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- Ford Puts Gas Savings on the Front Burner
- Ford gave itself until 2020 to adopt a bunch of new fuel-saving technologies, but realized consumers don't want to wait. Many of its goals were pulled forward to 2013. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Ford's EcoBoost Engines offer Performance (and Fuel Economy)
- All the talk about hybrids and battery electric vehicles EVs somewhat obscures the fact that the internal-combustion engine will be with us for quite a while to come. And it makes a lot of sense to optimize it for fuel economy and emissions. Ford has now done...
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- Ford's Counts on EcoBoost to Meet Big Fuel Economy Targets
- Ford has big plans for the little engine that could. Its 3.5-liter EcoBoost powerplant is “the first V-6 direct-injection twin-turbocharged engine produced in North America.†The engine will be available this summer in the Lincoln MKS sedan. Later in the year, the fuel-efficient powerplant is scheduled to show up in the...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
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- SEMA show: Ford soups up a 1934 hot rod with EcoBoost:
- Ford is dropping a turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 into a replica 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe for SEMA. The car pumps out 400 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque, which means it should have no problem going head-to-head with the 302-cubic-inch V8s found in most hot rods. This also is the first...
- News items 2009-10-30
- Ford Introduces New EcoBoost Engine
- TheCarConnection.com submits: Ford’s new EcoBoost engine technology is heralded by the company as the key to finding a balance between power and economy. By combining the effects of direct-injection, variable valve timing, and turbocharging technologies, Ford is both increasing the power of its engines and reducing fuel consumption--a...
- External links 2009-09-16
- BorgWarner Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions Our first question will come from the line of Brian Johnson with Lehman Brothers. Brian Johnson – Lehman Brothers Hey. Questions are more strategic this morning. Can you give us any update on the likely pace through 2009, 2010, and 2011 of...
- Earnings calls 2008-07-31
- Ford's Electric Car...Built on the SUV Line
- It’s a sign of the times. Ford’s new Focus-based electric vehicle EV, will be built in a Wayne, Michigan factory that once built nothing but SUVsâ€"and supplied half of Ford’s worldwide profits. The Focus itself was designed in Europe and will debut in 2011. It’s a world...
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- $8 Billion DOE Funding for Ford, Nissan and...Tesla!
- Money is starting to flow from the Energy Department’s $25 billion loan program to develop U.S.-based advanced technology manufacturing capacity for fuel-efficient and battery vehicles, and the first $8 billion round goes to Ford, Tesla and Nissan. Ford is set to receive $5.9 billion in funding through...
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- Ford Flex is Different Things, in the Eye of the Beholder
- Even with a more fuel-efficient EcoBoost engine, the Ford Flex is still pretty thirsty, but it's a lot less thirsty than the big V-8 SUVs people are trading in, and still gets 355 hp. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Ford has powerful pickup, Mustang
- Ford will reveal the most expensive F-150 pickup ever and a powerful new race-track-only Mustang in Las Vegas today. Ford will build just 50 each of the $99,950 2010 F-150 Raptor XT, an off-road racer modeled on its Baja 1000 race truck, and the dragstrip-ready 2010 Mustang Cobra Jet. Ford...
- News items 2009-11-03
- Ford C-Max: A Small Car for Europe, and Beyond?
- Following the publication of several spy shots of the upcoming C-Max people-mover, Ford of Europe has gone ahead and released its own official images. The heretofore-secret C-Max, scheduled to go into production in Europe next year, will have its official debut Sept. 15 during press previews of the 2009 Frankfurt...
- News items 2009-09-03
- The Woman Driving Ford's Big Bet on Electric
- As Ford?s new director of global electrification, it?s Nancy Gioia?s job to make sure the company delivers cutting-edge, fuel-efficient vehicles. In an interview with BNET she talks about how Ford has changed, what she?s doing to get her team to deliver, and why managers should bring...
- Articles 2009-11-13
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