Automotive News, June 15th, 2003
Byline: Tim Moran
Squeezing miles from something other than gasoline always has been part of Ford Motor Co.'s manufacturing quest.
The earliest Ford cars, including the world-changing Model T, were built to be able to take advantage of so-called "farm alcohol,'' ethanol made from harvest products, as part of the fuel mix.
Henry Ford was an electricity enthusiast, having worked in Edison's power plants, and also loved to defy conventional wisdom. So the planned retail-market emergence of Ford's Escape hybrid SUV in mid-2004 (some commercial fleet sales are expected in 2003) is in keeping w...
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