Originally published November 29 2005
Ford submits fuel cell vehicles for real-world testing
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Ford Motor Company is turning loose of five of its hybrid hydrogen Ford Focus Fuel Cell vehicles as part of a program that will test the efficiency of fuel cell technology.
Ford Motor Company is handing over the keys to five hybrid hydrogen Ford Focus Fuel Cell vehicles today as part of a five-city 30-car program to conduct real world testing of fuel cell technology.
Area residents will notice the Focus Fuel Cell vehicles in their neighborhoods as city employees drive the vehicles for city business or, in Taylor, as the water department travels to read meters.
The vehicles will also be part of community events to spread awareness of the demonstration program.
Knowledge gained engineering Ford's Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrids has been shared between the FCV vehicle engineering team and the people working on both Ford gasoline powered hybrids on the road today, as well as future gasoline hybrids Ford will sell.
"The engineers who work on the Focus FCV work hand in hand with those developing our gasoline hybrids," said Mary Ann Wright, director of Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Programs for Ford Motor Company.
The Focus FCV is the most sophisticated environmental vehicle Ford has ever developed and its success is an important milestone in Ford's long-term strategy to move toward hydrogen and alternative-fuel powered cars and trucks as viable consumer transportation options.
The Focus FCV looks and drives like other Focus sedans on the road today, but appearances can be deceiving.
Although it is designed to look like any other car on the road, under the hood of the Focus FCV is a sophisticated hybrid electric powertrain.
Tucked under the floorpan is a hydrogen fuel cell and auxiliary energy system that supplies electricity to the powertrain.
This year, Ford is delivering evaluation fleets of Focus FCVs for placement in demonstration programs in the United States, Canada, and Germany.
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