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Three Ford Vehicles Make KBB's 10 Best Green Cars List

For some automakers, it is a big deal when they land a single model on Kelley Blue Book's list of the "10 Best Green Cars of 2013". When it comes to Ford, we don't bat an eye until we manage to get a least two new Ford models on the list. Well just last month the list was published. Wouldn't you know it? Three eco-friendly models from the current lineup of new?

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Ford Moves EcoBoost Production Stateside

As our Country's second-largest automaker, Ford maintains a serious commitment to building a strong reliable brand that operates within our borders. When new Ford vehicles carry a "Made in the USA" stamp, that means a lot to us, and to the drivers who choose Ford. It is for this reason that we were very pleased when we heard that our favorite American automaker would invest $200 million to move production of certain Ford parts?

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120 Million Pounds of Car Parts Recycled by Ford

It is said that one man's trash is another man's treasure, and for Ford, truer words have never been spoken. As part of the company's effort to be as kind to the environment as possible, it has produced several fuel efficient models like the Ford Fusion Hybrid and the Ford Focus Electric. That is not the only thing they have done to be more environmentally conscious. In the past 10 years, Ford?

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Ford Unleashes 1.0-Liters of EcoBoosting Power

Even with our ears constantly to the ground, it has been hard to hear the approach of the New Ford Focus outfitted with the Ford 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine.

Here at Koons Silver Spring Ford we are hoping that the Ford engineers that have been working on this mechanism are getting some serious holiday bonuses because this little motor is truly a modern marvel. This is the perfect answer for someone seeking fuel economy, noise?

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Ford Offers Some EV Charging Etiquette Tips

More and more people are making the switch to EVs. And why shouldn't they? There's hardly anything not to like about a green-machine like the Ford Focus Electric. Just drive it to work, plug it in, and it's all charged by lunch time! But what if there are limited charging spaces near your office?


Since people are buying EVs faster than municipalities can install charging stations, Ford has a few tips for...

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Ford Announces a 3-Cylinder EcoBoost is U.S.-Bound

We hardly thought we'd see the day that a 3-cylinder engine found a niche in the U.S. market by way of a popular American car. Nope, we were pretty sure that 3-cylinder engines were strictly for motorcycles and super-compact cars for the bustling streets of places like Shanghai and Hong Kong. Turns out we couldn't have been more wrong there, as Ford recently announced that their EcoBoost 1.0-liter 3-cylinder will power...

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Forthcoming Ford C-Max Energi Boasts a 550-Mile Total Driving Range

If you're interested in lightening your environmental impact, but don't want to give up the utility of a larger vehicle, then Koons Silver Spring Ford, serving Baltimore, highly recommends the upcoming 2013 Ford C-Max Energi. A plug-in hybrid built on the platform of a multi-purpose vehicle; it features an all-electric driving range that's greater than 20 miles, while also allowing the driver to make longer trips with traditional gasoline.

In total, the…

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2012 Ford Focus Electric AT&T MyFord App

When the 2012 Ford Focus Electric hits the dealership lot at Koons Silver Spring Ford of Silver Spring, MD, we will be ready for it.  Will you?  We're sure you will at least want to test drive this interesting new vehicle that comes equipped with a plug-in 107kW magnet electric traction motor, MPGe estimates of Ford's EV are 110 city / 99 hwy / 105 combined.  Now if that's not enough to get you…

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Ford Recycles Plastic Into Seat Covers

Ford has been applauded by not only the auto industry, but by those who feel "green" is not just an advertising term. In fact, many say that Ford is the "greenest" auto maker around. With this latest use of recycling, or "upcycling," the company is further cementing itself into that stereotype. 

Seat covers offered on the all new Ford Focus Electric are going to be made from materials taken out of used plastic water bottles…

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