Skip to Content

econetic


Frankfurt 2009: Ford Focus ECOnetic gets down to 99 g/km of CO2

Ford has been offering a low CO2 ECOnetic version of the European Focus for over a year now, but a newly-refreshed version is being unveiled in Frankfurt this week. The main upgrade from the existing car is the addition of a new auto-start-stop system that helps drive down fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions from the already low 104 g/km to just 99 g/km. The consumption rate for diesel fuel is 61.8 mpg (U.S.) on the EU combined driving cycle. The Focus is the first Ford-badged car to get the start stop system which, like other ... Read more →

Bad timing department: Ford hypes BP ties as BP shuts down alternative energy division Sebastian Blanco

Ford UK might enjoy being tied to British Petroleum through BP's Fuel Efficiency Challenge, but the timing of Ford's announcement that its Focus ECOnetic is part of the low-mpg tour could have ...

What's old is new again: upshift lights are back again with more smarts Sam Abuelsamid

Up-shift indicator lights that tell drivers when to change gears are not a new concept. They date back to at least the mid-1980s when they were first installed in cars in the early days of CAFE. ...

Ford lines up low-CO2 offerings across the range to benefit from new VED regulations Xavier Navarro

Ford UK has announced improvements to the C-Max model that bring the car into the important sub-120g/km of CO2 range. The 1.6 TDCi models now emit just 119g/km and that means the Vehicle Excise Duty ...

Ford ECOnetic wins OekoGlobe 2008 award Xavier Navarro

Thanks to its widespread use and low emissions, the Ford ECOnetic lineup of cars, which are focused on low CO2 emissions, got an OekoGlobe 2008 award in Germany. The award, given in the category of ...

Ford UK pinning a lot on new Econetic models, including the Fiesta 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We're fully aware that Ford will be bringing the 62mpg, 98g/km CO2 Fiesta Econetic to the British Motor Show. What was less noticeable was just how much faith Ford is putting into how this fuel-efficient little ride and the others in the Econetic lineup. As the release pasted after the jump makes ...

Ford Focus Econectic voted Car of the Year by Whatgreencar? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

British environmental site Whatgreencar has decided that nary a hybrid nor a tiny car should win their Car of the Year award. Instead, they chose the Econetic version of the Ford Focus. The Focus Econetic sports improved aerodynamics, engine lubrication and low rolling resistance tires to reduce ...

Ford looking for the UK's greenest motorist 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Think you know how to wring every last centimeter of distance out of the energy in your car's tank? Ford is ready for you to prove what you've got through the "Ford ECOnetic Smart Driving Challenge," which was announced today at the Eden Project's "Sexy Green Car Show." The ...

99 g/km CO2 Fiesta coming "soon" to Europe 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge Soon after the new Ford Fiesta launches in Eurpe in July, a version "with 99 grams per kilometer CO2 will come very quickly," Ford of Europe Chairman Lewis Booth has told Automotive News Europe. This is the EcoNetic version of the Fiesta, which was announced at the Geneva Motor ...

Ford Europe's ECOnetic vehicles selling well 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the S-Max for a high-res gallery Ford has already sold 3000 Euro-market Focus ECOnetic models prior to the vehicle's official on-sale date. Many of these units are headed to businesses interested in lowering their fleets' carbon footprints. Because of the low added cost, the vehicles are ...

Geneva 2008: Ford lays out array of CO2 reduction measures 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge EcoBoost. The ECOnetic brand, including the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, a car that emits under 100g/km of CO2 Flexifuel engines Compressed natural gas These four items are the cornerstones of Ford of Europe's attempt to reduce the environmental impact of the Blue Oval across ...

Geneva 2008: Ford outlines sustainability strategy 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge Ahead of the Geneva Motor Show next month, Ford has further elaborated on its sustainable mobility plans. Just as Ford execs like Derrik Kuzak have described here in the U.S. recently, Ford's European plan includes cost-effective solutions. With the intent to get large numbers of ...

Ford unveils the complete range of ECOnetic vehicles in Frankfurt 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ford has announced the complete range of ECOnectic models of its lineup. Besides the already known Ford Focus ECOnetic, which is good for 115 g of CO2 per km, with a new oil develped by BP which helps reducing even more engine friction, there are two new models. First, a Ford Mondeo which has CO2 ...

Ford launching ECOnetic lineup of low CO2 emitting vehicles in Europe 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford will take the wraps off their own lineup of special low CO2 variants of their European model range. Joining VW's BlueMotion and GM's ecoFlex, Ford has created the ECOnetic brand for their cleanest models. The first one to hit the streets will be the Focus ECOnetic ...


Featured Galleries

  • 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom
  • Smart ED production
  • Tesla Roadster audio recording for video games
  • Production i-MiEVs in the UK
  • Hyundai 2.4L direct injected Theta II
  • Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid bus
  • Chevy Volt hits the streets in Royal Oak
  • 2010 Nissan LEAF
  • 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 hybrid
  • Renault Fluence ZE concept
  • Governor Schwarzenegger with the Zero S
  • Peugeot Concept HYbrid3 Evolution

Categories

Autoblog

Daily Finance

Download Squad

Engadget

Joystiq

Autoblog Spanish

Switched.com

FanHouse

Asylum