One Thousand Miles on a tank of gas

[Onkel Neal]

One Thousand Miles and Counting: Fusion Hybrid Breaks 1,000 Miles on Single Tank, Presses on (http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/200904271150PR_NEWS_USPR_____DE05693.htm)




The Ford Fusion Hybrid team has achieved more than 1,000 miles -- over 47 continuous hours -- on a single tank of gas, raising funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation



Passing the 1,000 mile mark at 9:08 a.m. this morning, the team will continue as their unmodified, regular production Fusion Hybrid has nearly one-third of a tank of fuel remaining



The most fuel-efficient, mid-sized sedan in America -- the Fusion Hybrid -- driven by a team of Ford hybrid engineers, a fuel efficiency expert and a NASCAR star, achieved more than 80 miles per gallon using Eco-Driving techniques
Fantastic!

Disclaimer, I own a lot of Ford stock. You should too :shucks:

[Zachstar]

It is highly impressive tho I highly doubt John Doe can push it that far on a tank of gas.

Ford can compete I will give it that. But just barely. And only because it was not addicted to the SUV craze like GM was.

[Max2147]

Ford is in decent shape, although I personally wouldn't be buying stock in them. Alan Mulally is a great guy to have at the helm.

[FIREWALL]

@ Neal That Torino you posted in my Poncho thread was considered a mid-sized car in it's time. :haha:

And they state the Fusion is mid-sized. :har:

It's the size of a Honda.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[TarJak]

So is it this big?
http://articles.motortoday.com/testdrive/Odyssey/Odyssey_modulo-1.jpg

or this big?
http://www.hondatrail70.com/1968z50p3.jpg

Both Honda's different sizes.:D

[Jimbuna]

No big deal...we've got trucks here in the UK that can travel 500 times further http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/whistle.gif


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[Onkel Neal]

Ford is in decent shape, although I personally wouldn't be buying stock in them. Alan Mulally is a great guy to have at the helm.

Nov. $1.41
April $5.11

:rock:

[owner20071963]

Are they not working on a
Battery driven car?
It seems the future is geared
at electric battery operated cars
in the UK,
Rechargeable at points,
the UK Government has poured millions into this
project,
with Ford,and other companys,
eco friendly too :D

[AVGWarhawk]

It is highly impressive tho I highly doubt John Doe can push it that far on a tank of gas.

Ford can compete I will give it that. But just barely. And only because it was not addicted to the SUV craze like GM was.


Say what???? The SUV was Ford bread and butter....the Explorer was the SUV that shot Ford into a major manufacture of the SUV years ago that spurned other manufacturer to follow suit. They still sell Explorers like hotcakes. The F150 is the largest seller. Throw in the Mustang....all gas guzzlers yet they survive in the small car market with the Fuzion and years ago it was the Escort.

http://www.edmunds.com/ford/explorer/review.html



With fair confidence, one could point to the Ford Explorer as the catalyst that started America's love affair with the SUV. Ford's midsize creation was perfectly timed for the SUV boom that began in the early 1990s. Certainly there were SUVs before the Explorer, but they were mostly utilitarian in nature. The Explorer was the first go-to SUV for the Everyman. Throughout its life, the Ford Explorer has promised to deliver versatility, a reasonable amount of comfort, affordability and, perhaps most importantly, more style than a station wagon or minivan. Seemingly, it succeeded. During much of the '90s, Ford was consistently selling more than 400,000 units a year.


Chrysler was the mini-van maker that cause the other manufacturer to follow suit.

GM demise is poor quality ugly vehicles. GM was the followers in all catagories but quality and attractiviness they did not have.

[AVGWarhawk]

Ford is in decent shape, although I personally wouldn't be buying stock in them. Alan Mulally is a great guy to have at the helm.


Ford is fine for the moment. The problem currently, if GM goes Chapter 11 this will give them time to retool and work on things that reduce overall costs to produce cars all the while no one asking for the payments owed on loans. GM has the potential to reduce costs of everything during the chapter 11 protection and can come out a sleek car company. Ford does not have this option and must continue to operate and pay bills as normal. In the meantime, find ways to reduce cost and keep up with the potential that GM/Chrysler could survive under Chapter 11 being a great company when the smoke clears.

However, I prefer to purchase from a stable car company and I think most are in the same mind. This is what Ford has going for it in this present climate.

[Rilder]

Wait we managed to make Fusion Reactors able to be made small and cheaply for use in cars?

[SteamWake]

Wait we managed to make Fusion Reactors able to be made small and cheaply for use in cars?

LOL its just a name :yeah:


achieved more than 80 miles per gallon using Eco-Driving techniques


Okay wtf is 'Eco-Driving' techniques ?

Kind of reminds me of CSX's commercials stating they can haul tons of freight some large number of miles on a single gallon of fuel. Hell yea, as long as its downhill ! :rotfl:

[Tchocky]

Eco-Driving - It's a stupid name for driving sensibly, not ridiculously fast, smooth gear changes, properly inflated tires (lol etc)

[AVGWarhawk]

Kind of reminds me of CSX's commercials stating they can haul tons of freight some large number of miles on a single gallon of fuel. Hell yea, as long as its downhill ! :rotfl:

Yeah, I laugh at the commerical.

