Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Yesterday we told you how the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid had surpassed the Chevrolet Volt as the best-selling plug-in vehicle (see article): and now Ford has revealed a fast start to its electric car and plug-in vehicle sales.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2012

An eye-catching $220million will be poured into transforming Van Dyke Transmission into an operation capable of producing the HF35: Ford’s new hybrid transmission.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2011

Not content with unveiling the Focus Electric (see article), Ford appears to have caught the green car bug after it revealed two next-generation hybrids at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Rumours of the electric car’s demise appear to have been greatly exaggerated: with Ford seemingly more committed to bringing the technology to the mainstream than ever before.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2014

This week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ford Motor Company unveiled a new concept car that it said could revolutionise how electric cars charge forever. Based on the C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid — a version of the C-Max hatch that we sadly don’t get here in the UK — t[.].

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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 22, 2012

Ford has secured its biggest fleet order for a plug-in hybrid model as it confirms a collaboration with energy giant, GE in the US. As part of the deal between the two, GE will take delivery of 2,000 C-Max Energi plug-in hybrids while in return, GE will provide charging station infrastructure to Ford customers.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Is This Plug-in Hybrid the Best Grand Cherokee? This Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) still has all the off-road ability of a non-electrified Grand Cherokee, but when the battery has a charge does so in complete silence. Road Test: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4xe PHEV.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 14, 2011

As Ford gears up for the launch of its electric version of its Focus model and the C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid in 2012, it is working with a number of US cities and regions to prepare them for the imminent EV revolution. The car maker is working with a growing list of metropolitan areas that [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Ford has announced the use of new green technologies across a host of its models. Set to make formal announcements at the Geneva Motor Show, the car maker will also unveil its C-MAX Energi, a pre-production version of the plug-in hybrid that will launch in Europe in 2013.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 30, 2022

The enjoyment of driving the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid began with getting 45.4 Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid XL, powered by a 2.5-Liter The EPA has rated the Maverick Hybrid’s fuel economy at 42 mpg city/33 highway and 37 combined. A smaller, but not small pickup.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

A used EV might be the way to go in 2024 Although the $7,500 federal tax credit has been extended for new EV purchases under revised qualifying terms, those current requirements leave a very limited the number of current EVs that qualify. Here’s the latest list. Here’s how it works. As long as they fit certain criteria.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

From start-stop technology to vehicle to vehicle communications, there have been plenty of exciting new developments in recent years meant to help reduce fuel economy and lower emissions: and now you can add a new electric vehicle technology to the list.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 3, 2012

The Chevrolet Volt may have dominated plug-in vehicle sales for most of the year: but last month it was surpassed as the pace-setter by not one, but two vehicles. The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (pictured) lead the way for plug-in vehicle sales among major automakers in the USA during November: with 1,776 units sold.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2021

985 Miles in VW’s All-new Electric Crossover. The all-new, electric 2021 Volkswagen ID4, after a few years of teasing, is now at your local dealer. MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline (or 33.7 Story by John Faulkner. ID4 Technology.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 28, 2011

To say that the Ford C-MAX and Grand C-MAX have got off to an impressive start would be a massive understatement – with sales of the vehicles increasing by more than 100 per cent compared to the previous model. The C-MAX and Grand C-MAX were introduced in late 2010 and have since sold more than [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Fresh from gloating about its new claim of being the ‘US’ most efficient plug-in hybrid’, Ford’s new C-Max Energi now reveals that that it also has the longest driving range of any utility or compact vehicle too.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The new Ford Escape will debut next month at the Los Angeles Auto Show – and is set to benefit from a new line-up of engines including the new 1.6litre and 2.0litre EcoBoost engines. It will be the first Ford SUV to be available with two fuel efficient EcoBoost engines with Ford also moving the [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2012

Earlier this week we brought you the first details and specifications from Ford for the new C-MAX Energi vehicle (see article, C-MAX Energi pictured) – and now we can reveal the car’s pricing information too.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show is starting to take shape with Ford the latest major car manufacturer to announce it will unveil an exciting new concept at the event. The Ford Evos Concept will make its debut inGermany– it is a four-door, four-seat fastback concept with a plug-in hybrid powertrain.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2012

Ford’s forthcoming C-Max Hybrid is ready to take on its Toyota rival, with the new hybrid model boasting an official US EPA fuel economy rating of 47 mpg in both city and highway ratings. That gives the US native brand’s hybrid a full 7 mpg better rating than the Prius v (known as the Prius+ [.].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). It also offers eight hybrid models. "The Volt is a case study. And that means it doesnt necessarily pay the rent. It actually consumes rent when its launched."

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