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Tailpipe Emissions

A. Ford U.S. Average NOx Emissions

Grams per mile
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Passenger cars 0.15 0.09 0.08 0.06 0.06 0.05
All light duty 0.29 0.17 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.05

In 2009, Ford reduced average NOx emissions for the seventh year in a row.

  • Reported to regulatory authorities (EPA)

B. Ford U.S. Average NMOG Emissions

Grams per mile
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Passenger cars 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.07
All light duty 0.15 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.07

NMOG = Non-Methane Organic Gases

In 2009, Ford reduced average NMOG emissions for the seventh year in a row.

  • Reported to regulatory authorities (EPA)

C. Ford U.S. Average Vehicle Emissions

Grams per mile
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Passenger cars 0.25 0.18 0.17 0.14 0.13 0.12
All light duty 0.44 0.29 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.13

Average vehicle emissions are the smog-forming pollutants from vehicle tailpipes, characterized as the sum of [(NMOG + NOx emissions) x volume] for all products in the fleet.

In 2009, Ford reduced average vehicle emissions for the seventh year in a row.

  • Reported to regulatory authorities (EPA)