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After advertising its new C-MAX Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid 47 mpg mileage, Ford faced a lot of negative publicity, along with a federal class-action lawsuit, when Consumer Reports published its own test findings that were 17 and 21 percent lower than the EPA-certified mileage.
- Ford Doubles Production Of The Mkz Hybrid For The 2014 Model Year
Ford said it will double production of the MKZ Hybrid sedan for the 2014 model year, with forty percent dedicated to building the hybrid variant, according to Raj Nair, Ford’s vice president of global product development. The current 2013 MKZ...
- Ford Faces Federal Class-action Lawsuit Over C-max And Fusion Hybrids Mpg Numbers
It was probably a matter of time before someone picked up the Consumer Reports review that accused Ford of misstating the 2013 C-MAX Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid fuel economy numbers and filing a lawsuit. The publication contested the 47 mpg city/highway/combined...
- Lights Out: Fisker Karma Breaks Down During Consumer Reports Testing [video]
Having an A-list of celebrities like Leonardo Di Caprio, Al Gore and Justin Bieber as your clients is good for promoting your brand-new hybrid luxury sedan. On the downside, receiving an EPA consumption rating far-far away from your own figures, issuing...
- Study Forecasts That Hybrids Will Account For 20% Of U.s. Car Sales By 2020
By the end of the next decade, hybrid car sales in the U.S. will account for 19.4 percent of the total market, according to a new study from JPMorgan. The investment bank's auto analysts also predict that global hybrid car sales will increase more...
- The Good 12 V3.0 - Part Iii
FORD FUSION HYBRID Specifying one specific Fusion model when the whole range of Ford's mid-size sedan has been improved may seem surprising at first glance. Consider the Fusion Hybrid's conventional way of going about its business, however,...
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Ford Says EPA May Revise Hybrid Testing Procedures, Promises to Fix MyTouch System
After advertising its new C-MAX Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid 47 mpg mileage, Ford faced a lot of negative publicity, along with a federal class-action lawsuit, when Consumer Reports published its own test findings that were 17 and 21 percent lower than the EPA-certified mileage.
During the Deutche Bank Global Industry Conference in Detroit on Tuesday, January 15, Ford’s product development chief Raj Nair disclosed that the EPA may change its testing procedures concerning the consumption of hybrid models.
Read more »- Ford Doubles Production Of The Mkz Hybrid For The 2014 Model Year
Ford said it will double production of the MKZ Hybrid sedan for the 2014 model year, with forty percent dedicated to building the hybrid variant, according to Raj Nair, Ford’s vice president of global product development. The current 2013 MKZ...
- Ford Faces Federal Class-action Lawsuit Over C-max And Fusion Hybrids Mpg Numbers
It was probably a matter of time before someone picked up the Consumer Reports review that accused Ford of misstating the 2013 C-MAX Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid fuel economy numbers and filing a lawsuit. The publication contested the 47 mpg city/highway/combined...
- Lights Out: Fisker Karma Breaks Down During Consumer Reports Testing [video]
Having an A-list of celebrities like Leonardo Di Caprio, Al Gore and Justin Bieber as your clients is good for promoting your brand-new hybrid luxury sedan. On the downside, receiving an EPA consumption rating far-far away from your own figures, issuing...
- Study Forecasts That Hybrids Will Account For 20% Of U.s. Car Sales By 2020
By the end of the next decade, hybrid car sales in the U.S. will account for 19.4 percent of the total market, according to a new study from JPMorgan. The investment bank's auto analysts also predict that global hybrid car sales will increase more...
- The Good 12 V3.0 - Part Iii
FORD FUSION HYBRID Specifying one specific Fusion model when the whole range of Ford's mid-size sedan has been improved may seem surprising at first glance. Consider the Fusion Hybrid's conventional way of going about its business, however,...