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The Windy City is well-known for many things: its food, its music, its rich history, its art scene. Soon, it will also be known for its cabbies driving natural-gas-powered vans.

Taxi Medallion Management, which is also affiliated with Yellow Cab Chicago, bought a small fleet of Ford Transit Connect vans as part of its goal to cut its total emissions by 25 percent. The natural-gas-powered vans themselves are expected to arrive in the city early…

LAS VEGAS - Saying that Ford Motor Company is "fully charged," Alan Mulally, the automaker's chief executive, unveiled a fully electric version of its 2012 Ford Focus compact car during a keynote address Friday at the Consumer Electronics Show here.

Nearly simultaneously in New York City, the company's chairman, William Clay Ford Jr., was making a similar announcement.

"Our vision is unique and compelling, and we offer powerful choices," Mr. Mulally said in a brief interview after his remarks. "This vehicle will be in production by the fourth quarter of this year, and it will be followed in 2012…

Auto Start-Stop is a technology which automatically turns off a vehicle's engine when the car comes to a stop, and then restarts it when the vehicle is ready to move again.

Some of this technology, which makes hybrid vehicles so efficient, will also be making its way to non-hybrid cars. Ford has announced Auto Start-Stop, which has been used in gasoline-electric hybrids since 2004, will be introduced in conventional automobiles, crossovers and SUVs in…

Updated gas mileage has become a major selling point for the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer. The latest model from the American auto maker does achieve significantly better mileage. 25 percent better, or 25 miles per gallon on the highway. That's the quote from the US Environmental Protection Agency, as announced by Ford yesterday on the Explorer Facebook page.

"It's official, the 2011 Ford Explorer gets an EPA estimated 25 highway MPG - which is…

Ford has achieved many green car awards, but never before been recognized for their green marketing efforts. Well, this year was different. Ford was the first ever to win the Nielsen Company's Automotive Green Marketer of the Year award at the International Auto Show in Los Angeles!...