Ford is “charging” into Earth Day by launching new initiatives that encourage people to take a more sustainable approach in life year-round with a national electrified vehicle education program, multi-city tour, and the debut of a 10-film, short documentary series with SHFT.com, an award-winning sustainability lifestyle platform. [...]
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Ford Launches Documentary Series, Education Push & Electric Car to Help Customers Make Greener ShiftIt might be ugly, but its cost and fuel economy will be over-whelming What if every automaker sold as many hybrid vehicles as did Toyota last month? Yesterday was an interesting day. Turns out that hybrid cars are more green than plug-ins in a majority of American markets. And, even where plug-ins offer a significant green advantage, [...] [...] By Huw Evans Given the timing, does it sound like the president’s alleging that speculators are culpable for rising oil prices is an election campaign strategy? This is what some have quickly said, but a presidential proposal nonetheless aims to stiffen penalties for those found to be gaming the system at the peoples’ expense. read more [...] By Philippe Crowe Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman, Bill Ford. Inline with Earth Day, Ford is launching new initiatives that encourage people to take a more sustainable approach with a national electrified vehicle education program, multi-city tour, and the debut of a 10-film, short documentary series with SHFT.com. The documentary, “The Big SHFT: 10 Innovators Changing Our World,” [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe British Columbia’s Modo carsharing service is in full expansion and favors the Prius as it renews its fleet of 250 vehicles. In total, the not-for-profit carsharing coop has spent over $1 million purchasing new vehicles since October 1, the start of its fiscal year. Most of the cars purchased were Prius Liftbacks, but Douglas [...] [...] By Huw Evans Among other recycled materials, Ford wants to use shredded U.S. cash to make certain items in its new vehicles. Most modern vehicles incorporate a lot of plastics and resins. Traditionally those have come from oil. However, with the rising oil prices and a need to further improve sustainability, automakers are looking more and more [...] [...] By Jeff Cobb General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck plant is back to producing Chevy Volts and Opel/Vauxhall Amperas a week earlier than scheduled due to encouraging March Volt sales of 2,289 units. GM had shut down the plug-in hybrid’s assembly line for an initially scheduled period of five weeks to help curtail excess supply, but says it is now [...] [...] By Huw Evans Today General Motors said its Chevrolet and GMC dual-fuel extended-cab pickups will retail for $11,000 above comparable Silverado and Sierra HD 2500 three-quarter-ton models. The trucks, powered by 6.0-liter Vortec V8 engines are able to run on gasoline or compressed natural gas. Although the latter requires a separate fuel tank, GM says the Type [...] [...] |
 
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