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Greenwashing at Ford Motor?
Ford Motor. Co. has a long, albeit mixed history of developing greener vehicles. Their strategy appears to focus on offering more choices to consumers. Ford has been working on cleaner vehicles dating all the way back to the 1990′s when they explored air-hybrid cars, but they shelved the plans because they lacked the necessary technology [...]
In Focus: Green Technology at Ford
Car drivers are going green. Whether it’s because they’ve grown environmentally conscious, or they simply want to pay less at the pump, consumers are flocking to more efficient vehicles. Due to this rise in demand (as well as advancements in clean energy), car companies themselves are putting forth a strong effort to make eco-friendly additions [...]
Consumer Reports Accuses Ford of Falsifying Fuel Economies
Though they insisted it was an honest mistake, about a month or so ago, Hyundai and Kia were caught exaggerating fuel economies across their expansive model line. Yesterday, Consumer Reports accused the Ford Motor Company of doing the same. The consumer protection magazine is arguing that neither the new Ford C-MAX nor the new Ford [...]
In Focus: The Big 3 Engine Technologies
Even if you have a decent understanding of how a combustion engine works, you could still be confused by all the buzzwords these various automakers use to differentiate their eco-friendly products from the norm. I could spend all day talking about each manufacturer’s variation – Mitsubishi’s MIVEC, AVCS from Subaru, VANOS by BMW – but [...]
The 2012 Election: It’s All About Energy
Recently, GTM asked how the results of the 2012 election will impact U.S. greentech, but a new poll suggests that question put the horse before the cart. The first question is how greentech will impact the 2012 election. Public Policy Polling (PPP) asked 22,412 likely voters in eight states considered to have the potential to [...]
No More Hybrid Taxis in NYC
Last year, Nissan won the competition to make New York City’s new taxis, which will replace the iconic Yellow Cabs starting next year. At the time, we were disappointed that Nissan’s taxis would only get 25 miles per gallon (mpg) (although that’s double what current yellow cabs get). Now we’re even more disappointed that phasing in [...]
Walmart Installs 14K Solar Panels at AZ Distribution Facility
Companies like Google, Apple and Facebook often capture headlines with their clean energy initiatives, but over the last year, Walmart has become an installed solar capacity leader. The company completed its 100th solar installation in the U.S. with dozens more planned in the near future. Now Walmart is taking it one step further at its [...]
Taking A Look at Ford’s EcoBoost Engine
With most manufacturers trying their hand at hybrid and electric power systems in their cars, it’s quite refreshing that Ford is still keeping faith in the good ol’ combustible engine, albeit on a smaller scale. The European market has been the first to sample the American marque’s 1.0 litre EcoBoost petrol engine. With just three [...]
Ford Hits the Accelerator on Eco-friendly Vehicles
There’s a competition brewing between two giant automakers to see who can come up with a greener engine. Ford Motor Co is gunning to beat Toyota’s record on fuel economy. The No. 2 U.S. automaker is accelerating development of its hybrid and electric vehicles by bringing the design and production of key components in-house. Ford [...]