Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Ford will begin offering an alternative-fuels engine prep package for its 6.8-liter Ford presented details of the conversion option, which will become available this fall and enables the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas), at the annual Ford Fleet Product and Business Conference in Dearborn.

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Conversion Ford Transit Connect Alternative Fuels 240

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AUGUST 6, 2014

Graphic from GM, Edwards AMR 2014 presentation. million hours on Titan to a project led by ORNL with Ford and Convergent Science as co-investigators. million hours on Titan to a project led by ORNL with Ford and Convergent Science as co-investigators. Source: Edwards, AMR 2014 presentation. ORNL/Ford/Convergent.

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Engine GM Ford 2014 335

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

A team at Ford Motor Company’s Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn conducted a detailed study of the effect of ethanol blend level in emissions, using a 2006 model Mercury Grand Marquis flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) operating on E0, E10, E20, E30, E40, E55, and E80 on a chassis dynamometer. Engine-out exhaust contains typically 1?3%

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Emissions Ford Exhaust Engine 294

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2011

Ford is adding a 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine—the first three-cylinder engine Ford has built for a regular production car—and an new eight-speed automatic transmission to its line-up. ” —Derrick Kuzak, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. Ford US small car sales.

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Ford Engine Hybrid 2012 247

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The North American version of the 2012 Ford Focus will be powered by a 2.0-liter The combination of these technologies help make the dual-overhead-camshaft (DOHC) Focus 4-cylinder one of the most advanced non-turbocharged four-cylinder powerplants Ford has offered. —Jamie Hanshaw, Ford VCT technical specialist.

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Engine 2012 Ford Fuel 220

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Conceptual schematic of direct thermoelectric generator mounted in a vehicle’s exhaust stream. engine with an Atkinson-cycle engine, as used in Ford’s Escape hybrid SUV. Such devices can recover some of the energy embedded in waste heat, such as that produced by the exhaust gas of an IC engine. (At Adapted from Hussain et al.

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Design Ford Energy Exhaust 150

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 11, 2021

Photos by John Faulkner and Ford. Ford says the all-new 2021 Bronco Sport is “Built Wild.” That wild creature is now at your local Ford dealer where it will be taking on the Subaru Crosstrek , Mazda CX-30 and Jeep Compass and Renegade head-to-head. The all-new 2021 Ford Bronco has two EcoBoost gasoline engine choices.

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Ford MPG Jeep Fuel Economy 66

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2010

The next generation of Ford’s EcoBoost turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines will introduce cooled EGR (exhaust gas recirculation), enabling higher compression ratios, according to Ford executives speaking at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit. Alger et al. , SAE 2010-01-0353.

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Ford Congress 2010 Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2017

Continental has successfully conducted tests on the synthetic diesel fuel oxymethylene ether (OME) in test vehicles, including its Super Clean Electrified Diesel vehicle presented this year. Ford is leading a €3.5-million As diesel fuels, they reduce the emission of carbon black and NO x. million (US$3.9-million) Earlier post.).

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Diesel Fuel Exhaust 2016 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

The ADEPT project is led by Ricardo in a research partnership including the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC); Controlled Power Technologies (CPT); Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies UK Ltd; Ford Motor Company and the University of Nottingham. The final results will be presented at the UK’s LCV2016 event on 14-15 September.

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Emissions Hybrid Affordable Future 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Schematic diagram of test vehicle engine & exhaust system and PM sampling systems. The standard exhaust system included close-coupled catalysts on each engine bank to assist with fast light-off and a common underbody catalyst after the two exhaust streams merge. —Maricq et al. Credit: ACS, Maricq et al. Click to enlarge.

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Standards Emissions Miles Engine 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. In a paper also presented at the World Congress, a Ford team (Jung et al.)

