Ford News
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Ford has announced that the EPA officially gave its new Fusion Hybrid 41 MPG highway and 36 MPG city fuel eficiceny ratings. This notes Ford is the highest ratings given to a mid-sized car and even beats the much smaller Civic Hybrid by 1 MPG in city driving. The Fusion hybrid also unique from other hybrids in its ability to go up to 45 mph in all-electric mode. It uses nickel-metal hydride batteries, regenerative braking, and has a 155 HP 2.5 L 4 cylinder engine. The expected MSRP is $27,270 and goes on sale in 2009. Source (Ford)
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Celgard Wins Battery Development ContractThe United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) and the U.S. Department of Energy have awarded Celgard, LLC. with a contract to improve lithium-ion battery separator technology. Battery separators are electronic insulating layers that prevent batteries from overheating, which improves their...
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Ford Tells Congress its Plan to Build Electric Cars
Ford Motor Company just submitted a business plan to Congress which is to explain the rationale for it getting a government loan. The plan includes the first information about the automakers plan to go electric. Per Ford: Ford provided initial details of an accelerated vehicle electrification plan...
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Concerned About Plug-In Hybrid Battery Life? How's 180,000 Miles?
Plug-in hybrid batteries may last longer than you own your car. Southern California Edison (SCE) said Tuesday that they've continuously tested a Johnson Control-Saft lithium-ion battery subpack for the equivalent of 180,000 miles with minimal degradation; and the test is still ongoing. You could...
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2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Priced at $27,270 Will Get 39 M.P.G.
Ford has just announced pricing on its 2010 Fusion Hybrid which is expected to go on sale in 2009. The vehicle uses a 155 hp 2.5 L engine running on the Atkinson Cycle and married to a parallel electric motor capable of propelling the car at speeds up to 47 mph. It also features a SmartGuage unique...
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LA Auto Show Reveal: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
With the introduction of two new hybrids at the LA Auto Show, Ford has doubled their number of gas-electric hybrid models. And with the 2010 Fusion hybrid, Ford hopes to appeal to a young, city-living consumer. Available at Ford dealerships late next year (with a yet-to-be-announced price tag), the...
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