Posts Tagged ‘ford’

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    Ford Focus Electric to Feature Seats Made From Plastic Bottles
    The all-new Ford Focus Electric will feature seat fabric made of recycled material that includes the equivalent of more than 20 plastic bottles per car. Ford, through the use of REPREVE, plans to divert about 2 million post-consumer plastic bottles for use in the new Focus Electric and other new vehicles for the next model year. The Focus Electric is the first Ford vehicle...
    by at January 6th, 2012 at 02:01 am
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    Ford Focus Electric to Get 100 MPGe
    Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday that its upcoming 2012 Ford Focus Electric will be the first five-passenger electric vehicle to get 100 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent). The 2012 Focus Electric will be the first all-electric vehicle to feature faster charging technology, allowing it to fully recharge in three to four hours – half the time of Nissan Leaf. This technology...
    by at December 14th, 2011 at 11:12 am
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    Ford C-Max Energi PHEV and C-Max Hybrid to Best Toyota Prius Rivals in Fuel Economy
    Ford announced on Wednesday that its two new hybrid vehicles, the C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, are projected to set a new benchmark for fuel economy when they go on sale next year. Ford says that the C-Max Hybrid and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid are going to be more fuel efficient than their respective competition, the Toyota Prius v and the Toyota Prius...
    by at December 14th, 2011 at 09:12 am
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    Ford Evos Concept to Make North American Debut at CES
    Ford will use the 2012 International Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas to offer North Americans their first look at the Ford Evos Concept. Ford Evos showcases Fords’s vision for a consumer-focused technology experience and the future global design language, with a sleeker profile, smaller headlamps and a new design for the blue oval. The design will influence Ford...
    by at November 12th, 2011 at 02:11 am
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    Hertz Adds Transit Connect Electric Vans to Plug-In Rental Fleet
    The Hertz Corporation, the world’s largest general use airport car rental brand, has announced the addition of five Ford Transit Connect Electric vans into its Hertz Entertainment Services and Hertz on Demand fleet. “Hertz Entertainment Services and Hertz on Demand customers have unique vehicle needs and the Transit Connect Electric is a perfect fit for customers...
    by at October 19th, 2011 at 01:10 am
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    Ford to Demonstrate Cloud-Based Technology to Optimize Plug-In Powertrain Efficiency
    Ford researchers will demonstrate smart electrification technology that uses cloud-based computing and data to optimize a plug-in hybrid’s powertrain efficiency at the 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems. At the Google I/O conference in May, Ford introduced its research and innovation into using the cloud to predict driver behavior in order to optimize...
    by at October 18th, 2011 at 01:10 pm
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    Ford Names 20 Cool Places to Charge Your Electric Vehicle
    When Ford’s all-new Focus Electric and C-MAX Energi hit the streets, customers will have plenty of options on where to recharge their vehicle. Whether it’s stopping at the zoo, a museum or shopping in a downtown area, vehicle charging stations are popping up in a variety of locations across the country. So where are the cool places to charge? Ford may have found the...
    by at October 5th, 2011 at 09:10 pm
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    Ford E-Bike Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Alongside the exciting line-up of new vehicle and technology introductions on its stand at Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford is also unveiling a rather surprising addition to its range – an E-Bike. Designed to show how the company’s design language can translate to a bicycle, the Ford E-Bike Concept also demonstrates the spectrum of Ford’s electric mobility competence....
    by at September 19th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
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    Azure Dynamics Received Order for 100 Ford Transit Connect Electric Vans
    Azure Dynamics announced that it has received its largest Ford Transit Connect Electric order to date. Norwegian Ford dealership, RøhneSelmer, has signed an order for a 100 Transit Connect Electric vans. RøhneSelmer’s 100-unit order adds to the 58 Ford Transit Connect Electric the dealership ordered in March of this year. The RohneSelmer order is the largest Transit...
    by at September 4th, 2011 at 12:09 am
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    Ford Evos Concept Plug-In Hybrid Concept for 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show
    The four-door, four-seat Ford Evos Concept, which will be unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, represents the ultimate expression of Ford’s new global design language, and explores key future powertrain and vehicle technologies. The Ford Evos, with distinctive gull-wing doors front and rear, is the length of a compact car but almost as wide as a mid-size...
    by at August 31st, 2011 at 12:08 am
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