Ford announced yesterday that its Transit commercial van will come to market with a new clean-diesel engine, on top of the already announced EcoBoost V6. These engines will allow the new Transit to achieve at least 25 percent better fuel economy than current E-Series vans it replaces.
In addition to the new Transit, certain E-Series body styles will continue to be available through most of the decade in North America, even after the U.S.-built Transit goes on sale.
Ford CEO Alan Mulally opened the New York International Auto Show with a keynote outlining the company's roadmap for greener cars and trucks. If the company stays in schedule, the full-scale rollout of its hybrids and other electric-drive cars will be more aggressive, and include more models and technologies, than any other carmaker. The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, unveiled today, is a modest step along the way.
