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Ford partners with Wind Energy Corp to power 4 dealerships

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company is partnering with Wind Energy Corporation to deliver a new source of clean energy to its dealers. Under a pilot program exclusive to Ford, Wind Energy will install wind sail and solar panel systems at four Ford dealerships, a nearly $750,000 investment, to help power dealer facilities.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and Rally

Clean Fleet Report

More Fun Clean Fleet Report has had plenty of seat time in the Ford Mustang Mach-E since it was launched in 2021. Ford did not disappoint, handing over the keys to the updated GT and the all-new Rally; we learned plenty. Change is good Our time driving the Mach-E GT was on the freeway and winding through tree-lined forested roads.

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Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

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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. Like liquefied petroleum gas, DME must be stored in a slightly pressurized tank. million (US$3.9-million)

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REV Building Four Converted Battery-Electric Vehicles for US Military TARDEC Program; Electric Ford Escape and F-150 Vehicles as Part of Micro-Grid Project

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The order is for three REV 300ACXs and one REV 300AZX based on the Ford Escape and Ford F-150 platforms, respectively. Using REV’s control strategies, the APVs energy storage systems can be remotely notified to respond in real-time and store intermittent sources of energy such as solar or wind power.

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How Automotive Dealerships Can Save Money with Battery Energy Storage

Blink Charging

A BESS is a type of technology that utilizes batteries to store and supply reliable electricity when needed at desired levels and quality. If your energy comes primarily from renewables, the BESS enables you to store that energy for times when renewables may not be available, like at night for when solar panels are inactive.

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They Kept Your Car for How Long?

The Truth About Cars

It must be said that whatever the issue, Audi seems to be doing right and not letting the customer twist in the wind. & This is significantly more than most customers in similar situations with other brands can claim, such as the Ford customer in Canada whose 2012 Focus sat idle for& fifteen months & whilst waiting for repairs.

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Old empires could be the key to a new car future – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The most promising path to exploiting hydrogen is to store the gas in a tank, as you would gasoline, then feed it into a fuel cell where it combines with oxygen to create an electric current, with water as a byproduct. or Ford Motor Co. Put this in a car and you have a fuel-cell electric vehicle. million vehicles in total.

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