Green Car Reports

MARCH 21, 2018

Today, we've got a longer-range Ford Fusion plug-in hybrid, a breakthrough Nissan electric SUV, some whizzy new battery tech, and our final update on last month's U.S. The 2019 Ford Fusion Energi, the company's sole plug-in hybrid model this year, gets a battery-capacity boost and. plug-in electric car sales.

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APRIL 8, 2017

SUVs and pickup trucks continue to gain market share, with Honda’s 4.3% Continuing the trend of recent years, the market share of SUVs and trucks continue to rise within the United States. Continuing the trend of recent years, the market share of SUVs and trucks continue to rise within the United States. in Q1 2016 to 14.%

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JANUARY 28, 2010

As an example, the UCS “Hybrid Scorecard” gives both the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid a high “hybrid value” rating. The Honda Civic Hybrid has more than $3,000 worth of forced features, while the Ford Fusion Hybrid includes nearly $4,000 worth, according to UCS. The Prius scored a 9.8

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Today, the outgoing Obama administration aims to quickly enact more green-car rules, the next Hyundai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle may get a boost in range over the current Tucson Fuel Cell, and a second-generation Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous prototype will begin testing in the new year. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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APRIL 15, 2013

have signed an agreement under which both companies will jointly develop a new generation of advanced technology 9- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks. Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. These original collaborations served as a template for the new one.

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JULY 24, 2012

Ford’s other electrified vehicles include the Focus Electric; all-new Fusion Hybrid; and the Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid. The C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi figure prominently in Ford’s rollout of five electrified vehicles this year.

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MAY 4, 2009

year-on-year in April to 21,735, despite full month sales for the new Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan hybrids. The addition of the new Fusion and Milan hybrids pushed combined Ford hybrid sales to 2,299 units, up 21% compared to April 2008. of all Fusion and Milan sales in April. Earlier post.). of all Civics sold.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Crossover sales were up 2% and sales of trucks, which include pickups, vans and SUVs, were equal to 2011. Ford also posted sales of 3,244 units of the Fusion Hybrid in December, with 14,100 for the year. The plug-in version of the Fusion Hybrid is going on sale. GM pickup sales were the highest since September 2008.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The luxury-class Touareg SUV is now the first Volkswagen that is capable of assisted maneuvering without a driver on board. Here, the SUV takes over steering, while the driver presses the accelerator and brake pedals. In both cases, the SUV independently drives into or out of the parking space in forward or reverse direction.

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MARCH 10, 2009

Ford Motor Company has produced its 100,000th hybrid SUV and used the milestone to restate its commitment to ramping up production of hybrid vehicles this year. The current models of the Ford Escape Hybrid SUV and Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV deliver 34 mpg US city driving, 31 mpg US highway.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Lucid has unveiled the Gravity, officially bringing images of its first all-electric SUV to fruition as it plans to launch the 440-mile range EV to the market, with production starting in late 2024. “The Gravity SUV represents a significant leap forward for Lucid’s world-leading technology and design.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Ford has more than 1 million cars, trucks and SUVs on the road in North America equipped with AppLink including Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Mustang, Escape, F-150, Super Duty and E-Series.

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APRIL 3, 2009

The month also saw the debut of three new hybrids—the Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan—all of which only came on sale toward the end of the month. In their partial month debut, the new Fusion and Milan hybrids sold a combined 451 units, representing 3.0% of all Fusion and Milan models sold.

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JUNE 9, 2020

The original Ford Escape was the world’s first hybrid SUV and the all-new Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid represents how far we’ve come in technology and efficiency. The all-new Escape plug-in has more power and more passenger space than the Fusion Energi plug-in, as well as up to four times the cargo volume behind its second-row seats.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

from a large SUV factory to build the all-new Focus starting in 2010 and Focus Electric pure battery electric vehicle in 2011. Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford made the announcement at the end of the first day of the media preview of the Detroit Auto Show.

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APRIL 13, 2021

The R Auto family of next-gen vehicles will feature the R-Tech advanced intelligent assistant, powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Orin, to run perception, sensor fusion and prediction for automated driving features in real time. Orders are starting now for the sedan, with the SUV following in 2022.

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JULY 26, 2010

High Gear has covered the 2011 Ford Explorer from pretty much every angle, including our post earlier today on some fuel-saving tricks it picked up from its hybrid siblings, the Ford Fusion.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The company unveiled its second production model, the P7 sedan in April, rolled out the 10,000 th unit of its first production model, the G3 2019 smart SUV, in June, and in July it released the enhanced version, the G3 2020 with a 520 km (323-mile) NEDC driving range. Xpeng Motors achieved numerous milestones this year.

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JUNE 20, 2017

Following that, the plant will be converted to produce the Ranger midsize pickup truck in late 2018 and the Bronco midsize SUV in 2020. Both full-size SUVs will be exported to more than 55 markets globally—including Navigator to China. Sales of the company’s top-selling car model Fusion are down 26% for the same period.

