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Ford released plans today for its future portfolio of electified vehicles, including an all-electric SUV with 300 miles of range Perhaps more remarkable, it will offer hybrid versions of both the F-150 pickup truck—previously discussed for 2019 or so—and the Mustang sport coupe. It will also build a plug-in hybrid version of its "Transit Custom," a smaller 1-ton version of the commercial delivery van that's sold in Europe. DON'T MISS: Ford F-150 Hybrid Pickup Truck By 2020 Reconfirmed And in a move sure to please incoming president Donald Trump, it says it will cancel plans for a...
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Mayors of 4 capital cities to ban all diesel vehicles by 2025
The mayors of Athens, Madrid, Mexico City, and Paris pledged to ban all diesel vehicles in their jurisdictions by 2025.
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VW plans to build electric cars somewhere in N America after 2020
Volkswagen will build electric cars based on its MEB platform in North America beginning in 2021.
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Small cars leave U.S.: Ford to build next Focus in Mexico (Model E too)
Ford will build the next-generation Focus in Mexico.
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VW likely to build electric cars in North America by 2020: executive
Volkswagen may build an electric car in North America beginning in 2020.
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Half of North American power from renewable sources by 2025: plan
The U.S., Canada, and Mexico are expected to sign a pledge to generate more power from renewable sources.
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Two years ago, Ford successfully fought efforts by Tesla Motors to register the name "Model E" for what we now know as the Tesla Model 3, unveiled last week to great fanfare. Now it appears that the Detroit automaker may plan to use that name itself on a dedicated vehicle coming in 2019 that will be offered as a hybrid, a battery-electric car, and a plug-in hybrid. If that lineup sounds slightly familiar, it should: it's the same suite of versions that will be offered in the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq. DON'T MISS: Ford, Hyundai Dedicated Hybrids To Target 2016 Toyota Prius? (Aug 2014) Adding...
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Mexico urged to pass strong emissions limits for heavy trucks; 20,000 deaths cited
Environmental groups want Mexico to pass tougher emissions standards that have been pending for months.
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Cross-Border Carbon: Mexico Sets Limit On Climate-Change Emissions
Mexico is one of the first countries to submit an emissions-reduction plan ahead of U.N. climate-change negotiations.
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Chrysler, Toyota Now United In Shunning Mexican Fuel Standards
While automakers selling cars in North America have been happy to accept the 2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, the same can't be said for similar plans in Mexico. Last month we described how Toyota was refusing to support the new standards--and now Chrysler has joined the Japanese...
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Toyota Supports Higher MPG Standards In U.S. But Not Mexico?
Toyota has a reputation among U.S. car buyers for being green and offering fuel-efficient vehicles. But a recent post on the Natural Resources Defense Council blog painted a different picture. Noting that Toyota was suing to stop the implementation of fuel-economy rules in Mexico that duplicate...
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New Electric Car Race Series Lines Up On The Grid [Video]
If you happen to indulge in the twin passions of both electric cars and motorsport, you'll no doubt have heard of series such as the TTX-GP for electric racing motorcycles that holds events all over the world. A similar series has been slow to emerge for electric cars but at the recent United...
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Back in March, VW confirmed it would sell the Polo in the US in 2011. The five-door hatchback model was unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, and now Volkswagen has released details of the three-door hatch as well. US details to come It's like that VW will also offer a four-door sedan Polo model for the US market, just as its Volkswagen Golf hatchbacks are supplemented by the Jetta four-door sedan. Which, it's worth pointing out, consistently outsells the Golf models. How much the US-bound Polo will be altered from its German counterparts is open to question. Stefan Jacoby, CEO...