DEARBORN, Mich., April 22, 2010 -- Ford will offer 100 percent of its fleet vehicles with fuel-efficient powertrains, the company announced during a live webcast today. Ford says the move will reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions and help decrease fleet customers’ ownership costs.

Ford’s fleet lineup will include vehicles powered by a variety of systems: battery electric, hybrid, natural gas, propane, E-85, biodiesel (B20) and EcoBoost.

“Companies and the government are greening their fleets, and Ford is here to help,” said Mark Fields, Ford’s president of The Americas. “Ford is driving America with a full line of vehicles featuring alternative fuel powertrains and advanced sustainable technologies aimed at improving fuel economy, reducing CO2 emissions and significantly reducing the cost of owning our vehicles for fleet customers nationwide while providing healthy returns to our business.”

In 2009, Ford says it had 32 percent of the commercial market and 44 percent of the government market, the largest of any automaker. In the commercial vehicle segment, F-Series, Ranger, Econoline, Fusion, Escape and Taurus were the sales leaders. The top sellers to government buyers were the F-Series, Crown Victoria and Econoline.

“Fleet customers are turning to Ford because our comprehensive product lineup provides solutions for virtually every need,” said Kevin Koswick, director of Ford North American Fleet, Leasing and Remarketing Operations. “Plus, the top quality, class-leading fuel economy and strong resale values of our vehicles help reduce vehicle ownership costs and provide a compelling value proposition.”

The two latest additions to Ford’s fleet are the Transit Connect van and the upcoming Police Interceptor.

The Transit Connect – launched last summer and named 2010 North American Truck of the Year – is a small-on-the-outside-big-on-the-inside car-based cargo vehicle that gets much better fuel economy than a conventional pickup truck or full-size cargo van. Transit Connect gets 22/25 city/highway mpg. The full-size Ford E-Series gets 13/17 mpg city/highway; GM's vans get 14/18 city/highway with a V8 and 15/20 with a V6. A pure electric-powered Transit Connect will be available late 2010.

The new Ford Police Interceptor will be available with a 3.5-liter V-6 engine that delivers at least 263 horsepower and E-85 compatibility. This is 25 percent more efficient than the 4.6-liter SOHC V-8 offered in the current Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. It also will be offered with an all-new 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbocharged, direct-injection V-6 that will deliver at least 365 horsepower and 350 ft.-lb. of torque.