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APRIL 26, 2018

The Ford Fiesta, Fusion, Taurus, and Focus hatchback and sedan will not be renewed for future generations in the. The automaker announced Wednesday that it would pare its lineup to just two cars: The Mustang and a new Focus Active crossover, which is based on the next-generation Focus unveiled this month.

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MAY 1, 2009

to 28,955 units; sales of SUVs dropped 60.9% In April, the Ford Fusion paced the share performance with record sales of 18,321. April was the first full month of sales for the redesigned 2010 model and the new Fusion Hybrid version, and April is believed to be the first month that Fusion was among the top three-selling mid-size sedans.

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MAY 18, 2016

sensor fusion. This same concept is applied in the AcuraWatch safety and driver-assistive suite available on all model year 2016 Acura sedans and SUVs. All model year 2016 Acura sedans and SUVs are available with the AcuraWatch suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

The Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV is equipped with an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) called Fisker Intelligent Pilot. With its features working together, Fisker Intelligent Pilot’s perception stack with camera and radar sensor fusion makes better decisions at highway speeds, in city traffic, and in poor weather.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Ford will begin applying start-stop technology—currently used in Ford hybrids and some Ford cars in Europe—in conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America in 2012. Click to enlarge. Ford is the leading domestic producer of start-stop systems.

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MAY 29, 2014

Prior Consumer Reports tests of the Ford Fusion Hybrid and C-Max Hybrid also found a significant shortfall between the EPA’s estimated highway fuel economy figures and those in CR’s own fuel economy tests. That ties the Grand Cherokee with the diesel-powered Volkswagen Touareg TDI as the most efficient non-hybrid mid-sized SUV.

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MARCH 30, 2019

This active lateral and longitudinal assistance package is powered by an advanced radar and camera fusion system. Founded in 2005, Torc has integrated its self-driving solutions on ground vehicles ranging from SUVs to 300-ton mining trucks. Unlike systems that only work above a certain speed, Active Drive Assist / Detroit Assurance 5.0

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In Europe, it was smaller Jeeps—the subcompact Renegade and compact Compass family SUV—that got their plugs first. One’s the best of the dwindling segment of 7- and 8-seat vehicles that aren’t hulking SUVs. The other is the SUV that started it all, an iconic vehicle known the world over for ruggedness and go-anywhere capability.

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MAY 2, 2013

More than half (57%) of respondents who said they intend to purchase a SUV said they want its fuel economy to be at least 25 mpg (9.4 Those who indicated that their current gas mileage was 24 mpg (9.8 l/100 km) and who intend to purchase a vehicle in the future, expect a seven mpg increase, or to get 31 mpg (7.6

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with January sales of 8,034 units, down 26.3% to 20,147; sales of SUVs fell 52.7% Sales of all light-duty trucks (crossovers, SUVs, trucks and vans) dropped 40.5% The Fusion was the top-selling car, with 8,152 units, down 11.2% Camry Hybrid accounted for 5.5%

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen. The Grand Cherokee and Renegade improve to “Average,” while the Cherokee and Compass SUVs have “Below-Average” reliability. Jeep has mixed results, falling two spots to 22.

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JUNE 3, 2009

to 63,697 units; sales of crossovers were down only 9% to 35,582 units; sales of SUVs were off 37.4% Sales of the Ford Fusion were 19,786, Ford Flex sales were 4,305 and sales of the company’s hybrid vehicles totaled 3,906—setting three new sales records. Sales of cars were down 25.5% to 47,018 units. Hybrids represented 2.5%

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

At the same time, a second data fusion takes place in the radar control unit. This Audi study is an SUV coupé measuring 4.90 For highly automated driving at level 4 the SUV coupé uses a next-generation zFAS. Highly automated level 4 concept car with new technology. meters (16.1 mph) and automatically change lane.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

This starts with the company reallocating $7 billion of capital from cars to SUVs and trucks, including the Ranger and EcoSport in North America and the all-new Bronco globally. Finally, the innovation on aluminum and light weighting will pay off across a range of Ford trucks and SUVs. Allocating capital where Ford can win the future.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

The Escalade IQ is the first full-size SUV from Cadillac built on GM’s Ultium Platform, and incorporates GM’s Ultifi software platform to support and deliver ongoing software updates to its technologies. That more efficient aero performance reduces wind resistance, contributing to the Cadillac-estimated 450 miles of range.

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APRIL 20, 2009

Kelley Blue Book have today named the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid in its 2009 list of the “Top 10 Green Cars.”. 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Nerad says the Ford Fusion is “getting better with age.”. But we’re even bigger believers in the Fusion after seeing and driving the new hybrid version.”.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

2010 Fusion. Designed for transverse engine applications in passenger cars and SUVs, the new compact transmission puts Hyundai into a class of auto manufacturers who have designed their own proprietary six-speed automatic transmissions. In the SE trim which includes a standard dual exhaust, the engine delivers 200 hp (149 kW).

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JANUARY 7, 2016

The production version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ) will be equipped with the second-generation of Audi’s central driver assistance controller the zFAS ( earlier post ), according to Ricky Hudi, Executive Vice President Electronic Development, Audi AG.

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