Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Ford Motor Company has named the first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s all-electric passenger car: Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.;

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The new 2014 Ford Fiesta on sale next year will be the first vehicle available in the United States with Ford’s 3-cylinder 1.0-liter Though the car has not yet undergone EPA testing, Ford says it expects the Fiesta to be certified as the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid car available in the United States. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2010

FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. Ford E-450 Strip Chassis. Ford 5R110 5-Spd. This hybridized, gasoline-fueled vehicle is equipped with a three-way catalyst, which results in very low tailpipe gaseous emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

City of Monterey Park (Los Angeles County) will receive $300,000 to upgrade the city’s outdated compressed natural gas fueling station. These incentives help to pay the difference between the cost of conventional gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles and new vehicles that use less-polluting propane or natural gas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

NREL’s Fleet Test and Evaluation Team recently completed a year-long technology evaluation of gasoline hybrid electric (gHEV) FedEx Express delivery trucks compared with conventional diesel vehicles. FedEx Express has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2012

Ford Focus Electric. Honda debuted the 2013 Fit EV at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show and announced plans to begin leasing the battery-electric commuter vehicle to customers in select California and Oregon markets during the summer of 2012, followed by an East Coast rollout in 2013. Honda Fit EV Efficiency Comparison.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 5, 2012

For our final piece on last week's Los Angeles Auto Show, we put together a video on the five new plug-in electric cars officially unveiled there. The 2014.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Five finalists were announced today for the 2011 Green Car of the Year Award, which will be presented next month at the 2010 Los Angeles Aut o Show.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The California South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has awarded AC Propulsion a $300,000 grant to integrate its electric drive system technology into commercial service vans ( three Ford E250 vans supplied by Comcast) in Southern California. Earlier post.). induction motor, inverter, charger and 12V power supply.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 10, 2021

Now, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group. Still, slow fleet turnover means most vehicles on the road will run on gasoline and diesel for decades to come. News: Ford Introduces E-Transit Commercial EV. Making History.

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Plug in America

AUGUST 10, 2022

With record-setting gasoline prices across the nation, a record number of drivers are considering EVs. High demand/brand new models such as the BMW i4, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Hyundai IONIQ 5 are in extremely high demand and short supply on dealership lots. Bright spots exist in the market for shoppers of new and pre-owned EVs.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The startup carmaker Rivian was founded a decade ago by RJ Scaringe, but it didn’t go public with its electric pickup truck and SUV until the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. Note that the Rivian R1T isn’t a direct competitor to next year’s Ford F-150 Lightning , the all-electric version of Ford’s best-selling full-size pickup truck.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

BMW-Toyota, Daimler-Ford-Nissan, and Honda-GM. This is on par with gasoline internal combustion vehicles. Earlier post.) Seven automakers have announced plans to sell or lease FCEVs—some as early as this year—and several of these auto companies have also entered partnerships to support this launch—e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. liter gasoline engine, the 2.0 Background.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. Moreover, deregulation disincentivized the construction of new power plants.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Earlier this year, Ford revealed the world’s first-ever pursuit-rated hybrid police vehicle. The Special Service Plug-In Hybrid Sedan, the first PHEV police vehicle from Ford, is designed for police and fire chiefs, detectives, and other government personnel whose jobs don’t require a pursuit-rated vehicle. Earlier post.)

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low, the Detroit News said, citing unnamed GM officials. Ford Motor Co. Honda Motor Co.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. The backroad jaunt is where I recently took the all-new Ford Mustang Mach-E—a competitor—and the Polestar 2 showed its sharp reflexes and balanced handling around the bends. kilowatt-hours).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California: $4,466,000. CNG-Hybrid Buses: Purchase CNG-Hybrid buses to replace Ford Diesel vehicles in the ART fleet. The CNG-Hybrid buses are heavy duty and larger than the current light duty Ford vehicles. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Although Honda’s presence at the Los Angeles Auto Show was dominated by the debut of the 2013 Civic, the company also announced that the 2014 Accord Plug-In Hybrid, featuring Honda’s new two-motor system ( earlier post ) earned an EPA-certified 115 MPGe rating and will go on sale in New York and California on 15 January with an MSRP of $39,780.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In April 2009, Consumer Reports recommended only 17% of the GM cars they tested while they recommended 70% of the Fords. mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies. In the same issue Consumer Reports mentioned that “ GM has made big strides with good performers.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

JULY 29, 2009

These included a factory-made 1998 Ford Ranger Electric Pickup truck, a Bombadier NEV, and vintage classic electric car provided by Lou Baker. The conference room and hotel parking lot were also provided to help stage an Electric Vehicle Fiesta on Tuesday, July 28 th from 9 AM to noon.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 8, 2007

based minivan in Tokyo, followed by a plug-in hybrid sedan at Los Angeles. Ford to bring back ESCORT in 2010 with 100 mpg Hybrid Next Energy News Sept. 2007 Ford Motor Company has embarked on a bold mission to bring back the Escort name in a revolutionary new Plug-in Hybrid vehicle. Ford is invested in the U.S.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. Despite such skepticism, Washington is putting considerable money into the effort, including billions of dollars in loans to Ford, Nissan and Tesla Motors.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. California Los Angeles, Ford Motor Company). The plant will incorporate features that. significantly improve photosynthesis and also allow the plant. to produce useful, high-energy fuel molecules directly within. This will allow a.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Establishing dealer network.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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