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Engine Fuel Ford Future 253

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The next-generation Ford Focus 5-door hatchback, revealed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Ford Engine Global Market 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Unlike exhaust-driven turbochargers, electric superchargers are driven by an electric motor. VTES will be integrated into Valeo’s Powertrain Systems Business Group with immediate effect. With this move, Valeo becomes the first automotive supplier to offer its customers a range of electric superchargers.

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Power Powered Downsizing Electric 326

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2016

A range of aftertreatment technology options are available to automakers seeking to achieve compliance with the impending EU Real Driving Emissions (RDE) regulations, according to the results of a Ricardo research project presented recently at the SIA Powertrain international conference and exhibition in Rouen, France. Click to enlarge.

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Light Diesel Price Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Using transmission-electron-microscope (TEM) image analysis, they compared PM from a 2012 Ford Focus powered by a 2.0-liter The test vehicle was equipped with a three-way catalytic converter (TWC) and exhaust-gas recirculation. —Saffaripour et al. Meghdad Saffaripour, Tak W.

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Gasoline Canada Engine Light 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

They presented their results in a paper at SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit. The SUV, a 2009 Ford Explorer with a 4-liter V6 engine, was also tested while towing an enclosed trailer. They first subjected a compact passenger sedan and a sport utility vehicle to SAE J2263 coastdown procedures.

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Fuel Economy Economy Cost Of Fuel 313

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Hence, GDI PM mass loadings and chemical composition may vary depending on the measurement environment or exhaust conditioning. The vehicles in the study were 7 2013 Ford Focus light-duty SE sedans equipped with gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines fueled with commercially available gasoline. —Zimmerman et al.

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Environment Emissions Exhaust 2014 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2016

Current mild-hybrid vehicle projects, in partnership with Ford and Hyundai/Kia, that utilize advanced 48V lead-carbon batteries, can reduce CO 2 emissions by 15-20%, according to the latest data from the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC), presented at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (25-28 January, Mainz).

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Emissions Hybrid CO2 Downsizing 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2015

By comparison: The new Ford Shelby GT 350 will feature a naturally aspirated 5.2L The 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 is powered by an aluminum 5.8-liter Turbochargers are typically driven by energy from the exhaust—i.e., We are now presenting it in a TFSI – here too, we are the first automaker in the world to do this.

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Audi Engine Shelby Power 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

A team of engineers from GM Powertrain, Ford and FCA have published a detailed review of how to estimate the engine efficiency benefits of higher octane fuel—e.g., fuel with higher ethanol content—for part- and full-load operation for different engine types and fuel assumptions.

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Engine Fuel GM Ford 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2013

Redon presented the basics of the OP4 engine concept at the SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit. In his presentation, Redon highlighted the “flat” fuel map of the OP4. Compared to the Ford 6.7L Benchmarked against the Mercedes-Benz 1.8-liter cycle-average fuel consumption advantage. Source: Achates Power.

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Light Diesel Engine Power 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The Dewar Trophy was presented to Andy Cowell, Managing Director of HPP, along with members of his project team from Brixworth. The UK’s Royal Automobile Club (RAC) has awarded the prestigious Dewar Trophy , presented for outstanding technical achievement in the automotive industry, to. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Mercedes Hybrid Power Powered 270

Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

During last month’s SAE 2009 World Congress, Ford presented a research paper into thermoelectric exhaust heat energy recovery. The investigation used computer modelling to predict the performance of TE devices of various physical configurations using average highway speed exhaust gas flows and temperatures of a 2.5l

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Ford Energy Congress 2009 39

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 28, 2023

Flash Drive: 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost and Coyote 5.0 V8 Fun in the Last Pony Car Ford says people buy the Mustang for its looks. Ford is making sure the seventh-generation Mustang continues to be the American-built Pony Car motoring enthusiasts want, and maybe even need. wait a minute! While both have the turbocharged 2.3-liter

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Ford Fuel Economy Convert MPG 88

The Truth About Cars

JULY 25, 2023

It was almost certainly a coincidence that the site Ford chose to launch the 2024 Ford Mustang GT was near a horse-racing track. Full disclosure: Ford flew me to Southern California, fed me, and housed me for two nights. GTs are differentiated from EcoBoosts by a hood extractor that Ford says is functional. fender badge.

