Wednesday, March 11, 2009

FAST FACTS ABOUT FORD HYBRIDS

Publicity shot of the Ford Escape Hybrid, kind...Image via Wikipedia

  • Launched in 2004, the Ford Escape Hybrid was the world's first domestically produced hybrid SUV
  • The Ford Escape Hybrid debuted on the streets in Manhattan in 2004, setting a record driving
    37 hours straight and 576 miles on a single tank of gas
  • In 2005, San Francisco became the first city in the United States to use a hybrid SUV in its taxi fleet with the Ford Escape Hybrid
  • Today, there currently are 250 Ford Escape Hybrids providing taxi service in San Francisco and 1,400 Ford Escape Hybrids providing taxi service in New York City
  • Kermit the Frog debuted with the Ford Escape Hybrid in 2006 in an award-winning Super Bowl ad bringing two green icons together with the "It must be easy being green after all” campaign
  • Escape Hybrid continues to be the most fuel-efficient (34 mpg city/31 mpg hwy) and cleanest (ATPZEV) SUV on the planet
  • In 2006, Ford created a fleet of E-85 Ford Escape Hybrids – capable of operating on blends of fuel containing up as much as 85% ethanol, a renewable fuel – demonstrating a combination of two technologies that could contribute to the nation’s energy security
  • Ford is doubling its hybrid production in 2009
  • The 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids are the newest additions to Ford's hybrid lineup
  • The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid is America’s most fuel-efficient mid-size sedan at 41 mpg city driving, beating the Toyota Camry by 8 mpg
  • In January, 2009, Ford announced its electrification strategy to deliver a suite of electrified vehicles to market by 2012 – the Ford Escape Hybrid serves as the base for Ford's Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) demonstration fleet with utility companies around the country
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