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Affordable Audi electric, Ford police hybrids, Tesla refunds: Today's Car News
Audi will build an upscale car on VW's affordable electric-car platform. Ford is taking orders from police departments for its more efficient hybrid police cruisers. Tesla will refund the full amount if it doesn't deliver cars in time for the full federal tax credit. And how do our readers see the... read more
2019 Toyota Prius AWD price, more VW electrics, French protests: Today's Car News
Toyota announced pricing for the new 2019 Prius AWD-e. In trade talks with the Trump administration, VW's CEO revealed the company could use Ford factories in the U.S. to... read more December 5, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
VW could use US Ford factories to build its upcoming electric cars
In trade talks in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess revealed the automaker is talking with Ford about using its factories in the U.S., and possibly... read more December 5, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
VW may share electric-car platform with Ford
Volkswagen is investing $40 billion in new electric cars and plans to have 27 new models on the market by 2022. Ford announced last March that it will invest $11 billion in... read more November 1, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Ford recalls Focus Electric, Fusion Energi, and C-Max Energi charge cords
Ford announced a recall on Wednesday of the 120-volt charge cords supplied with nearly all of the plug-in hybrid and electric cars it built through 2015. The cars affected... read more August 22, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
2019 Ford Fusion Energi gets longer electric range
Ford is boosting the battery size and electric range of its Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid sedan for 2019. The new battery will store 9 kwh, up from 7 kwh, to give the 2019... read more August 20, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
New Ford cab take stabs at fuel-efficient powertrains
If you're like us, you can remember seas of yellow Ford Crown Victorias dashing through cramped city streets, shuttling tourists and Carrie Bradshaws through New York City... read more June 15, 2018 by Aaron Cole
2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke first drive: diesel, the not-so-efficient way
Ford has a gem of a diesel engine under the hood of the 2018 F-150 Power Stroke—as long as drivers aren’t enamored with good fuel economy. Wait, what? After a day... read more April 26, 2018 by Andrew Ganz
Cars out at Ford, small crossovers and SUVs left to take up efficiency banner
Passenger cars at Ford have short lives. The automaker announced Wednesday that it would pare its lineup to just two cars: The Mustang and a new Focus Active crossover, which... read more April 26, 2018 by Aaron Cole
Ford releases fuel economy figures for new F-150 diesel
A full-sized pickup that can get 30 mpg sounds impressive, and it is. Ford has released the fuel economy ratings for the new F150 Powerstroke diesel, and that's the highway... read more April 19, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
2019 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid gets 25 miles from revised battery
Ford was the first U.S. carmaker to sell a hybrid-electric vehicle, as well as the second to offer a plug-in hybrid. But since 2013, the carmaker hasn't released a single new... read more March 20, 2018 by John Voelcker
Ford's future hybrid, electric-car lineup: 5 things to know
The "Ford Uncovered Future Product Forum" held Thursday for journalists was a break in recent tradition for Detroit's second-largest automaker. The abrupt firing of CEO Mark... read more March 16, 2018 by John Voelcker
Ford's future 300-mile all-electric performance SUV: what we know
Lots of automakers wish they could get a bite of Tesla’s business. Ford first said more than a year ago that it would launch a long-range battery-electric vehicle... read more March 16, 2018 by Internet Brands
Ford to electrify most SUVs, promises to pass Toyota in hybrids
Ford hasn’t given up on hybrids and electric cars, despite letting its existing models languish since 2013. That was the message conveyed by various executives at an... read more March 15, 2018 by Internet Brands
Will 2021 Ford Escape bring back hybrid model (or plug-in hybrid)?
Tomorrow, Ford is hosting journalists at an unusual event called "Ford Uncovered," at which it may discuss some of its future products for 2020 and beyond. Key among the... read more March 14, 2018 by John Voelcker
XL Hybrids adds Ford F-250 hybrid to F-150 plug-in hybrid pickups; production to start in March
The idea of a Ford F-Series hybrid pickup truck has now been around since August 2011, but its maker now expects to launch such a truck sometime during 2020. Meanwhile, on... read more February 27, 2018 by John Voelcker
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