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How Ford's Smartgauge came to pass
Click on the SmartGauge empower display for a high res gallery A few months ago, Ford unveiled the new eco-friendly instrument cluster called the SmartGauge in the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids. Since there's no new car to highlight right now, Ford though it'd be a good time to give the world a bit of history on how the SmartGauge was developed. To make those famous leaves appear when the car is driven in an efficient manner, Ford worked with Johnson Controls as well as IDEO and Smart Design. IDEO helped Ford observe people and ... Read more →
Review: 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid Sam Abuelsamid
2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid - Click above for high-res gallery At the LA Auto Show in November, Ford unveiled the updated 2010 Fusion and its hybrid stablemate to considerable fanfare. When we got ...
Hybrids dominate the Intellichoice Best Overall Value of the Year Awards Jeremy Korzeniewski
Click above for a gallery of the Ford Escape Hybrid IntelliChoice used the Chicago Auto Show to announce its Best Overall Value of the Year Awards, and, lo and behold, it's loaded up with hybrid ...
LA 2008: Ford Fusion hybrid, and its Mercury Milan cousin, unveiled Sebastian Blanco
Click above for high-res image gallery of the Mercury Milan We have known about the new Ford Fusion hybrid since early this morning, but now we've got the live pics so you can judge for yourself ...
You may have to wait a while to get a 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid Sam Abuelsamid
One of the highlights of the redesigned Ford Fusion that will debut in less than two weeks is the new hybrid model. The new Fusions, along with the Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ, will start ...
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Tech Analysis: 2010 Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan powertrains, 38 mpg hybrid! 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The long-awaited redesign of the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan is almost upon us and we got our first look at the new powertrains this week in Dearborn. As expected, increased fuel efficiency has been the number one priority for Ford's engineers, followed by power and refinement. In the ...
Ford to retool 3 truck plants for small cars starting in December 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
In conjunction with the announcement of an $8.7 billion loss for the second quarter, Ford confirmed what had been suspected for some time with a major shift in production capacity from trucks to cars. Starting in December of this year, three truck plants will be retooled so that they can build cars ...
Craigslist Find of the Day: '67 Mercury Cougar with Mercedes diesel engine 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the image for high-res shots of this diesel 1967 Mercury Cougar Much of the vegetable oil and biodiesel movement centers around the classic Mercedes-Benz inline six cylinder engine, but fine examples of the genre are getting tougher to find. As is always the case with older machines, time ...
Earth Day: How far must you drive your hybrid before it pays off? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Hybrids help you save gas at the pump, this is something we all know. We also know why burning less gasoline is good: fewer greenhouse gases are emitted to the atmosphere, it reduces our dependence on foreign oil and we spend less money at the pump. However, there is always the question about what ...
DC Auto Show: Ford refines the Escape/Mariner hybrids 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Just in time to better compete with the upcoming Saturn Vue Two-Mode hybrid, Ford is rolling out a series of updates to the Escape and Mariner (and likely the badge engineered Mazda Tribute) hybrids. The big news is an updated 2.5L four cylinder engine that supplants the existing 2.3L unit. The ...
Rankingsandreviews says American hybrids not that good 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Rankingsandreviews (owned and operated by U.S.News & World Report and Bulletin News) has published its latest 2008 Car Ranking, which, besides some general highlights about the US market (Honda still the king, GM rapidly improving - the full press release is after the jump), has a specific ...
Is the Ford Escape hybrid really the "most fuel efficient SUV"? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
I just saw a video that included an ad that claims the 2008 Ford Escape hybrid was "the most fuel efficient SUV on Earth." Ford has said this for years and, for years, Ford was right. This is not quite so true for the 2008 model year, though. Technically, Ford is still the most fuel efficient in ...
Ford Fusion Hybrid is coming, just not to Los Angeles 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Ford will definitely be introducing hybrid versions of the Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans in the near future. They told us earlier this year that it was coming around the end of the year. While many were expecting it to pop up at the Los Angeles Show later this month, it now looks like it won't be ...
2008 Mariner hybrid costs $2K less than 2007 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The hybrid price war is heating up. Mercury has released pricing for the 2008 Mariner hybrid. It's $26,620 and 2WD. The 2007 Mariner Hybrid was only 4WD and $28,615. Okay, maybe the price is lower because it's 2WD and not 4WD. I guess the price drops maybe a response to the loss of some tax ...
Hybrids one of the few July sales highlights, up 12% for the month 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
While July 2007 sales were down for the vast majority of brands including Toyota, hybrids continued to show retail strength. Total sales of hybrids hit 28,585 in July an increase of 12% from the previous year with a 2.2% market share. The Prius continues to steam along hitting 16,062, a bump of ...
