August 23, 2007 8:00 PM
SERIES LEADS THE WAY IN PIONEERING ALTERNATIVE FUEL USES
AMERICAN LE MANS
Audi has made motorsports history with the success of its diesel-powered R10 TDI factory prototype effort.
The innovation and leading-edge, relevant technology that is present in the American Le Mans Series continues to gain attention throughout the entire motorsports community. At the forefront in 2007 is the Series' platform of alternative fuels which features Audi's revolutionary diesel-powered R10 TDI.
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August 16, 2007 8:37 PM
FORD SETS LAND SPEED RECORD WITH FORD FUSION HYDROGEN 999 FUEL CELL RACECAR
Ford Motor Company made history today by reaching 207.279 mph with the Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999, the world’s first production-based hydrogen fuel cell race car.
The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 is Ford’s latest environmental innovation, another step on the road toward commercially viable hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
The car was designed and built by Ford engineers in collaboration with Ohio State University, Ballard Power Systems and Roush.
WENDOVER, Utah, August 16
Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today became the world’s first automaker to set a land speed record for a production-based fuel cell powered car. The Ford Fusion Hydrogren 999 fuel cell car raced to 207.297 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah to set the record.
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July 13, 2007 7:04 AM
Look Mum, 2,000mpg in a car!”
Sandbach tops School class charts in Shell Eco-marathon UK
Rockingham Motor Speedway, UK,
The 31st annual running of the Shell Eco-marathon UK ended following tremendous efforts from hundreds of British school children. With an eye on fuel efficiency, children as young as 11 were pushing the boundaries of vehicle design and engineering to achieve fuel consumption figures of over 1,000mpg.
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May 23, 2007 9:24 PM
FORD JOINS NEW ECO RALLY ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 22 May, 2007
Future and current Ford vehicles leading the auto industry towards reduced carbon emissions will be part of the first Brighton to London eco rally on June 5 – World Environment Day.
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January 23, 2007 1:17 AM
FORD UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST DRIVABLE FUEL CELL HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH PLUG-IN CAPABILITY
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 23, 2007 – Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today unveiled the world’s first drivable fuel cell hybrid electric plug-in that combines an onboard hydrogen fuel cell generator with lithium-ion batteries to deliver more than 41 mpg with zero emissions. The vehicle is built on a flexible powertrain architecture that will enable Ford to use new fuel and propulsion technologies as they develop without redesigning the vehicle.
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