Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Why do automakers using cylindrical battery cells boast longer driving ranges? This week we drove the quickest version of the Ford Mustang Mach-E yet. What ingredient in whiskey might be good for EV battery materials?

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. The pickup boasts 563 horsepower, does zero to 60 in four seconds and wields 1050 Newton-meters (775 lb. feet) of torque.

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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. When C-MAX Hybrid launches, Ford becomes North America’s largest maker of hybrid transmissions.

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Baua Electric

MAY 21, 2024

2024 Kia EV9 (Source: Kia) CarsDirect is busy hunting down the best Memorial Day EV deals – here are three standouts from Tesla, Kia, and Ford. The 2024 Kia EV9 Light Long Range can now be leased for $419 for 24 months with $4,999 due at signing in most parts of the US.

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

2024 Kia EV9 (Source: Kia) CarsDirect is busy hunting down the best Memorial Day EV deals – here’s the latest from Tesla, Kia, Ford, and now Mercedes. The 2024 Kia EV9 Light Long Range can now be leased for $419 for 24 months with $4,999 due at signing in most parts of the US.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

The average prices for CarMax’s top 10 most popular EVs now range from $22,000 to $46,000. That’s a significant change from 2023, when the average price range was $22,000 to $72,000. Toyota maintains its No 1 position for being the top traded-in brand for an EV, with Ford and Honda following behind. Get started here. –ad*

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And the PowerLine’s flexible design can accommodate both ICE and plug-in hybrid variants for a range of vehicle types, from lightweight passenger cars to trucks, buses, and commercial vehicles. Photo: ZF Gray Court/Courtesy of ZF To reduce your carbon footprint and live more sustainably, consider going solar. Get started today!

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Ford Focus Electric. Ford Motor Company officially unveiled the Focus Electric—the company’s first all-electric passenger car. The five-door electric hatchback leverages Ford’s global C-car platform shared by the gasoline and diesel-powered Focus models. Nissan’s LEAF has a EPA range of 73 miles.)

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 2, 2014

Ford is to reveal a new solar-powered hybrid concept vehicle at the International CES in Las Vegas next week. Based on the C-Max plug-in hybrid, the new Solar Energi Concept can achieve its full electric driving range from solar power alone under the right circumstances (when it is left in the sun f[.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Ford is greening up some of its dealerships in the US, installing wind and solar systems to generate clean electricity to keep the lights on and power electric car charging points. Now with a range of two plug-in hybrids and one fully electric car, the firm is exploring green electricity too, to e[.].

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 25, 2022

Climbing up the hills the hairs on the back of my neck started to stand straight up as the range dropped like a stone as our elevation increased. I don’t think it even estimated enough range to get home! I was much relieved as we descended back to the flat lands and I-280 as the range came back. Loaded Up for the trip.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 7, 2017

What does Ford plan to do in the next few years now that the Michigan automaker is diverting money from internal combustion engine development into electrification? Which plug-in hybrid compact crossover is finally coming to America, after so many delays?

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Baua Electric

APRIL 26, 2024

ElectricDrive 2s have an aerodynamic sidewall that lowers drag and, compared to its first-gen ElectricDrive GT, improved rolling resistance, which enhances efficiency and range. It comes in 17 sizes and fits the Tesla Models 3, Y, and S, the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Chevy Bolt, the Audi Q4 e-tron, and more. Get started here. –ad*

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Building on the success of Ford’s Innovate Mobility Challenge Series (IMCS) 1.0 in 2014 ( earlier post ), Ford has launched the Hsuehshan Tunnel Transformer Challenge in Taiwan, which asks developers to submit traffic-busting solutions for the main highway artery between Taipei and popular tourist destination Yilan.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Together with Lightning eMotors, formerly known as Lightning Systems, the partners have created a five-step process for identifying, assessing and converting a wide range of “donor” diesel coach models that fit the criteria for fast-track battery electric conversion.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

The IC Bus electric Type Cs being used in Baltimore have 210 kWh powertrains and a range of 135 miles. Collins’ Type A buses are Ford E-Transits with 68 kWh powertrains and a range of 100 miles. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

Among the awardees were Ford Motor Company and LanzaTech. Ford Motor Company will partner with ANL to study the effect of dimensional tolerances on the cylinder-to-cylinder variation in engine performance in a project titled “CFD Study of Impact of Part-to-Part Variations on Spark-Ignition Engine Charge Formation.”.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2019

