super Duty diesel emissions defeat devices

Green Car Congress

The law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Ford and Bosch of knowingly installing emissions-cheating software devices in 2011-2017 Ford 250 and 350 Super Duty diesel pickup trucks, allowing the affected pickups to pollute at levels up to 50 times legal limits. COURT: U.S.

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Ford of Europe piloting geofencing and blockchain technology to ensure PHEVs operate efficiently in city center low-emission zones

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Ford is extending its European plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) trial to Cologne. The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators.

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New more efficient air filter system on Ford Mondeo could prevent driving blind after sneezing at the wheel

Green Car Congress

Ford in Europe is introducing on the all-new Mondeo ( earlier post ) a new air filtration system that blocks up to 99% of pollen, almost all nitrogen dioxide—a key trigger of asthma—as well as gaseous pollutants and odors.

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Ford and Baidu invest $150M in Velodyne LiDAR

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a global leader in LiDAR (Light, Detection and Ranging) technology, announced the completion of a combined $150 million investment from co-investors Ford Motor Company and China’s leading search engine company Baidu, Inc. —Raj Nair, Ford Executive Vice President, Product Development and Chief Technical Officer.

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Motiv Power Systems delivering 7 electric walk-in vans to USPS as part of CARB program; deployment in Central Valley

Green Car Congress

Motiv Power Systems (Motiv), a leading provider of all-electric medium-duty fleet chassis, has begun deliveries of Ford E-450-based all-electric walk-in vans to the United States Postal Service (USPS). Motiv is a Ford eQVM-approved provider of all-electric chassis for commercial trucks and buses.

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