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Santa Ana, California-based California Yellow Cab has ordered 25 units of the compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane (LPG) engine prep package for the Ford TransitConnect Taxi. The engine prep package enables conversion of the TransitConnect to CNG or LPG. California Yellow Cab began using natural gas in 2002.
Southern California Edison (SCE) has become the newest addition to the Ford TransitConnect Electric LEAD customer program with a 20 unit order. SCE will take delivery of one of the limited supply of Ford TransitConnect Electric vans to be produced in late 2010 and will receive its remaining 19 vans in 2011.
The electric TransitConnect. Ford Motor Company is unveiling the all-electric version of the Ford TransitConnect at the Chicago Auto Show; the small electric van will be in fleet operators’ hands later this year, according to the company. Electric TransitConnect. Ford TransitConnect Taxi.
The city of Boston this week became the first municipality in America to approve the Ford TransitConnect for taxi use, paving the way for taxi owners to purchase the new vehicle for their fleets. With its standard 2.0-liter
Detroit Edison (DTE) President and Chief Operating Officer, Steven Kurmas, presented two out of four recently-purchased Ford TransitConnect Electric vehicles ( earlier post ) at DTE Energy headquarters in downtown Detroit. —Steven Kurmas. The vehicles were purchased from Suburban Ford of Sterling Heights, Mich.,
Xcel Energy and a coalition of its customers have been selected to be among the first in the country to receive the all-electric Ford TransitConnect Electric commercial van. Ford TransitConnect Electric is a collaborative effort between Ford Motor Company and Azure. Azure Dynamics Corp. The city of Saint Paul, Minn.,
Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on TransitConnect. Azure Dynamics has selected Johnson Controls-Saft as the supplier for lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs for the TransitConnect BEV.
Taxi Medallion Management in Chicago has purchased 12 Ford TransitConnect Taxis running on compressed natural gas (CNG) for its fleet. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), CNG is less expensive and burns cleaner than gasoline, resulting in 30 to 40% less greenhouse gas emissions.
New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford TransitConnect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. The NYPD already uses electric scooters and electric powered golf carts on boardwalks, in parks and some transit hubs.
Nat G CNG Solutions, a Houston-based company specializing in compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle upgrades, has been selected as a Ford Motor Company Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM). Ford instituted the QVM Program to improve quality assurance for Ford vehicle modifications, including natural gas vehicle upgrades.
Ford presented details of the conversion option, which will become available this fall and enables the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas), at the annual Ford Fleet Product and Business Conference in Dearborn. liter four-cylinder gas engine. liter and 6.8-liter liter and 6.8-liter
Highlights of the full-size Transit. Ford unveiled the full new 2014 Transit family of commercial vehicles for North America, comprising the full-size Transit, the TransitConnect Van, and the TransitConnect Wagon (shown earlier, earlier post ). Ford will offer Transit’s 3.7-liter
Ford will offer the 2014 F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas, making Ford the only manufacturer in the US with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup. liter V6 F-150 is equipped with a CNG/LPG engine package, it is capable of achieving more than 750 miles on one tank of gas, depending on the tank size selected.
If you regularly take cabs in New York City, there’s a change on the horizon: the familiar, bulletproof-but-gas-guzzling Crown Victoria taxicabs are disappearing, and 400 will soon be replaced by Ford TransitConnect Taxis.
SimplexGrinnell, a Tyco International Company and provider of fire and life safety systems and services, recently ordered 200 Ford Fusion Hybrids as part of a company-wide effort to replace 25% of its sales fleet with hybrid vehicles. SimplexGrinnell’s fleet management company.
The projects include those addressing biofuels, natural gas, and technology for hybrid and electric plug-in vehicles. 451 Tyburn LLC —$837,400—to build a publicly accessible CNG station in Fairless Hills and deploy heavy-duty CNG shuttle buses for public transit service in region. Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.
liter V8-powered models to run on compressed natural gas or propane, making Ford the only manufacturer of a CNG/propane-capable half-ton pickup. We surveyed customers likely to use natural gas or propane, and 72% told us they want to have these alternative-fuel capabilities available on F-150 with the 5.0-liter liter V8 engine.
liter V6 engine is available with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package that includes hardened valves, valve seats, and pistons and rings so it can operate on either natural gas or gasoline through separate fuel systems. In Florida, fleet customers will be eligible for rebates of up to $25,000 beginning in 2014.
Actual and projected greenhouse gas emissions for passenger vehicles by region/country through 2022. Cischke cited the recent agreement on one national standard for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions regulations as an example of how the government, the auto industry and the environmental community can work together toward common goals.
SEV US Corp will initially focus its production on battery-electric-powered vehicles for depot-based predictable-route delivery fleets. In addition to its partnership agreement with Ford on the TransitConnect, SEV US Corp will expand its zero-emission product line to include other van and light truck models based on demand.
The partners inroduced the prototype at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference in Williamsburg, Va. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will add the first test unit to its fleet to conduct routine and emergency overhead line work in PG&E’s northern and central California service area. Earlier post.).
These include EV fleet management, route planning and telematics solutions. 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. 80% of Ford EV customers charge once a day; 60 percent during evenings.
These companies offer electrification or hydraulic hybrid solutions for a range of Ford vehicles popular with fleet and commercial customers, including F-150, F-250 to F-550 Super Duty, F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks, Transit and E-Series vans and chassis, and F-53/F-59 stripped chassis.
The upcoming Ford E-Transit Courier is entering the market as an alternative to Ford’s smallest gas-powered van, known in the United States as the Ford TransitConnect (not the same as the E-TransitConnect). Lastly, Ford notes the van will be available with a 100kW/134 horsepower motor.
Los Angeles now has a fleet of low emission, compressed natural gas (CNG) Ford TransitConnect taxis to help the city upheld its State’s reputation for environmental consideration. The first of ten yellow cabs have now been delivered to the Californian city, with a further 40 set to be put into service by 2012.
Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. The first new 2010 Ford Taurus sedans were delivered at the end of July, as well as the first TransitConnects. Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% Click to enlarge.
certification from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for the compressed natural gas (CNG) Dedicated conversion system for the 2014 Ford 6.2L Altech-Eco’s integrated systems are designed in collaboration with a Ford approved QCM (Qualified Calibration Modifier) for real-fleet applications. and 2014 F-150 3.7L
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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. Detroit automakers to offer a battery-electric van for the delivery fleets found throughout the US.
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