Ford Fusion Hybrid Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:45:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Ford’s Hybrids May Soon Drive Themselves https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-autonomous-hybrid/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-autonomous-hybrid/#respond Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:45:57 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58379 Perhaps sooner than you think, your car will be driving itself. Hot on the heels of last week’s announcement that Ford would fund electric vehicle product expansion via a multi-billion dollar investment, the carmaker revealed its ambitions regarding driverless cars. Ford autonomous hybrid vehicles are definitely in the future. At Ford’s Research & Innovation Center, situated […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-autonomous-hybrid/feed/ 0 58379 Ford Hybrid Vehicles to be Reprogrammed for Fuel Economy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-hybrid-vehicles-to-be-reprogrammed-for-fuel-economy-20130717/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-hybrid-vehicles-to-be-reprogrammed-for-fuel-economy-20130717/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:05:31 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39450 When the Ford hybrid vehicle lineup hit the market last year, including the Ford C-Max and Fusion Hybrids and Lincoln MKZ hybrid, drivers flocked to fuel economy claims as high as 47mpg, and up to 108mpg-e in the case of the Energi PHEV variants. Then came the disappointment that just added to an already-disappointed stream […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-hybrid-vehicles-to-be-reprogrammed-for-fuel-economy-20130717/feed/ 0 39450 2012 Sales of Electric Cars and Hybrids Surge After Achieving Mainstream Acceptance https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-sales-of-electric-cars-and-hybrids-surge-after-achieving-mainstream-acceptance-20121221/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-sales-of-electric-cars-and-hybrids-surge-after-achieving-mainstream-acceptance-20121221/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:49:10 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30215 At first, mainstream consumers in the 1990s were reluctant to consider hybrid automobiles as a viable option. There was some concern over the longevity of the technology and the cost effectiveness. Now consumers are beginning to understand the importance of hybrid vehicles and see the benefits of owning these eco-friendly cars. The research firm Mintel […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-sales-of-electric-cars-and-hybrids-surge-after-achieving-mainstream-acceptance-20121221/feed/ 0 30215 Electric Ford Focus On The Market by 2011 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-ford-focus-2010-20100112/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-ford-focus-2010-20100112/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:16:45 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6215 This Monday, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Ford announced their intentions to build a next-generation Ford Focus, an all-electric version of the vehicle, starting next year.

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