Ford has always led the way when it comes to innovation. And when it comes to reducing the environmental impact of our vehicles through technology, we’re equally committed to showing the way – across all areas of our business.

Ford was the first vehicle manufacturer in Europe to offer production passenger vehicles with Flexifuel vehicle (FFV) Technology. Priced at a similar level to their petrol-only equivalents, with all the advantages of bioethanol, they’re not only good for the environment, but equally good for your wallet.

According to current studies, bioethanol can reduce carbon emissions by up to 80%, compared to petrol vehicles. That’s because the CO2 emitted by using bioethanol has mainly been absorbed from the atmosphere in the first place. You can find more about bioethanol and the vehicles that use it by following the link below:

We’re the first to hold up our hands and say we’re not perfect. But what we are proud to say is we’re committed to sustained progress as many areas as possible that will reduce our impact on the environment – and help you to do so too. These include: wind turbines at Dagenham, solar panels at Bridgend and ingenious new recycling initiatives in both our products and manufacturing processes.

Ford continues to invest heavily in CO2 reducing technologies. These include new generations of petrol and clean diesel engines, based on advanced fuel-saving direct injection technologies. Our alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) include bioethanol-powered flexible-fuel vehicles (where Ford is British market leader). Ford is developing superior AFV technologies such as hybrid power packs (including research into diesel micro-hybrids) and researching plug-in hybrid technology; hydrogen internal combustion engines (ICE); and hydrogen fuel cells.

Indeed Ford is the only vehicle manufacturer developing the five serious environmentally advanced technologies of clean diesel, Flexifuel, electric hybrid, hydrogen internal combustion and fuel cell.

Our range of clean petrol and diesel engines uses advanced technology to deliver extremely competitive fleet CO2 levels. Significant progress has been made. For example, the new Mondeo 1.8-litre TDCi has significantly better performance and fuel economy and produces around 20% less CO2 than the equivalent 1993 Mondeo model. This is despite higher weight because of better safety equipment and the increased levels of equipment customers expect.