Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2010

Total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales increased 33.5% Total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales decreased 15.4% Overall, GM dealers in the US delivered 208,511 vehicles in December—a total sales decline of 6% from the previous year, driven primarily by declines in fleet sales (-33%) and in sales of non-core brands (-55%).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Mercury Mariner sales were 3,921 (also a record for August), up 50%. Mercury Milan sales were 3,844, up 112%. Ford saw its total sales increase 17% year-on-year in August, including fleet sales. Retail sales were down 17% while fleet sales declined 29%. The new Fusion and Milan hybrids posted 2,593 units. year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2014

With additional fleet turnover, EPA expects these reductions to grow to 80% by the year 2030. Other results include: a 66% reduction in benzene; a nearly 60% reduction in mercury from man-made sources such as coal-fired power plants; an 84% decrease of lead in outdoor air; the removal of an estimated 1.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

by volume compared with a year ago, driven by a 75% reduction in fleet sales. GM’s car sales compared with January were up nearly 23%, and crossover sales increased 6%, as financing availability continued to improve and slightly more fleet orders were able to be filled. General Motors delivered 127,296 vehicles in February, down 52.9%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

Ford maintained its number two spot in the US market in May 2009, with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury reporting sales of 155,954 units, down 24.3% Combined sales for the Fusion and Milan hybrids and the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids totaled 3,906—a new company record for hybrid sales in a single month. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Comparing GM’s April sales with March, total volume was up 11%, or about 16,600 cars, crossovers and trucks, largely driven by a return to more normal volumes of fleet sales compared with a very weak first quarter. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 129,898, down 31% compared with April 2008. Sales of cars were down 28.8%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Other results included: Ford Fusion sales totaled 17,610, a July record and up 66% versus a year ago, and Mercury Milan sales were up 60%. Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

2010 Mercury Milan and Milan Hybrid. With investments in new engine, transmission and driveline components, Ford plans to improve its average US vehicle fuel economy by approximately 20% fleet-wide through the end of 2010 versus 200—with plans to increase car and truck fuel economy by more than 35% by 2015 via powertrain advancements.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 15, 2024

The original Ford Taurus first appeared as a 1986 model , going through three generations and nearly 10 million sales (counting the Mercury Sable ) before getting the axe in October of 2006. That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Driven by an 80% reduction in fleet sales, GM dealers in the United States delivered 128,198 light-duty vehicles in January, down 48.9% Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 90,596 in January, down 38.9% Fleet sales were down 65% including a 90% decline in sales to daily rental customers. percent compared with a year ago.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Just like, say, Ford—which was then in the process of killing Mercury, to leave it with only Ford and Lincoln. More name-brand customers followed, including the third-party fleet-management company Merchants Fleet, which said it was negotiating to procure 12,600 Zevo 600s, the first of which are to enter its clients’ fleets early in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

Ford, Lincoln and Mercury March 2009 sales totaled 125,107, down 41% by volume year-on-year. Retail sales were down 36% compared with a year ago and fleet sales were down 50%. Toyota’s total hybrid sales dropped 56.4% year-on-year to 13,747 units in March 2009, with sales of the Prius down 56.8% to 8,924 units.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It’s now or never if humans hope to prevent the mercury from increasing by 1.5° The post Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Many wonder, “why not install solar panels on an EV’s roof?”

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 19, 2007

Annual GHG emissions reductions were significant in every scenario combination of the study, reaching a maximum reduction of 612 million metric tons in 2050 (High PHEV fleet penetration, Low electric sector CO2 intensity case). Cumulative GHG emissions reductions from 2010 to 2050 can range from 3.4 billion metric tons.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 16, 2024

Behind the Wheel Clean Fleet Report spent about 10 days in the Prologue Elite AWD. The 2024 Honda Prologue is available in eight colors: North Shore Pearl, Pacific Blue Metallic, Raven Black, Scarlet Red Metallic, Snowfall Pearl, Sonic Gray Pearl and Mercury Silver Metallic which adorned Clean Fleet Report’s Prologue Elite.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 21, 2024

When Tesla’s mercurial leader fired the company’s entire 500-person Supercharging team a few months ago, EV pundits predicted that most of these highly-skilled pros would soon be snapped up by other companies. Tinucci served in several leading roles in Tesla’s charging team over the last six years, and led the team for the last two.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

The Federal Government now requires a fleet average of 35.5mpg by the 2016 model year - this is an increase from today’s average of 25.3mpg. The manufacturer has already added full hybrid versions of the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan to its existing Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids.

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Drive Electric NZ

MAY 1, 2023

of the entire vehicle fleet. The changes to the Clean Car Discount appear designed to encourage even cleaner vehicles entering our fleet; this will mean more PHEVs and BEVs coming in and over time fewer petrol and diesel vehicles. This is still just 1.5% There’s more to do.

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Drive Electric NZ

APRIL 5, 2023

While EV registrations have picked up dramatically, they still only comprise less than 2 per cent of the fleet. . “Drive Electric’s election manifesto calls on political parties to push forward with more bold policies for the decarbonisation of transport. There’s much more to be done.

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Drive Electric NZ

MAY 15, 2022

The post [PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future appeared first on Drive Electric.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2009

During the first nine months of 2009, Ford’s US hybrid sales are 73 per cent higher than during the same period in 2008 largely thanks to the introduction of hybrid versions of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, which went on sale for the first time in March, 2009.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

2010 Mercury Milan and Milan Hybrid. Ford is also hoping to improve its average US vehicle fuel economy by approximately 20 per cent fleet-wide through the end of 2010. New vehicle introductions for the 2010 model year include: 2010 Ford Taurus and Taurus SHO. 2010 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid. 2010 Ford Mustang and Shelby GT500.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

Teslas reportedly make up about 80% of Hertz’s EV fleet, and EVs make up about 11% of Hertz’s total rental fleet. Sources: The Mercury News , Car and Driver , Reuters The post The real reason Hertz is selling EVs – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 23, 2009

The plug-in version will only be available for fleet service and will not be sold at retail to the general public. The fleet models will be part of a test bed for Toyota and future development of the plug-in Prius may at some point lead to a consumer model. The plug-in Prius is a separate model from the all new 2010 Prius Hybrid.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Especially for commercial customers who are often more spreadsheet-driven, where the benefits of longer-term fuel and maintenance savings are more clear than they are to the mercurial consumer. 2025 Ford E-Transit is much cheaper than gas after incentives In addition to these options, the 2025 E-Transit now starts at an even $51,000.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009. Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) San Jose Mercury News ). Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

When batteries end up in landfills or incinerators, they release harmful substances like heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium) and toxic chemicals into the soil, air and water. The post Battery Recycling: A Crucial Step Toward Curbing Global Warming first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Several years back, Ford engaged in a modelling strategy to determine what it’s fleet fuel economy should be over time given a proportional contribution to achieving an atmospheric CO 2 concentration of 450 ppm, said Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering. Planning background.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 9, 2007

As I read in the San Jose Mercury News about California's flex-fuel fleet fiasco. a near silent electric trolley bus passes by my window on Haight St in San Francisco, an old technology tried, true, and spurned by the environmental "experts" of the present and recent past.

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