New ad shows the, ahem, "growth" of a 2008 Mariner hybrid 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
All this reading, reading, reading. Sometimes you just want to kick back and let your audio-visual receptor focus on some moving images, right? That's what my stack of Simpsons DVDs is all about but if you're ready for a quick 30 seconds about the 2008 Mercury Mariner hybrid, Ford's got a ...
Ford's new pro-green advertising - ever seen a polar bear fetus? 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Ford is starting up two new advertising campaigns in different markets, but they share one thing in common - using less petroleum-based fuels. The campaigns are an American push for the new 2008 Mercury Mariner (above) that touts improved fuel economy and a wider promotion in Europe for Ford's ...
President Bush gets a look at Ford hybrids 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Yesterday President George Bush took some time away from his other problems and flew to the mid-west to visit two domestic brand assembly plants that are building hybrid vehicles. After stopping by the GM Fairfax, Kansas plant he went on the Ford Kansas City plant. The GM plant turns out the Saturn ...
Tax guide for hybrid and alternative fuel car buyers 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
As tax day approaches here in the United States, those who bought a new hybrid or natural gas powered vehicle during 2006 shouldn't forget to claim their tax breaks. Cars.com has published a list of the eligible vehicles and how much of a break you can get on each one. Depending on when you bought ...
Got a flapper-valve problem? Could be the ethanol fuel 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Ethanol fuel may be causing flapper valves on Ford vehicles to stick. A consumer auto-help column recently took on a question from an owner of a 1998 Mercury Mystique GS who was having problems filling up his tank. The responding technician said Ford sent out a technical service bulletin that ...
Joan Claybrook claims flex-fuel Taurus can't run E85 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief and current head of Public Citizen Joan Claybrook has long been a thorn in the side of the auto-makers. Now in a follow-on to this earlier story about problems with flex-fuel Ford Tauruses it seems that Claybrook has filed a petition with ...
Mercury Mariner hybrid given "Motorist's Choice Award" 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Consulting firm Autopacific and car buying information web site Intellichoice.com have given a "Motorist's Choice Award" to Ford for the Mercury Mariner Hybrid at this week's Orange County Auto Show. The choice was based on cost of ownership data generated by Intellichoice and customer satisfaction ...
Presidential Edition Mariner Hybrid at the 2006 Clinton Global Initiative 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Former President Bill Clinton may want America's children to slim down, but he's still in favor of big SUVs. Luckily, Clinton's currently favorite is the Mercury Mariner Hybrid "Presidential Edition", which is the "Official Hybrid Vehicle" of the 2006 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The CGI opens ...
Presidential Mariner Hybrid 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
"We have always found a way to clean the environment and grow the economy at the same time. And when it comes to global warming, we'll do it again." Former President Bill Clinton takes his own words, spoken in the 1998 State of the Union Address, to heart as he gives up his Secret Service issued ...
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2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: In the Autobloggreen garage, Day 4-5 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Probably one of the main reasons for a consumer to consider the Mercury Mariner Hybrid is clearly the promise of excellent fuel economy for a compact SUV. The hybrid powertrain delivers a driving experience very much like a traditional gasoline only powered car. The hybrid architecture for the ...
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2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: In the Autobloggreen garage, Day 3-4 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
For our second installment of the Mercury Mariner Hybrid review, we'll be spending some more time inside the car, and driving the car. For the average sized family, the compact Mariner SUV should be adequately spacious. Even if you are over 6 feet, and you are sitting behind a tall driver, you ...
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2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: In the Autobloggreen garage, Day 1-2 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
The first car to show up in the AutoBlogGreen garage for a few days was a 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, the slightly more upscale cousin of the Ford Escape Hybrid. The Mariner Hybrid didn't earn its spot in the ABG garage because of its luxury features, however. The main reason for us having a ...
New England Aquarium to raffle off Mercury Mariner Hybrid
2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Like fish? How about hybrid vehicles? Now you can throw money at both by buying a $25 raffle ticket in support of the New England Aquarium. The Aquarium is selling 4,000 raffle tickets and will use the estimated $90,000 (if all tickets are sold) net proceeds to further the aquarium's mission of ...
Top Ten Green Machines 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Looking for the most environmentally-friendly vehicles on the market? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scores all vehicles via air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from 0 to 10 with 10 being the best. Forbes narrowed the list down further, selecting those who scored 9.5 or higher in ...
