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Ford Transit to Get Diesel for U.S.
Ford just announced it will offer a new (for North America) diesel engine in the coming 2013 Transit. This news comes on the heels of Ford's earlier announcement that the full-size van will get the popular 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine.
Exact power outputs for the EcoBoost in the Transit have not been released, but Ford says the new van will offer at least 25 percent better fuel economy (in all configurations) than the E-Series van it replaces, weighing as much as 300 pounds less as well.
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We have sone EV versions of the Ford Transit Comnnects running around the Twin Cities region. Glad to hear the fuel economy on these workhorses will be better than the E Series. Here in MN, all our diesel is B5, so we got that going for us, too.
The 6.7-liter diesel in the Super Duty pickups is already certified for use with B20 if you can get it.
Yeah, we had one of those big brutes on display at our "Biodiesel Lounge" exhibit at last year's Twin Cities Auto Show. Minnesota will likely move to B10 next year and B20 by 2015, going back to B5 in the winter months, so it's important for us to see more models certified for B20.