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FORD goes Green
LockedWell with ll the recent hype over gas prices (FINALLY DROPPING!) and better vehicle that are more efficient, FORD has introduced it’s first fully hybrid SUV.
This vehicle is not only a hybrid in that it uses an electric engine and has the main gas engine start and stop as required, it has a more efficient design as I mentioned European cars have now been required to have by Euro government demands.
the braking system actually distributes wasted fuel energy that is made friction and heat by using this normally wasted energy to charge the electric motor.
It also incorprate Atkinson technology to increase the mileage per gallon of fuel, which was said to be impossible without changing the basic engine design.More on this wonderful addition to FORD’s lineup here: http://tinyurl.com/232f9
I guess it’s going to make all the other manufacturers step up to the plate and offer similar vehicles, hybrids are now going to be a competitive market, as they improve each model to compete over the next few years they will cost less and get beter mileage and becoem mroe efficient and fuel friendly.
It’s a start with a LONG future.