zoom44

http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/354/C13415/

Ford will revive the Escort name in just 3 years with production of a Plug-in Hybrid which will have fuel economy of 100 mpg. Ford hopes to get ahead of GM with its Chevy Volt. Looks like the race is on as Chevy is givng roughly the same time frame but might make it out sooner.

RG- i guess they were all thinking about series hybrids after all. just took some time for them to turn the corner.

Clavius

Hmm.. curious if this has anything to do with the avg. fuel economy for each car maker must meet now if not soon? Having a 100mpg car would greatly increase that avg and allow for lower milage cars to pass on thru untouched.

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

100 mpg?! wow.

Yup, this will help the 'ol Bell Curve.

tajabaho1

wow, at least it doesn't look as bad as it's dad

Razz1

YEE HAW that means we can still drive our 12 MPG SUV's!

The fleet average rocks!

swiftrx8

100 mpg seems pretty hard to achieve in a practical car, I guess thats why it's a "2011" After all I thought cars were suppose to be flying by now hahaha

tajabaho1

^ in the 80s they said cars would be flying by 2005....

Renesis_8

Electric cars are our future now? What are we gonna do with all those batteries!!!!
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Tessai

How many recalls will it have by week 2 of release? Any takers?

Nemesis8

iTrader: (3)

That's better than most motorcycles of today - pretty impressive

zoom44

have you heard of the new Mini Cooper D?

http://www.duemotori.com/news/eco_ca...Grand_Prix.php

the same or less emissions than the leading hybrids and a combined 70+ miles per gallon. thats without any electrical motor to make it a hybrid.

previous thread https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...highlight=mini

Tessai

MINI Cooper D has been around in Europe since the new MINIs in 2002. Its the new gen, out in 2007, that gets that super-amazing mpg. BTW, that imperial MPG, and IIRC equates to high 50's MPG in the states (I think its actually rated 64mpg imperial combined).

zoom44

hence my use of the word "new"

Tessai

I was just elaborating

zoom44

BaronVonBigmeat

Yep. This occured to me just the other day. The carmakers are getting interested in plug-in hybrids because they can sell them at cost or slight profit, while boosting CAFE numbers and making room for what they really want to sell--high margin cars and trucks aimed at retired baby boomers (the new Camaro for example).

saturn

Captain Sisko says you don't need flying cars -- just IBM software.

http://www.onerandomthought.com/othe...lying-cars.mov