[mr chris]

This what i drive at my unit.
Close Support Tanker (Fuel)
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/engineering/1504.aspx
Always wondered how far we would get with a full tank.:hmmm:

[danlisa]

This what i drive at my unit.
Close Support Tanker (Fuel)
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/engineering/1504.aspx
Always wondered how far we would get with a full tank.:hmmm:

Jeez!:o They let YOU drive that........so what do you play chicken against?:haha:

[AVGWarhawk]

This what i drive at my unit.
Close Support Tanker (Fuel)
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/engineering/1504.aspx
Always wondered how far we would get with a full tank.:hmmm:

How is the air conditioner in that thing?

[Letum]

This what i drive at my unit.
Close Support Tanker (Fuel)
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/engineering/1504.aspx
Always wondered how far we would get with a full tank.:hmmm:

In Cyprus?
Not far. ;)

[mr chris]

@ Dan, playing chicken with these in the dark can be fun.
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/fighting-vehicles/1475.aspx

@AVG, It was a nightmare in Iraq last year the air con was constantly full of dust and sand so had to be clean out almost 3 times a week if you were out on ops.; Even then it did not make much differnce, Due to the fact that the cab had a extra 3 ton of armour on. And it's so hot in the summer out there.

@Letum, That is what i drive at my normal unit im just on a 2 year detachment out here. But no doubt i think you could clock up a few laps of the only motorway out here.

[AVGWarhawk]

@AVG, It was a nightmare in Iraq last year the air con was constantly full of dust and sand so had to be clean out almost 3 times a week if you were out on ops.; Even then it did not make much differnce, Due to the fact that the cab had a extra 3 ton of armour on. And it so hot in the summer out there.



I bet it was miserable. :-?

[mr chris]

I bet it was miserable. :-?

It was all good fun. When you look back on it.:)

[AVGWarhawk]

It was all good fun. When you look back on it.:)


Well, hey, thanks for driving it around and doing what you signed on to do:up:

[Jimbuna]

It was all good fun. When you look back on it.:)

You always did like playing 'chicken' as I recall :DL

[owner20071963]

So is it this big?
http://articles.motortoday.com/testdrive/Odyssey/Odyssey_modulo-1.jpg

or this big?
http://www.hondatrail70.com/1968z50p3.jpg

Both Honda's different sizes.:D

I just sold my last car,
which was a Honda Stream.
Looked like the one Pictured above,
not the Bike :haha:
same colour too :D

[Jimbuna]

I just sold my last car,
which was a Honda Stream.
Looked like the one Pictured above,
not the Bike :haha:
same colour too :D

I've still got the photo you sent me of it :DL


http://www.clevelandseniors.com/images/events/stpatricksday031708/west-side-irish-car.jpg

[geetrue]

The Ford Fusion Hybrid sounds like a nice car for people that can afford them, but what about the rest of us?

The experts during the last oil crisis said that even if America comes up with an energy saving plan that works that the price of gasoline
would then rise even higher due to the law of supply and demand.

In other words gas will still cost $5.00 a gal (in the USA) someday even with a hybrid :yep:

[FIREWALL]

I must be pretty economical.

I can walk a mile on a small amount of gas. :D

[mr chris]

Chicken...Hmm Does bring back some fond memories Jim. :up:

[Platapus]

I am glad Ford is moving forward with hybrid cars. :yeah:

This is a parallel hybrid. There are also some series hybrids coming out in 2010 that also looking good.

Soon we should be seeing diesel electric series hybrids in automobiles. Then I will be most happy :)

I really think that diesel electric series automobiles will be great once the technology is ironed out. :salute:

Good going Ford!

[don1reed]

Is that what’s also called “Hyper-miling”? Where the driver coasts, as much as possible when traveling downhill;
turns the engine off when at traffic lights and/or while in fast-food drive-thru’s;
setting cruise-control not to exceed 57 mph on highways;
gentle braking, coasting to all traffic stops; etc? (the list goes on.)

[SteamWake]

Is that what’s also called “Hyper-miling”? Where the driver coasts, as much as possible when traveling downhill;
turns the engine off when at traffic lights and/or while in fast-food drive-thru’s;
setting cruise-control not to exceed 57 mph on highways;
gentle braking, coasting to all traffic stops; etc? (the list goes on.)

Thats what Im thinking. Now in real life just try coasting trying to catch the green light gate from 6 blocks away and see how the folks behind you react. :rotfl:

[don1reed]

:rotfl:

Being retired, I'm suddenly thrust back into my childhood soapbox derby experiences.

"Half-price for seniors." Now that I'm a "senior", they'll probably bump up the age bracket. :rotfl:

"Ya shoulda been here last week, the fish were really bitin'!":haha:

[FIREWALL]

I beat the gas price issue... I eat a heavy Mexican meal then, Put on roller skates and fart all the way to where I'm going. :O:

[Jimbuna]

I beat the gas price issue... I eat a heavy Mexican meal then, Put on roller skates and fart all the way to where I'm going. :O:

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[FIREWALL]

:hmmm: Back to the drawing board. :haha:

[Jimbuna]

:hmmm: Back to the drawing board. :haha:


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