Ford Motor Co. is planning to unveil it’s new high mileage version of the Focus called ECOnetic, next week and Amsterdam Motor Show.
Form the article in the Wall Street Journal it looks like Ford is using a more conventional approach to fuel efficiency then GM’s Volt. Ford is using a high performance 1.6-liter diesel engine to achieve average mile per gallon that ranges between 67 – 80 MPG.
Some of the techniques used to achieve this high efficiency is:
Aerodynamic body
Diesel engine with high pressure fuel injection
Special gearing to tires
New transmission oil designed to reduce rolling resistance
Regenerative charging
Automatic shutdown of engine stopped in traffic
Bad new is the car will only be available in Europe
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