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Ford Cleans Up With Canadian Green Car Award
by admin on Apr 17th, 2013
The Ford Fusion Hybrid has been awarded the Canadian Green Car Award by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada. Ford didn’t only win the award, the automaker had 4 cars in the top ten. That’s pretty good going by any standard. The other Fords that made it to the competition were the Ford C-Max Energi, Ford Edge EcoBoost and Ford Focus Electric. Also in the running were the Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. All are ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: C-Max, Ford, Fuel Efficient, Green News
2013 Ford CMax Energi Most Efficient Hybrid Ever
by admin on Oct 12th, 2012
We mentioned the 2013 Ford C-Max Energi a little while ago as one of two new C-Max models being released by Ford this year. The Energi plug-in hybrid would accompany the standard C-Max hybrid onto lots at the end of this year. The original plan was for the Ford CMax Energi to beat the Toyota Prius and achieve more than the 95 MPG EPA rating the Japanese hybrid delivers. We’re sure Ford would also like to have beaten the 98 MPG rati...Read More » Tags
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2013 Ford C-Max Shows How Hybrids Should Be
by admin on Jul 23rd, 2012
The hybrid market is a very competitive one. From the very first production Prius, it has hard fought as many automakers see it as either a viable future to motoring, or at least as a growth market to more ecologically aware consumers. Ford are bringing two models to market to tackle this segment, the Ford C-Max, a standard gas/electric hybrid and the Ford C-Max Energi, a plug in version. Whether they make much eco-sense or not, the hybrid ...Read More » Tags
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2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid, Fuel Efficiency Without the Compromise
by admin on Jul 6th, 2012
The all-new 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid is the automakers attempt to bring new consumers into the fuel-efficient fold. The company hopes that the hybrid version of the popular utility vehicle will tempt those who wouldn’t normally consider a hybrid by offering a solid engine at an attractive price. The two main stalling points for any fuel-efficient solution is performance and cost. It’s rare that a hybrid is as cheap, or as fun to dr...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Blog, C-Max, Focus Electric, Ford, Fuel Efficient, News, Technology
Ford Sets Price for 2012 Focus Electric
by admin on Nov 10th, 2011
Ford Prices its Focus EV at $39,995 Ford has started selling its all-new 2012 Focus Electric in a limited number of markets in the US. Ford is now competing head on with GM and Nissan, with a price that matches the Chevrolet Volt, but is a little bit more than the Nissan Leaf, which starts at about $35,200. The 2012 Focus EV is the first of five planned electrified Ford vehicles. The Canadian price has not been released, but the EV's rel...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Blog, C-Max, Escape, Ford, Fuel Efficient, Green News
2013 Escape, Ford’s Fuel Economy Champion SUV
by admin on Oct 14th, 2011
2013 Ford Escape Getting Greener Ford has announced plans for it's 2013 Escape SUV, one of it's leading fuel efficient vehicles. The new 2013 Escape will be the first Ford model to offer two different EcoBoost engines, use direct injection and turbocharging to produce more horsepower from a small cylinder displacement. The 2013 Escape is slated to be Ford's "Fuel Efficiency Champion" in the 4 cylinder vehicles class. There have been no announ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: 2012 Ford C-Max, Blog, C-Max, Focus Electric, Ford, Fuel Efficient, Green News
2012 Ford Focus Gets Solar Powered
by admin on Aug 17th, 2011
Ford Offers Solar Powered Recharger for EVs Ford announced it will sell an optional home solar energy system to offset about 1,000 miles of driving a month. The home rooftop solar system also helps to counter complaints from environmentalists who argue that driving an electric vehicle isn't the greenest choice because electricity from the grid is often produced by burning coal and other fossil fuels. The solar system will have a base price...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: 2012 Ford C-Max, 2012 Nissan Leaf, Blog, C-Max, Ford, Leaf, News, Nissan
Nissan and Ford Electric Vehicle News
by admin on Jun 21st, 2011
Nissan Turning Over a New Leaf, Ford Getting More Electrified Nissan has announced that their 2012 Leaf will be out in the Fall of 2011. One change that will no doubt make the Leaf a little more appealing to Canadians is Nissan's decision to make the Cold Weather Package standard. The Cold Weather Package includes a battery heater, heated outside mirrors, a heated steering wheel, heated front and rear seats and an HVAC duct to the rear s...Read More » Tags
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