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Ford is serious about increasing the “greenâ€, i.e. hybrid and electric offerings, in its line-up. The first step is the launch of five new vehicles this year: the all-electric version of the Focus and the hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of the C-MAX people carrier and the Fusion mid-size sedan.
- Ford Starts New Mondeo Hybrid Production In Europe [w/video]
Ford has begun production of its first hybrid electric car sold in Europe, the all-new Mondeo Hybrid. Built at Ford’s plant in Valencia, Spain, the Mondeo Hybrid combines a specially-developed 2.0-liter petrol engine with two electric motors and...
- Ford Triples Number Of Dealers That Can Sell Evs And Plug-in Hybrids
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a hybrid, plug-in and all-electric vehicle war raging in the U.S. new car market right now and Ford is one of the parties engaged in it. Attacking Toyota and its Prius range claiming that its own hybrids...
- Ford To Launch C-max Full-hybrid And Plug-in Electric In Europe In 2013
Ford said today that it plans to launch full-hybrid and a plug-in electric derivatives of its new C-MAX five-seat minivan in Europe in 2013. The Detroit automaker said that both hybrid variants of the C-MAX will be built at the company's Valencia...
- Ford Gets $5.9 Billion Gov. Tech Loans, Says Electric Focus Will Arrive In 2011, Plug-in Hybrid By 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that Ford has been approved for a $5.9 billion government loan to develop fuel-saving technologies that will reduce the nation's dependency on foreign oil. Ford, which is the only American automaker not...
- Toyota To Ford: Beat This, We've Sold Over One Million Hybrids In The U.s.
Just the other day, Ford pompously announced that it sold its 100,000th hybrid SUV. Today -and we seriously doubt that this is a coincidence - Toyota announced that the total combined Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicle sales in the U.S. have topped the one...
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Ford Invests US$135 Million for the Faster Development of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Ford is serious about increasing the “greenâ€, i.e. hybrid and electric offerings, in its line-up. The first step is the launch of five new vehicles this year: the all-electric version of the Focus and the hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of the C-MAX people carrier and the Fusion mid-size sedan.
The Blue Oval has decided to increase its efforts towards the electrification of its fleet and speed up the time needed to bring new models to the market. To that end, Ford announced on Wednesday that it will invest US$135 million in the design, engineering and production of key components for its new hybrid and electric vehicles.
Read more »- Ford Starts New Mondeo Hybrid Production In Europe [w/video]
Ford has begun production of its first hybrid electric car sold in Europe, the all-new Mondeo Hybrid. Built at Ford’s plant in Valencia, Spain, the Mondeo Hybrid combines a specially-developed 2.0-liter petrol engine with two electric motors and...
- Ford Triples Number Of Dealers That Can Sell Evs And Plug-in Hybrids
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a hybrid, plug-in and all-electric vehicle war raging in the U.S. new car market right now and Ford is one of the parties engaged in it. Attacking Toyota and its Prius range claiming that its own hybrids...
- Ford To Launch C-max Full-hybrid And Plug-in Electric In Europe In 2013
Ford said today that it plans to launch full-hybrid and a plug-in electric derivatives of its new C-MAX five-seat minivan in Europe in 2013. The Detroit automaker said that both hybrid variants of the C-MAX will be built at the company's Valencia...
- Ford Gets $5.9 Billion Gov. Tech Loans, Says Electric Focus Will Arrive In 2011, Plug-in Hybrid By 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that Ford has been approved for a $5.9 billion government loan to develop fuel-saving technologies that will reduce the nation's dependency on foreign oil. Ford, which is the only American automaker not...
- Toyota To Ford: Beat This, We've Sold Over One Million Hybrids In The U.s.
Just the other day, Ford pompously announced that it sold its 100,000th hybrid SUV. Today -and we seriously doubt that this is a coincidence - Toyota announced that the total combined Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicle sales in the U.S. have topped the one...