Ford touts role of US automakers
In September, Ford Motor launched a campaign to promote its plans to produce 250,000 hybrids a year by 2010, more than 10 times the number it produces now. It currently has two hybrid crossovers, the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner, on the market.
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(PRWEB) May 25, 2005 - After Toyotas introduction of the Prius, the first hybrid vehicle, in 1997 which was followed by the debut of Honda Insight two years later in America, General Motors adopted the Hybrid technology to their vehicle with the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid. The introduction the Escape Hybrid is the first entry of any American vehicle in the market. As to Fords pioneering model, the Escape is produced on a limited number. 2004 brought only 3000-4000 units of Ford Escape which began its production in late July.
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Kansas City, labor and environmental groups joined forces to applaud the new Ford Escape Hybrid as good for jobs and the environment. National, chapter, and group Sierra Club representatives held a press conference with the United Autoworkers, Steelworkers, The Ecology Center, Burroughs Audubon of Kansas City, the Institute for Labor Studies, and the Apollo Alliance to spread the word about the importance of fuel-saving technology. The press conference produced dozens of media hits in Kansas City and around the country, from Hawaii to New York. The new Escape is the first American-made hybrid, and also the first hybrid SUV to reach the market. The 35 mile-per-gallon Escape is rated as a Partial-Zero Emission Vehicle (PZEV) and meets California's strict air pollution standards - something most people never expected to hear about any SUV.
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The Mariner essentially is the high-end version of the Ford Escape Hybrid, which went on sale in 2004 as a 2005 model without much help from environmental groups. The Escape, with prices starting at $26,830, has done well in the marketplace, being sold through traditional new-car dealerships in the traditional way.
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The production of the Ford Escape signals a narrowing divide in the jobs-versus-environment debate. While some environmentalists rightly point out that Ford still has far to go to improve the fuel efficiency of its fleet, the Escape is without a doubt a step in the right direction.
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