Which startup automaker does Ford intend to invest $500 million into? And where might a solar car that started with crowdfunding be made? Which automaker teased the possibility of getting in the insurance business starting as soon as next month?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2016

PARC, a Xerox company, is collaborating with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Ford Motor Company in a DOE-funded project that will use PARC’s novel CoEx printing technology ( earlier post ) to fabricate thick, higher energy and higher power battery electrodes with the end goal of enabling longer range and low cost electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

Ford Motor Company is leading a €3.5-million Both ethers, which will in the project power cars based on the Ford Mondeo, offer the potential for extremely low particulate emissions and enhanced fuel efficiency. —Andreas Schamel, Ford’s director Global Powertrain Research & Advanced Engineering. million (US$3.9-million)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Spark Powered

DECEMBER 29, 2022

New great new EV cars from Tesla, Fisker, Ford, Apterra and more. Some great increases in speed and range coming this year. I’m not convinced putting solar panels on a car is worth it. (29) Top 10 All-New Electric Cars on Roads in 2023 – YouTube. but I suppose if you park in the sun all day.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals. —David Brooks.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 31, 2013

My wife and I have been very pleased with the results of green initiatives we undertook at our home, including solar panels and geothermal heating. While we didn''t find an affordable battery electric car with the 350 miles of range and 5-minute recharge time.'

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2012

Quantum will use the motors in its Ford F-150 PHEV program to convert the gasoline powered light-duty pickup trucks to plug-in hybrid operation. Quantum will install the Remy HVH250 electric machine as the traction motor into a parallel hybrid system that delivers an all-electric range of 35 miles and a hybrid operational range of 400 miles.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 24, 2021

His comments were unfavorable toward the all-electric pickup, with Cramer recommending that consumers opt for a more traditional pickup style in the Ford F-150 Lightning as the Cybertruck is “ugly.” Tesla Cybertruck’s Solar Panel Tonneau Cover comes to life in new patent. “Go buy an F-150. However, 1.2

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While Stellantis just launched a sub-€25,000 EV, the Citroen e-C3, with a short-range version to come at below €20,000, VW is falling behind in the race to build a cheaper BEV. Photo: Renault If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Get started here.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 30, 2023

It uses Ford E-Transit underpinnings to deliver 266 horsepower but a mere 108 miles of range, which may be a hard sell for people looking to live on the road. The roof features solar panels to boost the house battery. All three vehicles are still in the conceptual stage. The E-Transit platform allows for DC fast charging.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

residential rooftop solar). The AC Battery provides flexibility for system aggregators which want to deploy it as part of new solar storage installations or as a retrofit to solar PV installations already in place. Batteries Smart Grid Solar'

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

GM Setting sights on 600 General Motors is envisioning the development of batteries with 600 miles of range at its new battery research center. EV awards “Popular Mechanics” names their favorites The Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian RIT, Polestar 2 and VW ID.4 Ford and SK Innovation plan to build a 3,600-acre campus in Stanton, Tennessee.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

GM Setting sights on 600 General Motors is envisioning the development of batteries with 600 miles of range at its new battery research center. EV awards “Popular Mechanics” names their favorites The Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian RIT, Polestar 2 and VW ID.4 Ford and SK Innovation plan to build a 3,600-acre campus in Stanton, Tennessee.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The department opened its Center for Green innovation in the San Fernando Valley and showcased two plug-in hybrid street sweepers, a battery electric Class 6 truck and innovative solar charging to mark the opening. The F-650 features a powertrain that delivers 335 horsepower and 1,844 pound-feet of torque over 100 miles of range.

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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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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With powerful batteries and electric motors, electric vehicles can provide good range and performance without needing an engine and fuel tank. But the distance they can travel varies from brand to brand – for example, the Nissan LEAF has a range of 364 kilometers, and the BMWi4 series has a range of about 590 kilometers.

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drivers in the Great Plains region, by contrast, will find charging opportunities sparse, and certainly too thinly distributed to support the typical mile range of an electric vehicle. Mainstream manufacturers such as Ford and GM are already unveiling their own EV lines, alongside emerging brands such as Lucid and Nikola.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

In 2014 and the coming years, automakers will deliver concept and production EVs with large batteries that have capacities of approximately 40 kWh, which equates to at least a 150-mile (241 km) range. Because of this, carmakers can afford to put larger batteries into their vehicles and reduce range anxiety.

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