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Ford's Hybrid-Electric Vehicles Leverage Tomorrow.io for Enhanced Urban Air Quality

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Blockchain Sensors - Air Pollution Sensors
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities Transportation
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Geofencing Indoor Air Quality Monitoring
Services	Testing & Certification
Challenge	Ford embarked on a three-year study to explore the potential of commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in enhancing air quality in urban centers, providing a solution for eco-friendly city transportation. The study involved collecting over 400,000 kilometers of data, using Ford Transit vehicles as municipal and commercial fleets in London, Cologne, and Valencia. The primary objective was to understand how geofencing and blockchain technology could be used in conjunction with electric vehicles to improve urban air quality. The challenge was to find a way to trigger zero-emissions in specific areas, improving air quality where it was most needed. Read More
About Customer	Ford is a multinational automaker that has been a pioneer in the automotive industry for over a century. The company is committed to creating great products that contribute to a better world. As part of their commitment to sustainability, Ford has been exploring the potential of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to improve air quality in urban centers. They have been conducting extensive research and testing in cities like London, Cologne, and Valencia, using their Ford Transit vehicles as municipal and commercial fleets. Ford is dedicated to transforming cities with green transportation and is taking significant steps towards a global push for electric vehicles. Read More
Solution	Ford used Tomorrow.io’s air quality data to trigger zero-emissions with a dynamic geofencing pilot in the City of Cologne. The Ford Transit Custom PHEV is the company’s first step in a global push toward electric vehicles. The company realized the massive potential in combining PHEVs with technology like Tomorrow.io to optimize air quality in urban areas. Ford’s geofencing feature can help cities maximize air quality benefits where they are most needed. For example, the vehicle’s zero-emission electric-drive mode can be activated automatically whenever it enters a low‑emission zone, without intervention from the driver. It can also be triggered by an air quality warning from Tomorrow.io’s API. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Blockchain

Sensors - Air Pollution Sensors

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

Transportation

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Geofencing

Indoor Air Quality Monitoring

Services

Testing & Certification

Challenge

Ford embarked on a three-year study to explore the potential of commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in enhancing air quality in urban centers, providing a solution for eco-friendly city transportation. The study involved collecting over 400,000 kilometers of data, using Ford Transit vehicles as municipal and commercial fleets in London, Cologne, and Valencia. The primary objective was to understand how geofencing and blockchain technology could be used in conjunction with electric vehicles to improve urban air quality. The challenge was to find a way to trigger zero-emissions in specific areas, improving air quality where it was most needed.

About Customer

Ford is a multinational automaker that has been a pioneer in the automotive industry for over a century. The company is committed to creating great products that contribute to a better world. As part of their commitment to sustainability, Ford has been exploring the potential of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to improve air quality in urban centers. They have been conducting extensive research and testing in cities like London, Cologne, and Valencia, using their Ford Transit vehicles as municipal and commercial fleets. Ford is dedicated to transforming cities with green transportation and is taking significant steps towards a global push for electric vehicles.

Solution

Ford used Tomorrow.io’s air quality data to trigger zero-emissions with a dynamic geofencing pilot in the City of Cologne. The Ford Transit Custom PHEV is the company’s first step in a global push toward electric vehicles. The company realized the massive potential in combining PHEVs with technology like Tomorrow.io to optimize air quality in urban areas. Ford’s geofencing feature can help cities maximize air quality benefits where they are most needed. For example, the vehicle’s zero-emission electric-drive mode can be activated automatically whenever it enters a low‑emission zone, without intervention from the driver. It can also be triggered by an air quality warning from Tomorrow.io’s API.

Impact #1	The study demonstrated the potential of hybrid-electric vehicles in cities around the world, and also showed the amazing confluence of multiple technologies in one – including Tomorrow.io’s air quality platform. Ford’s geofencing feature can help cities maximize air quality benefits where they are most needed. The vehicle’s zero-emission electric-drive mode can be activated automatically whenever it enters a low‑emission zone, without intervention from the driver. It can also be triggered by an air quality warning from Tomorrow.io’s API. This project has shown how PHEVs and emerging connected technologies such as dynamic geofencing and blockchain can play a major role in transforming cities.

Impact #1

The study demonstrated the potential of hybrid-electric vehicles in cities around the world, and also showed the amazing confluence of multiple technologies in one – including Tomorrow.io’s air quality platform. Ford’s geofencing feature can help cities maximize air quality benefits where they are most needed. The vehicle’s zero-emission electric-drive mode can be activated automatically whenever it enters a low‑emission zone, without intervention from the driver. It can also be triggered by an air quality warning from Tomorrow.io’s API. This project has shown how PHEVs and emerging connected technologies such as dynamic geofencing and blockchain can play a major role in transforming cities.

Benefit #1	Over 400,000 kilometers of data collected
Benefit #2	Almost half (105,600 km) of the 218,300 km covered by the 20 vehicles in Cologne and Valencia were driven on purely electric power
Benefit #3	The study spanned three years and involved multiple cities

Benefit #1

Over 400,000 kilometers of data collected

Benefit #2

Almost half (105,600 km) of the 218,300 km covered by the 20 vehicles in Cologne and Valencia were driven on purely electric power

Benefit #3

The study spanned three years and involved multiple cities

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Ford's Hybrid-Electric Vehicles Leverage Tomorrow.io for Enhanced Urban Air Quality

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