Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford Motor Company will invest an additional $450 million in its electric vehicle plan, paving the way to build its next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle vehicles in Michigan beginning in 2012. Our industry is at the intersection of three critical global issues—the economy, energy and the environment.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The Ford C-MAX Energi is Ford’s first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. SYNC, Ford’s in-car connectivity system is being quickly rolled out to European vehicles such as B-MAX, Focus, C-MAX, C-MAX Grand, Fiesta and Transit Custom. The EcoSport, a new global small SUV, will go on sale within 18 months. New Fiesta.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Ford engineers in Dearborn, Michigan will design the Li-ion battery packs while engineers in Livonia, Michigan will design and engineer an electric, front-wheel-drive, continuously variable transaxle (the HF35) to supply its next-generation hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles in North America.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2014

According to a report from Frost and Sullivan (Kumar, 2013), fleet managers adopted more than half of EVs sold globally up to 2013. 2013) Strategic Outlook of the Global Electric Vehicle Market. Behavior Electric (Battery) Fleets Plug-ins Policy Sales' 2014.05.022. Frost and Sullivan.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 27, 2010

More recently, the company has announced plans for limited numbers of plug-in hybrids, as well as electric versions of its Transit Connect small delivery van. It recently expanded its portfolio with the well-received 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. Ford Transit Connect EV. Production capacity.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s rollout of electrified vehicles began in December 2010 with the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric—a small commercial van built in collaboration with Azure Dynamics. Earlier post.). Ford’s near-term electrification plan calls for the company to triple production capacity of its electrified vehicle range by 2013.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2010

These include the Transit Connect Electric, a small commercial van in 2010; Focus Electric in 2011; two new lithium-ion battery-powered hybrids; and a plug-in hybrid in 2012. The plant also will produce a next-generation hybrid and a plug-in hybrid in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

It is the first of six electric vehicles coming by 2022 as part of the company’s $11 billion global electric vehicle investment. Ford earlier this year introduced new versions of its Transit Connect Cargo Van and Transit Connect Wagon, with both arriving at dealerships later this year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2009

For the mid-term (2011-2020), Ford will increase its use of hybrid technology, and introduce plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and battery electric vehicles (BEV) on the market. Where the markets develop, we can react very quickly and introduced a BEV, or plug-in, or diesel, or EcoBoost fairly rapidly. share globally. Mike Tinskey.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Ford is on track to produce five hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and battery electric vehicles for the North American market by 2012 and European markets by 2013, the car maker announces at the Paris Motor Show this week. Tags: Ford C-Max electric hybrid plug-in hybrid Transit connect.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

For the vehicle application, Hohm will help owners determine when and how to most efficiently and affordably recharge battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging. Microsoft Hohm is available today for free to all US residential energy consumers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

Introduction of the new Lincoln MKZ Hybrid also complements Ford’s global electrification plan, which calls for the introduction of five new electrified vehicles by 2013.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Ford engineers are already at work developing three distinct types of electrified vehicles: hybrids, plug-in hybrids and pure battery electric vehicles. The vehicles include: Transit Connect battery electric commercial van in 2010. Plug-in hybrid in 2012. Focus battery electric passenger car in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

They found: “Mobility as a service (MaaS) solutions such as carsharing, ride-hailing, and micro transit provide much more flexibility while also enabling the replacement of 5-20 individually owned vehicles depending on the use cases. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S. trillion in 2026.”

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

We are also pleased that the TLC has agreed to permit taxi owners to place interim vehicles like the Ford Transit Connect taxicab into service as early as next month which helps our operators continue running purpose-built taxicabs. Standard driver’s navigation and telematics systems.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., Two global fulfillment centers—one in Rotterdam and one in Dallas—can ship product to customers within 72 hours. Click to enlarge. a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2012

A new report by Pike Research assessing the plug-in vehicle (PEV) strategy and execution of 16 leading vendors ranks Chevrolet as the current leader in the PEV market, due to its high ratings in both strategy and execution, closely followed by Renault. Globally, Pike Research anticipates the market for PEVs will grow from 137,950 vehicles.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company today announced that it is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a green manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2010

Ford’s Valencia plant in Spain will build the company’s first hybrid models for European customers with two advanced technology derivatives of the new Ford C-MAX compact multi-activity model to be launched in 2013: a full Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), and a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Tags: Europe Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

In the UK and select European markets, Smith already offers battery electric versions of the Ford Transit medium commercial vehicle to fleet customers, and later this year will introduce a battery electric version of the Ford Transit Connect small commercial. Smith is also working with Ford on a US BEV version of the Transit.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

400 million in grants to purchase thousands of plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles for test demonstrations in several dozen locations; to deploy them and evaluate their performance; to install electric charging infrastructure; and to provide education and workforce training to support the transition to advanced electric transportation systems.

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

Ford Motor Company’s global commitment to the development of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) is reinforced with a British project including Ford demonstration models as part of the UK Government’s Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle fleet announced this week. This set-up targets a range of up to 100 miles and a top speed of 80mph.

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