Ford F-250 Goes Green in California with Hybrid Technology

Boston-based upfitter XL’s hybrid system for the F-250 receives CARB certification to begin sales in California.

The F-250 is the perfect platform for hauling the goods while looking good doing it. You can keep it basic with vinyl floors and seats, or go all the way to the Limited trim with lots of chrome, camelback leather, and a twin-panel moonroof. And with either a 6.2-liter flex-fuel V8 or 6.7-liter PowerStroke turbo-diesel V8, you’ll be able to do your part to keep the environment happy.

If that’s not enough, though, you can soon pick-up a hybrid F-250 to do the dirty work, especially if you’re in California. Green Car Reports says Boston-based green-tech upfitter XL (formerly XL Hybrids) has received approval from the California Air Resource Board (CARB) to sell its F-250 XLH Hybrid in the Golden State.

Having already worked its magic on other Fords like the F-150, F-350, and Transit, XL fitted the F-250 with its XLH hybrid technology system. Through regenerative braking recharging the 1.8 kWh lithium-ion battery plus an electric motor connected to the driveshaft at both ends, XL claims a 25 percent increase in fuel economy and a reduction in greenhouse gases. In exchange, the F-250 gains an additional 250 lb-ft of torque from the system. On top of the 430 lb-ft of torque from the 6.2-liter, the F-250 XLH Hybrid will definitely be able to pull heavier loads than the stock F-250.

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Cameron Aubernon

Cameron Aubernon's path to automotive journalism began in the early New '10s. Back then, a friend of hers thought she was an independent fashion blogger.

Aubernon wasn't, so she became one, covering fashion in her own way for the next few years.

From there, she's written for: Louisville.com/Louisville Magazine, Insider Louisville, The Voice-Tribune/The Voice, TOPS Louisville, Jeffersontown Magazine, Dispatches Europe, The Truth About Cars, Automotive News, Yahoo Autos, RideApart, Hagerty, and Street Trucks.

Aubernon also served as the editor-in-chief of a short-lived online society publication in Louisville, Kentucky, interned at the city's NPR affiliate, WFPL-FM, and was the de facto publicist-in-residence for a communal art space near the University of Louisville.

Aubernon is a member of the International Motor Press Association, and the Washington Automotive Press Association.

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