Congratulations to Ford! I think they are gonna beat Government Motors by overwhelming margins!
I like the Fusion, not really interested in a Hybrid, but they are a nice car.
If a car can reach 1300 miles on a single tank of gas in normal everyday driving conditions, then I’d be willing to pay a bit of a premium for it.
However, no car is there yet. 1 Fillup a week vs 1 fillup a month, yea, that’s justifiable in a higher cost over the lifetime.
Alright. Now this is something that is actually, finally impressive on the fuel efficiency front.
I could drive from my new TX home back to Kansas on dang near just one tank of gas.
That is impressive.
Glad this article corrects the record. On the news the other day I saw them saying it was trying to go 1000 miles on a single GALLON of gas!
Hybrids are definitely the way to go.
I wish the best for Ford. Hopefully Bambie won’t do a hostile takeover.
This is the real bit of news; hitting and sustaining 80 mpg is laudable, this from a man who hates American cars. Why did it take the car company nearly going broke before they announced this? What earth-shattering development occured in the past 4 months that prevented this achievement from being undertaken last year, or the year before?
Getting 1,000 miles on a tank of gas is nothing earth shaking - just throw on a 100 gallon tank, and if you get 10 mpg; you'll set that record.
Now my question is, how much did the electricity cost to keep recharging it?
It looks like Ford may win the ‘last man standing’ game with domestic automakers.
They are getting 80 miles per gallon but are also driving like my uncle Earl.
Mileage-maximizing techniques that the Ford team used and recommend to consumers include:
- Slowing down and maintaining even throttle pressure;
- Gradually accelerating and smoothly braking;
- Maintaining a safe distance between vehicles and anticipating traffic conditions;
- Coasting up to red lights and stop signs to avoid fuel waste and brake wear;
- Minimize use of heater and air conditioning to reduce the load on the engine;
- Close windows at high speeds to reduce aerodynamic drag;
- Applying the “Pulse and Glide” technique while maintaining the flow of traffic;
- Minimize excessive engine workload by using the vehicle’s kinetic forward motion to climb hills, and use downhill momentum to build speed; and
- Avoiding bumps and potholes that can reduce momentum
Assuming this is all true, it is a nice breakthrough that should provide Ford with a real competitive advantage. In the age of “Atlas Shrugged” however, I would expect the government to decide that it is unfair to the UAW and GM if this technology is held exclusively by just one company so Ford will be required to provide all the parts at cost (no profit) to GM in the name of fairness.
I’ve heard the average driver puts 10K miles a year on a car...I could go with filling up only 10 times a year.
Though I think more people will run out of gas because they will forget they have to actually look at the gas gauge...
80 mpg is pretty good. My wife will want one, but I’d rather have a turbo charged diesel that gets 50-60 mpg without having to worry about the electric part.
My ‘96 VW Passat TDI (diesel) wagon (now with 282,000 miles) gets 47-50 MPG highway (cruising at about 70-75 MPH), and 39-40 in city-suburban mixed driving (I use it to drive into NYC to work).
I have gotten 1036 miles on a single tank of fuel, and routinely get 850-900 miles/tank of fuel.
Best car I ever owned.
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