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ITM Power shows off British-engineered, hydrogen-powered Ford Focus

The ITM/Roush Ford Transit van is not the only hydrogen-powered vehicle to make an appearance before UK government officials in late October. ITM Power showed off its converted Ford Focus to Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP and Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable MP last week at ITM's Sheffield factory. The MPs drove the car and visited ITM's home hydrogen demonstration suite "where everything from a cooker to a television runs on power produced cleanly from hydrogen." Over a year ago, ITM said it had reached a bi-fuel "breakthrough." The ... Read more →

Ford expands fuel cell test fleet tests by two years Sebastian Blanco

We've been following the Ford fuel cell fleet for two years now, and have done our own in-depth test drive of the hydrogen-powered Focus. Ford has been keeping a detailed record of their own ...

Ford Focus Econectic voted Car of the Year by Whatgreencar? Xavier Navarro

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 ...

Focus production to expand to second plant in 2010 Sam Abuelsamid

In yet another sign of the times at Ford, it looks like the factory that builds what was not so long ago the best-selling SUV on the plant is shifting gears. Ford's Louisville, KY assembly that has ...

Ford Focus and C-MAX get to PowerShift in the UK Sebastian Blanco

Ford C-Max A better transmission can help reduce fuel use by improving the efficiency of the transfer of energy from the movement of the engine to the wheels. Whether in dual clutch or continuously ...

Ford of Italy adds LPG option to the Focus and C-Max 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford of Italy has announced a new LPG-option for the Focus and the C-Max. The option comes from a kit sourced from BRC Equipment and can be installed by M.T.M. s.r.l. (owned by BRC). The kit allows the vehicles to use either unleaded gasoline or LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas). The kit is installed ...

Sales of Ford Escape hybrids and Focuses up in California 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford Escape hybrid: sales in California up 10 percent in January 2008 compared to January 2007. Ford Focus (with its PZEV rating): up 11 percent. Those are the highlights of a press release Ford put out yesterday and available after the jump. FoMoCo makes the case that these increases show ...

2008 Ford Focus qualifies as partial zero emissions vehicle (PZEV) in California 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The new U.S.-market 2008 Ford Focus may not offer the diesel engines available to European buyers, but it can produce some exceptionally clean exhaust. Buyers in California can choose a variation that meets the requirements for a Partial Zero Emission Vehicle (PZEV) certification. To get that honor ...

Think you can out-design Detroit? $100 gas card to the winner 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The 2008 Ford Focus gets 35 mpg on the highway. Back in 1997, the Ford Escort (the Focus' predecessor) wagon got 34 miles (37 under the old EPA system). That's not much of an improvement in the last decade. Ecomodder thinks people can do better. That's why the website is offering up a $100 gas card ...

Euro-spec Ford Focus diesel rated at 42 mpg! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When Ford redesigned U.S.-spec Focus, they dumped the hatchback and wagon models and gave the sedan and new coupe a style that almost no one thought was an improvement. Fortunately for European drivers, the refreshed Euro Focus came out much better. At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September Ford ...

2008 Ford Focus gets 35 mpg on the highway 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Ford Focus is one of Ford's basic, popular models. For 2008, Ford is happily announcing a 35 mpg-on-the highway number for this year's Focus (unfortunately, that's down from 37 for the 2007 model UPDATE: Sorry, the new EPA system got me here. The 2007 Ford Focus gets between 29-33 mpg using the ...


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