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Today, Ford Motor Company celebrated the production of its 100,000th hybrid SUV at the Kansas City Assembly Plant, which employs 4,100 people. The U.S. automaker launched the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs five years ago. The 2009 model year Escape and Mariner hybrids deliver 34 mpg in city driving and 31 mpg on the highway.
- Consumer Reports Slams Ford For Overstating Fusion And C-max Hybrids 47mpg Fuel Economy
If you've been following our news stories, you will no doubt be aware of Ford's brazen mpg claims about the Fusion Hybrid sedan and the C-Max Hybrid minivan, and how both trump Toyota models. To remind you, Ford states that both the new 2013...
- 2011 Lincoln Mkz Hybrid Epa Rated At 41mpg City And 36mpg Highway, Beats Lexus' Hs 250h
The updated 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid sedan has received an EPA-certified 41 mpg rating in city driving and 36 mpg on the highway making it, according to FoMoCo, the most fuel efficient "luxury sedan" in the U.S, topping the Lexus HS 250h that...
- Ford Gets $5.9 Billion Gov. Tech Loans, Says Electric Focus Will Arrive In 2011, Plug-in Hybrid By 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that Ford has been approved for a $5.9 billion government loan to develop fuel-saving technologies that will reduce the nation's dependency on foreign oil. Ford, which is the only American automaker not...
- 2010 Ford Fusion And Mercury Milan Hybrids Qualify For $3,400 Tax Credit
FoMoCo has announced that the new mild-hybrid versions of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan qualify for a $3,400 tax credit from the federal government. The American automaker claims that this is the highest credit amount ever offered for hybrids...
- 2009 Ford Escape & Mercury Mariner Suvs: New 170hp 2.5l Engine & Minor Upgrades
Today, Ford unveiled the 2009 MY Ford Escape & Mercury Mariner SUVs at the Washington Auto Show and Automotive News World Congress in Detroit. The most significant news concerns the adoption of a 170HP 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine combined with a 6-speed...
Cars
Ford Rolls Out 100,000th Hybrid SUV
Today, Ford Motor Company celebrated the production of its 100,000th hybrid SUV at the Kansas City Assembly Plant, which employs 4,100 people. The U.S. automaker launched the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs five years ago. The 2009 model year Escape and Mariner hybrids deliver 34 mpg in city driving and 31 mpg on the highway.
"As we celebrate our 100,000th hybrid, America's interest in hybrid vehicles keeps growing, as does Ford's commitment to advanced powertrain technologies that deliver greater fuel economy, lower emissions and help enhance our country's energy security," said Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford.
- Consumer Reports Slams Ford For Overstating Fusion And C-max Hybrids 47mpg Fuel Economy
If you've been following our news stories, you will no doubt be aware of Ford's brazen mpg claims about the Fusion Hybrid sedan and the C-Max Hybrid minivan, and how both trump Toyota models. To remind you, Ford states that both the new 2013...
- 2011 Lincoln Mkz Hybrid Epa Rated At 41mpg City And 36mpg Highway, Beats Lexus' Hs 250h
The updated 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid sedan has received an EPA-certified 41 mpg rating in city driving and 36 mpg on the highway making it, according to FoMoCo, the most fuel efficient "luxury sedan" in the U.S, topping the Lexus HS 250h that...
- Ford Gets $5.9 Billion Gov. Tech Loans, Says Electric Focus Will Arrive In 2011, Plug-in Hybrid By 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that Ford has been approved for a $5.9 billion government loan to develop fuel-saving technologies that will reduce the nation's dependency on foreign oil. Ford, which is the only American automaker not...
- 2010 Ford Fusion And Mercury Milan Hybrids Qualify For $3,400 Tax Credit
FoMoCo has announced that the new mild-hybrid versions of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan qualify for a $3,400 tax credit from the federal government. The American automaker claims that this is the highest credit amount ever offered for hybrids...
- 2009 Ford Escape & Mercury Mariner Suvs: New 170hp 2.5l Engine & Minor Upgrades
Today, Ford unveiled the 2009 MY Ford Escape & Mercury Mariner SUVs at the Washington Auto Show and Automotive News World Congress in Detroit. The most significant news concerns the adoption of a 170HP 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine combined with a 6-speed...