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Low-emission zones: how car manufacturers are adapting to future anti-pollution measures

2021-06-16T05:55:23.928Z


Ford offers on certain plug-in hybrid models a device that automatically switches to electric mode when you enter


Imagine a vehicle whose engine would automatically switch from thermal propulsion (gasoline or diesel) to 100% electric mode when it entered a low emission zone (ZFE), a sector prohibited for the most vehicles. pollutants.

It sounds futuristic and yet this is what the manufacturer Ford is already offering on four of its plug-in hybrid models.

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In this case, two utility vehicles and two SUVs operating with a heat engine, coupled to an electric motor that can be recharged with a plug.

"If thermal vehicles are not - yet - generally prohibited, we have already anticipated this type of restriction by testing a device called geoactivation", explains the manufacturer.

Use of location data

This technology automatically switches to 100% electric mode within a defined area. “For example, using real-time location data, the Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid (

Editor's note: a van sold from 43,790 euros excluding tax

) can automatically switch to electric mode as soon as it enters traffic jams or a low emission zone (ZFE), which will help maintain cleaner air in the city, ”says the American manufacturer.

The group's spokesperson for France explains that she has experienced it herself.

"I left our headquarters in the Yvelines to Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine), inside the A86, so in the middle of the ZFE of Greater Paris, and the vehicle automatically switched to electric mode, testifies Celine Armitage.

This makes it possible to meet the new regulatory constraints in force in urban areas such as Madrid or London, where zero emission zones have been established.

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ZEF LP infographic / infographic

Apparently nothing could be simpler than equipping a model.

“The vehicle has a small digital control screen dedicated to geoactivation, located to the left of the driver's side dashboard,” Ford explains.

On this screen, the driver can consult the following information: vehicle approaching a geo-activation zone, vehicle inside a geo-activation zone as well as the driving mode adopted.

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When entering the geo-activation zone, the EV Now mode is automatically activated so that there is only 100% electric circulation within this predefined zone.

“This will ultimately allow driving without using the heat engine when entering the center of Paris or on an industrial or company site, which requires that we drive 100% electric,” adds Céline Armitage.

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One can even imagine then that delivery companies offer their customers to deposit goods with the guarantee that the van or the van used run in “clean” mode.

The only constraint: leaving with your vehicle full of electricity at the risk of suffering… the blow of the breakdown.

Source: leparis

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