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Ford Price Power Powered 98

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

This was reinforced during a subsequent presentation by Robert Czarnowski, of Borg Warner, on that company’s new control strategy for a dual loop EGR system to meet projected future emissions standards. Bin 5 is no longer the target, it’s SULEV. Advances in SIDI. John Kirwan. Königstein (lecturer), Larsson, Grebe, Wu.

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Gasoline Diesel Engine Emissions 150

Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

Michelin Primacy all-season tires with 42% sustainable content – on Ford Explorer Michelin Primacy all-season tires with 42% sustainable content – on Ford Explorer Michelin Primacy all-season tires with 42% sustainable content – on Ford Explorer Michelin showcased the tire mounted on a new Ford Explorer.

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Buy Carbon Oil Green Cars 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2018

Ford has unveiled the all-new Ford Focus. The new Focus features a broad suite of Ford advanced driver assistance technologies and advanced EcoBoost gasoline and EcoBlue diesel engines offering a 10% fuel-efficiency improvement across the range. Ford’s multi-award-winning 1.0-liter The all-new 1.5-liter

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Fuel Economy Ford Gasoline Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2015

At the 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting in Houston last month, Yasser Jangjou and William Epling presented a paper on sulfur poisoning of the SCR reaction, noting that sulfur is a common automotive catalyst poison even for the newer metal-exchanged small pore zeolite selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts.

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2013 2015 Universal Emissions 150

Cars That Think

JUNE 9, 2022

He visited a Ford auto manufacturing plant in his home state of Michigan, watched the printing presses roll at the Detroit Free Press plant, and listened on his crystal radio receiver to the broadcast of Charles Lindbergh ’s transatlantic flight in 1927. As his fascination with different engineering fields grew, he set out to explore them.

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Engine Detroit Michigan Chicago 98

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Rather than simply pegging corporate car allowances primarily to income, Britain’s BIK taxes also take into account what kind of vehicle you’re driving and whether it has an exhaust pipe. The Ford Ranger is the country’s best-selling example, with 18,679 registrations for a 45.5 percent] market share in 2023.

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Sale Tax United Kingdom Automobile 102

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Without being exhaustive, let’s take a look at some examples. In an odd marketing twist, the new Ford Mustang Mach-E is an all-new all-electric car, but wears a hugely iconic name that is nothing like traditional Mustangs except for its horse badge and vigorous powertrain. I’m looking primarily at the U.S. A new old brand.

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Market Motorcycles Saturn Prius 70

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Source: Ford. At the US Department of Energy (DOE) Annual Merit Review in Washington, DC last week, Cory Weaver from Ford Research and Advanced Engineering reported that Ford has completed the planned build of 12 units of the new engine, and is working on vehicle integration for further testing per the project timeline.

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Fuel Economy Economy Ford Engine 247

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

The back-end has horizontal LED taillights and round, chrome-tipped twin exhaust ends that are integrated into a wind-channeling lower fascia. Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang. Road Test: 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements.

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MPG Cleaning Clean Mazda 85

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JUNE 26, 2012

ACC was tested by Ford, MAN, Volvo Cars, Volvo Trucks and Volkswagen. FCW was tested by Ford, MAN, Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks. Curve Speed Warning was tested by Ford. In addition, usability and acceptance were exhaustively evaluated. The final results were presented in Brussels on the 26-27 June 2012.

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Fuel Volvo Light Europe 231

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

The rear features twin chrome-tipped exhaust ports in the outer lower fascia and the letters P-A-L-I-S-A-D-E spread out between the vertical rectangular LED tail lights. Road Test: 2020 Ford Expedition. Road Test: 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid. Edging into luxury territory. The 2021 Hyundai Palisade is an excellent three-row SUV.

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Hyundai Fuel Economy SUV MPG 105