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Dearborn-based Ford Motor Company took months to develop and test a vehicle that is capable of running on E85 – A mixture of gasoline and bioethanol – and will be a hybrid. The company recently announced it has completed rigorous testing of the Ford Escape Hybrid E85.

After completing the tests, vehicles are now tested in real world conditions. To do this, Ford will deliver 20 units of the Ford Escape Hybrid fleet customers E85. Three of these environmentally friendly vehicles have already been submitted to the Ministry of Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association and the Governor's Ethanol Coalition.

Across the country, Selection of Ford customers in the fleet in six states to test the hybrid vehicle. The 20 units of time is the Ford Escape first hybrid vehicle can run on E85. The fuel is a mixture of 15 percent gasoline and 85 percent bioethanol. Bioethanol is a renewable alternative fuel, which is produced from corn or sugar beet.

"As a leader in hybrid vehicles and vehicles capable of running on ethanol petroleum-based Ford is the ideal company to bring both technologies together for the first time, "said Sue Cischke, Ford Senior Vice President for Sustainable Development Environment and Safety Engineering.

The development of these vehicles are more fuel efficient Escape equipped with conventional title = "Ford, cold air intake"> Ford intake air cooling was received with great enthusiasm. U.S. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, has said: "Investing in ethanol is critical to our national security, our environment and economy of Michigan. We can make tremendous progress by combining efforts mass of ethanol with other technologies such as hybrid cars and advanced diesel technology. Ford leads the way in producing the first hybrid vehicle that can run on E85. I hope the Ford Escape Hybrid E85 is the first of many hybrids, flex fuel lead us to energy independence. "

Another deputy in the U.S., Senator Christopher "Kit Bond of Missouri, expressing congratulations to Ford for the achievement saying:" We can and must do more to reduce pollution vehicles. Today Ford shows leadership in clean and efficient vehicles with the first SUV hybrid that will also run on bio-fuels. His decision to gather Kansas City is good news for workers Automotive power in Missouri.

According to Ford, the Escape Hybrid E85 produces 25 percent fewer emissions emissions greenhouse gas than the Ford Escape is powered by a conventional gasoline engine. It also uses alternative fuels which means that it must reduce dependence country on foreign oil should be mass produced.

One of the beneficiaries the first Ford Escape Hybrid E85 is the governor of the Coalition for Ethanol. The coalition chairman, Gov. Dave Heineman has said: "The Governors' Ethanol Coalition has worked with Ford for over two decades. Ford has developed new transportation technologies, have been among the first volunteers to provide evidence in the world of Ford products. We are delighted to work with a vehicle manufacturer in the United States as a nation stratified reduces its need for imported oil. "

The Ford Escape Hybrid E85 is only the tip of the iceberg for the future Ford vehicle fuel consumption though. According Cischke, "Although we have no plans to produce the Escape Hybrid E85 research This technology could lead to advances in technology. "

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