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Ford Begins EcoBoost Engine Production

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. Approximately 250 employees are returning to the plant to build the new engines. The first EcoBoost engine in the family—the 3.5-liter A V-6 EcoBoost engine will be available for the F-150 in 2010.

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Ford Invests $155M in Engine Plant to Support New 3.7L V-6 for Mustang

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company is investing $155 million at its Cleveland operations to build a new more fuel-efficient V-6 engine for the 2011 Mustang. liter Duratec 24-valve V-6 engine with Twin Independent Variable Valve Timing (Ti-VCT) delivers a projected 30 mpg US (7.8 The investment and jobs at Ford’s Cleveland Engine Plant No.

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Ohio EV Tour stops for a day of Dayton hospitality 

Electric Auto Association

Green Energy Ohio (GEO), promoting sustainable energy policies, technologies, and practices for many years, recently organized a state-wide electric vehicle (EV) tour of Ohio that began in Cleveland on June 7 and ended in Columbus on June 11. Museum plque i depicting John L. Baker and the 1911 Dayton Electric. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Like many of the residents that come to our EV Ride & Drive events or email me for advice on what EV to buy, I appreciate the many advantages EVs have over internal combustion engine-powered ones. In light of the current spike in gasoline prices, the savings on fueling costs with EVs are even greater.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

The largest PV installation in Georgia. Install photovoltaic capacity to generate “green” hydrogen: Install multiple PV modules at its Central Maintenance Facility in Hayward. An additional manual charging station would be installed at Operations Base. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Instead, I drove to Cleveland and then back westward to the center of Iowa, where I visited a relative. In just the past couple of months I’ve seen a bank of Electrify America chargers installed in my local bank parking lot. Since I couldn’t afford the time to endure slow charging, I had to skip that part of my planned road trip.

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