The latest Ford S Max models are now available to lease from Nationwide from only £319.95. The S Max is available in Zetec, Titanium and Titanium X specification which are all fabulously kitted out with features including air conditioning, alloy wheels and CD player. Selected cars are available with a Powershift automatic gearbox or a super efficient Ecoboost petrol engine. For more information please follow the link below:

Ford S Max

Huge reductions and the latest special deals now available on the Ford Focus with the fabulous 1.6 Tdci Zetec now available from only £199.95 plus vat. The Zetec specification cars come as standard wih air conditioning, CD player, alloy wheels and sports suspension. The 1.6 Tdci engine is super economical, fitted with a diesel particulate filter this car will do around 62 mpg on average. For a closer look at the full range of Focus please follow the link below:

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Ford Focus 5 door

The latest range of Ford Galaxy 7 seater cars are now available to lease from £339.95 plus vat. The new range includes specifications such as Zetec, Titanium and Titanium X. Automatic versions are available with Fords excellent Powershift gearbox. Selected engines are also capable of up to 50 mpg. Please give us a call as we also have in stock selected cars from the previous model year at great leasing rates. For more information please click the link below:

Ford Galaxy

Many people love classic cars; but if you’re concerned about your environmental impact, how can anyone enjoy driving one? For some, the answer may be having the drivetrain converted to all-electric power and Duke’s Garage just outside Denver, Colorado has created an “Electric Pony” to show off their abilities to do just that. The classic car dealer and restoration specialist has taken a ’65 Ford Mustang convertible in need of some extensive rebuilding and rehabilitated both its looks and its emissions output. The pony car is now powered using twinned electric motors supplied with current from a 144 volt lithium ion battery pack under the hood. The seats have been redone using recycled foam and are swathed in a classy hemp herringbone fabric with dark piping, as are the door panels. Finished in a dark olive, the “Electric Pony” is now green inside and out and ready to carry passengers about in style for 50 to 60 miles between charges. Check out their website for lots of pics of their handiwork. Duke’s will offer the service for $15,000 to $20,000, depending on the car and are eyeing a Volkswagen Beetle and Karman Ghia as their next projects.

[Source: Duke's Garage / Denver Post]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford, USA

Duke’s Garage turns ’65 Mustang into Electric Pony originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Four months after unveiling the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan In Los Angeles, Ford is now finally shipping cars to the dealerships. Ford originally planned to start production in December 2008, but the collapse of sales last fall meant that there was excess inventory of 2009 models. As a result, the December shutdown was extended and production began in earnest in February. That means that anyone hoping to cash in on the maximum $3,400 tax credit on the hybrid versions will have to act fast. Ford has passed the 60,000 sales mark for its hybrids, which means that after March 31, the tax credits are being phased out. After this month the tax credit drops to $1,700 until the end of September. Between October 1 and March 31, 2010, buyers will get only $850 back on their tax returns. After that you’re out of luck unless the state you live in offers some incentives.

[Source: Ford]
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2010 Fusion/Milan now shipping to dealers get your max tax credit now! originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Inspired by the success that Germany has seen in boosting new car sales (up by over 20% in that country), the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders in the United Kingdom drafted a plan and submitted it to lawmakers in the UK that recommended a car scrapping scheme similar to the one recently instituted by their European neighbors.

Apparently, Ford is so sure that the UK government will go along with the plan that it’s adjusted its projected sales figures upward in anticipation of the plan’s impact on the remaining months of the year. Ingvar Sviggum, Ford Europe sales chief, says, “I really expect that the British will introduce a scrappage scheme,” and Autocar reports that other European automakers are also betting on it.

In February, the UK saw a 22 percent drop in new car sales. Some analysts are predicting that March will be even worse, in part due to the expectation that a vehicle scrapping plan is imminent. Sounds like that may be exactly the case.

[Source: Autocar | Photo: Patrick Dockens]

Filed under: Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, Europe/EU, UK

Ford counting on UK car scrappage scheme originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re at all familiar with the hardcore environmentalist mindset, then you know that there is really no limit to how far you can take thinking about your impact on the world. Locavore, the 2007 New Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, for example, means someone who only (or mostly) eats food that comes from local sources. Well, we might soon be having the same sort of discussion about where we get our energy from, based on the thinking behind this WorldChanging post.

When people talk about eating more eco-friendly one big question is: “Do I eat organic food that was shipped thousands of miles or eat something less environmentally-friendly but was grown right around the corner?” The same question can be applied to energy. Does it make sense to move clean energy around on the grid or do we want to be, in WorldChanging’s word, “Locavolts”? Local, clean energy would be the best, but that’s not always an option. So, what would you prefer to use to power up your electric car or plug-in hybrid?

[Source: WorldChanging]

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Locavolts? Food sourcing issues coming to the energy discussion originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ford plans to use the Leipzig Motor Show to unveil a new version of the super popular Mondeo capable of running on gasoline, ethanol or liquified petroleum gas. As a flex-fuel car, a computer can detect what concentrations of gas or ethanol are pumped into the tank and can adjust the engine’s operation accordingly. The tri-fuel-capable car will use a 2.0L Duratec four cylinder engine that puts out 145 horsepower on either gasoline or ethanol or 141 horses on LPG.

There are dual tanks in this vehicle, so the total range when both tanks are filled is nearly 800 miles, depending on which bodystyle is chosen (the wagon has a smaller LPG tank). Sales are expected to commence in Europe in April with a starting price of €27,500. Not that it matters, since the car’s not coming to America and the conversion rates are never proper indicators, but that equals $35,150 in the U.S.

[Source: Carscoop]

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Ford to unveil tri-fuel Mondeo at Leipzig Motor Show originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Last year, the amount of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) dropped for the first time in just about forever. It was a big drop, too. In comparing November 2008 to November 2007, the USDOT found that Americans drove 12.9 billion miles (5.3 percent) less. The VMT drop kind of made sense though most of 2008 because of the $4 a gallon gas prices that forcesd many people to find alternatives to one-person-one-car. But now, with gas back down to $2, we’re still not getting into our cars as much as we used to. Want a reason? How about worry?

Jim Motavalli, writing in the Hartford Advocate, figures that we’re not driving as much as we used to because we were worried about gas prices and those fears are still around. Now, though, we’re worried about the high cost of everything else. We don’t go on vacation and we’re not buying new cars; we’re simply going to the movies and driving to work and back. Does this describe you at all?

[Source: Hartford Advocate]
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It’s not high gas prices but worry that’s keeping us out of our cars originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cars.com’s Mike Hanley takes a look at some of the big trucks found…

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Big Trucks at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show