{"id":6653,"date":"2020-07-18T18:22:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T16:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=6653"},"modified":"2020-07-18T18:22:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T16:22:56","slug":"ford-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/07\/18\/ford-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford introduces automatic EV mode in PHEV Transit Custom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ford is introducing geofencing technology to automatically switch its PHEV vans to emission-free electric mode whenever they enter predefined areas such as congestion and low emission zones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vehicle operators can also create custom \u201cgreen zones\u201d to encourage low-emission driving around locations such as schools, playgrounds and warehouses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">When the vehicle leaves a controlled zone, it can automatically switch to the most appropriate drive mode to complete the next leg of the journey \u2013 for example, engaging the onboard EcoBoost petrol engine to generate electric power and extend the vehicle\u2019s range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Geofence module in the Transit PHEV records information about electric-only operation within geofenced areas. The encrypted data could then be securely shared with local authorities to confirm compliance with low-emission zone regulations and vehicle charging schemes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A 13.6 kWh battery helps to deliver a zero-emission NEDC driving range of up to 35 miles NEDC for the Transit Custom PHEV. An onboard 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine can charge the battery on-demand to extend their range to more than 310 miles NEDC.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-web\"><span class=\"inner\" style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/media.ford.com\/content\/fordmedia\/feu\/en\/news\/2020\/07\/06\/supporting-cleaner-air-for-cities--schools-and-play-areas--ford-.html\">Read more<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"posted-by\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/greenfleet.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/greenfleet.net\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CUT COTS OF THE FLEET WITH OUR AUDIT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5377\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford is introducing geofencing technology to automatically switch its PHEV vans to emission-free electric mode whenever they enter predefined areas such as congestion and low emission zones. Vehicle operators can also create custom \u201cgreen zones\u201d to encourage low-emission driving around locations such as schools, playgrounds and warehouses. When the vehicle leaves a controlled zone, it&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6653"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6655,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6653\/revisions\/6655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}