Following the announcement to invest $ 450 million in the early development of the next generation of plug-in hybrid project, a few days ago, Ford invested $ 135 million has been announced for the development and production of batteries electrical accessories and bridges player, car shows this traditional giant fields in the determination of new energy vehicles. inspiron 1150 battery, inspiron 1300 battery
The direction of these flows Ford can be seen, the current Ford in the new field of energy research and development focused on electric field: the beginning of last year, Ford announced a rather radical strategy that Electrification, which covers three types of electric vehicle: Electric Cars (BEV), hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV).
The next three years, Ford plans to launch five new vehicles in North American energy market. 2012, Ford 10% to 30% will be new models of energy technologies, batteries are all lithium battery.
The time, Ford is primarily a consumer promote vigorously “affordable” technology — the traditional gasoline engine and PowerShift EcoBoost technology used, fuel-efficient than traditional techniques of 20% and 15% of carbon dioxide emissions.
Current “affordable” for emissions reduction technology EcoBoost PowerShift cons + + public TSI DSG
In China, the fuel consumption of products Ford has always been a big concern. For high fuel rumors, Ford sought to demonstrate by concrete actions, the host city, including Ultimate Challenge 2009 fuel and other activities,latitude d500 battery, latitude d505 battery , invite customers actually experience. However, those who do not buy Ford products, consumers remain skeptical about.
Now, Ford is finally here, the technology of Chinese technology highly anticipated new EcoBoost engine — which is an energy-new Ford in the near future to solve one of the most important strategy. EcoBoost uses turbocharging and direct injection technology to improve fuel efficient fuel economy by 20%, 15% of carbon dioxide emissions while reducing engine size, and improve the dynamic behavior of motor . Because of its advanced nature, the EcoBoost technology has received a boost as much as 125 U.S. patents and patent applications, with EcoBoost technology and new PowerShift6 speed automatic transmission support, and now Ford has begun to fuel economy than its products in China an important part of the strategy.
Shen, president of Changan Ford Mazda stress British public, and technology EcoBoost PowerShift is sufficient to meet public TSI + DSG technology, more than one in some areas. More importantly, this technology affordable for consumers, it simply is not as expensive as hybrids.
Ford plans to their cars to large trucks ranging from a full range of products to use EcoBoost. 2013 will be 90% of its vehicles in North America offer EcoBoost engines. This technology will first be applied to new Ford Lincoln MKS, followed the next year launched the Lincoln MKT, Ford and TaurusSHO FLX Series. Within three years, Ford is expected to sell 750,000 per year in North America with EcoBoost engine cars in the world 1.3 million dollars per year.
In China, Ford Mondeo clearly first – win [photo review Forum vehicles] at senior level with this new technology, new car market is expected in September this year. In future, all Ford products in China will carry out this new technology.
Radical development program covers electric vehicles BEV, HEV, PHEV three latitude d600 battery, latitude d610 battery
Through the technology EcoBoost, the future, Ford has been the site medium-term energy solutions — the new electric vehicles in the area.
Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford believes the current global automotive industry is in the “economic, energy, environment,” the three big global issues at the intersection. Firms can differentiate themselves not only the need address these issues, and its production of cars must also be exciting and full of fun at the same time not losing performance.
Based on this principle, Ford last year announced a radical strategy for the electrification of vehicles, which involves three types of electric vehicles: pure electric vehicles (BEV), hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), plug- in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). It is almost the plane of the most complete development of electric vehicles, most of existing attacks or principal of both companies are often the technology of electric vehicles. February 2009, Ford was also known for its battery power and advanced development work vehicle of Michigan $ 55 million in tax incentives.
For the strategy of Ford electric vehicle Why not the same as other car companies have focused, Ford Motor (China) Ltd. Chairman and CEO of GE Cheeroll said: “We do not see a solution that can cope with any single the challenges facing the world, so we simultaneously three types of technology research and development purposes. ”
cars not long ago, Ford announced the next three years to promote the electric vehicle program, Ford five hybrid vehicles on the market. Including, in 2010, to launch electric vehicles Ford Transit Connect commercial vehicles launched Fox in 2011 [Photo Review] Forum Electric in 2012 the next generation of mid-size car based on Ford’s global platform for the construction of the hybrid and plug-in hybrid car power.
Ford executives said the technology Ford 2012 new power will cover 10-30 per cent of vehicles, new energy in the two years of more than 2 million vehicles sold.
At the same time, Ford was the battery and providers, f4812a, hstnn-lb31 , utilities and governments to develop, test and verify the performance of electric vehicles in transportation, to accelerate commercialization of this technology. Last year in August, Ford has also announced its development of a set of plug-in hybrid intelligent “cars on the grid” system of communication and control. The system will be able to network with American power directly “exchange”.
Sustainability vision [photo review forum] is trying to hydrogen fuel cell technology R & D vehicle
In addition to developing electric cars, the Ford engine in the bio-fuel and clean diesel engines in the field have also been tried on several occasions. Ford currently has more than 5 million flexible fuel vehicles (FFV) Mercedes-Benz on the road in the world. Ford, on the various markets around the world has launched a total of 14 flex-fuel vehicles. Ford will continue to present to the use of renewable fuels (such as bio-diesel and ethanol is produced E-85). Ford U.S. has pledged, provided that the fuel and the necessary infrastructure in place, the latest products in 2012 so that it can rely on alternative fuels half the traffic.
Ford said that sustainable development should be more product markets in the diesel engine. In Europe, Ford ECOnetic ultra-low carbon vehicles in the series of low-emission performance of consumers concerned about providing a lot of attractive and affordable option.
If these programs are the hallmarks of the transition program, Ford will be the hydrogen fuel cells as the ultimate solution. Ford has been going on all the basic technology research on fuel cells and hydrogen development. By 30 to hydrogen Ford Focus fuel cell vehicle fleet including road tests the actual total distance traveled over a million miles.
However, despite the vehicles running on hydrogen promising, but costs remain high and the technology infrastructure of hydrogen station, the lack of challenge. Therefore, the current emphasis on investment in Ford’s EcoBoost technology, promotion and research and development on electric vehicles.
Ford’s new energy strategy will also cover the Chinese market. Ford executives said the new energy in the planning of various car models, Ford is ready to achieve their production and market in China. However, there are incentives for new domestic energy, unclear, infrastructure construction has begun, if Ford is still awaiting the right moment. “Until the right time, vgp-bps8 , vgp-bps8a , Ford’s new energy technologies will be introduced in China in the first instance,” President of Changan Ford Mazda Shen Ying Quan said.
Perspective
Only the large scale application to change the world
Ford Another feature of the development of new energy is very sensitive to these programs can be universal, including the two directions: technology can be widely used, and reasonable prices. “We have focused on R & D can be applied to thousands of cars and sustainable technological solutions, not just hundreds or thousands of cars vehicle technology, because for large-scale, Ford can really make the world change! “Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally (AlanMulally) said.
