Ford Puma
1.0 EcoBoost Flexifuel Ethanol Mode E85 FWD manual
Tested here is the Ford Puma, a compact crossover car, equipped with a 1 liter direct injection turbo engine. This car can be operated on a flexible mixture of petrol and ethanol, from pure petrol to almost pure ethanol. Green NCAP investigated the vehicle's environmental performance in two modes – a standard petrol mode with E10 and E85, a mixture of 85 vol.-% ethanol and 15 vol.-% petrol. Using E85 as fuel, the Puma delivers generally good exhaust aftertreatment performance. However, the additional robustness Cold Ambient Test and On-Road Heavy Load Drive presented a major challenge and the final Clean Air Index dropped to 5.3. Improved control of ammonia and particles would boost the results. In the Cold Ambient Test, the car exceeded the limits for non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), NH3, CO, and was close to doing so for particle number. On the plus side, NOx emissions are low in all tests. A higher amount of E85 fuel is needed to deliver the same amount of energy as petrol. With an index of 5.3/10, the overall energy efficiency is moderate and, at 6.3 l/100 km in a relaxed, low load eco trip, slightly better than the standard petrol mode. The big advantage of the ethanol (E85) mode lies in the reduction of greenhouse gases. The Puma manages to keep its tailpipe emissions of laughing gas (N2O) and methane (CH4) low. The generally low amounts of CO2-equivalent allow the E85-operated Puma to collect 6.9/10 point in the Greenhouse Gas Index, significantly better than the 3.7/10 in the standard E10 petrol mode. With a Weighted Overall Index of 5.8, the ethanol (E85) operated Ford Puma receives 3 Green stars and could achieve more if the Clean Air performance challenges were addressed.
More detailed information can be found in the datasheet.
Ford Puma - Green NCAP 2022 Results - 3 stars
Release Date: 15 Dec 2022
