2014年福特F-150上的3.7升V6发动机将提供气态燃料prep选项

福特将提供2014年F-150半吨皮卡上运行的压缩天然气（CNG）的能力。与另外的F-150，福特将有八个车辆可运行在清洁燃烧的，价格低廉的CNG / LPG。销售继续快速增长，与福特汽车预计今年销售超过15,000 CNG / LPG-prepped车辆。

2014年款福特F-150双燃料北方秋季的3.7升V6发动机将在工厂安装，气体燃料准备包，其中包括硬化阀门，阀座，活塞和环，因此它可以在任何操作通过单独的燃料系统中的天然气或汽油。

当3.7升V6发动机的F-150配备了一个CNG / LPG发动机包，它是能够实现超过750英里的一个煤气罐，这取决于所选槽尺寸。福特F-150的平均为23英里（9.78 KPL）在高速公路上。

“企业和车队客户已经要求福特的F-150可用与CNG能力，充分利用燃料的价格低，排放干净，说：”乔恩·科尔曼，福特车队的可持续性和技术经理。“节省下来的钱用CNG，客户可以开始看到他们的投资在24至36个月的回报。”

CNG / LPG发动机准备从工厂成本约为315客户选择前福特修饰词（QVM），合格的车辆提供燃料罐，燃料的线条和独特的喷油嘴。Upfits运行约$ 7,500至9500美元取决于油箱容量。

CNG转换，可以提供稳定，对燃料价格波动以及降低车辆运行成本的车队管理者。天然气平均售价为$ 2.11每加仑汽油当量，一些地区的国家，无铅普通汽油较显着节省了1美元为低。无铅普通汽油的全国平均水平为每加仑3.66美元。

在未来的一年，福特将提供8个商用车与气态准备选项：

• 全顺Connect面包车和旅行车
• 全顺面包车，旅行车，切角和底盘驾驶室
• E系列面包车，旅行车，切角和剥离底盘
• F系列超重型皮卡和F-350底盘驾驶室
• F系列超重型底盘车（F-450，F-550）
• F-650中型卡车
• F53和F59剥离机箱
• 2014 F-150轻型皮卡

福特说，顾客的反应一直不错。制造商销售步伐超过15,000 CNG / LPG今年准备好车辆，同比增长超过25％，从2012年开始。通信巨头AT＆T公司最近购买了650架F-350底盘驾驶室与CNG-prep选项。

福特保持了发动机和动力总成有限保修（5年或6万英里）;，负责系统部件保修福特QVMs是。

2014 Ford F-150 will offer a gaseous-fuel prep option on the 3.7-liter V6 engine

Ford will offer the 2014 F-150 half-ton pickup with the ability to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). With the addition of F-150, Ford will have eight vehicles available to run on clean-burning, inexpensive CNG/LPG. Sales continue to grow rapidly, with Ford expecting to sell more than 15,000 CNG/LPG-prepped vehicles this year.

The bi-fuel 2014 Ford F-150 with 3.7-liter V6 engine will be available in the northern autumn with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package that includes hardened valves, valve seats, pistons and rings so it can operate on either natural gas or gasoline through separate fuel systems.

When the 3.7-liter V6 F-150 is equipped with a CNG/LPG engine package, it is capable of achieving more than 750 miles on one tank of gas, depending on the tank size selected. The Ford F-150 averages 23 mpg (9.78 kpl) on the highway.

“Businesses and fleet customers have been asking Ford to make the F-150 available with CNG capability to take advantage of the fuel’s low price and clean emissions,” said Jon Coleman, Ford fleet sustainability and technology manager. “With the money saved using CNG, customers could start to see payback on their investment in as little as 24 to 36 months.”

CNG/LPG engine prep from the factory costs approximately $315 before the customer chooses a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) to supply fuel tanks, fuel lines and unique fuel injectors. Upfits run approximately $7,500 to $9,500 depending on fuel tank capacity.

CNG conversions can provide stability against fluctuating fuel prices as well as lower vehicle operating costs for fleet administrators. CNG sells for an average of $2.11 per gallon of gasoline equivalent, and is as low as $1 in some parts of the country, representing a significant savings over unleaded regular fuel. The national average for unleaded regular fuel is $3.66 per gallon.

In the next year, Ford will offer eight commercial vehicles with a gaseous-prep option:

• Transit Connect van and wagon
• Transit van, wagon, cutaway and chassis cab
• E-Series van, wagon, cutaway and stripped chassis
• F-Series Super Duty pickup and F-350 chassis cab
• F-Series Super Duty chassis cab (F-450, F-550)
• F-650 medium-duty truck
• F53 and F59 stripped chassis
• 2014 F-150 light-duty pickup

Ford says customer response has been good. The manufacturer is on pace to sell more than 15,000 CNG/LPG-prepped vehicles this year, an increase of more than 25 percent from 2012.  Communications giant AT&T recently purchased 650 F-350 chassis cabs with the CNG-prep option.

Ford maintains the engine and powertrain limited warranty (five years or 60,000 miles); Ford QVMs are responsible for the system component warranty.