The Escort is comin' back, Yeah!
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The Escort is comin' back, Yeah!
With 100 MPG
Edit: Looks like the hippies are already ruling out the idea of that concept being the escort.
*notice the big red X over the image
Ford is invested in the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium and is focusing most of its attention on A123 systems nanophosphate Lithium-Ion batteries to reach it’s expected 100 miles per gallon target. A123Systems high power battery technology is based on new highly active nanoscale materials that are inexpensive, nontoxic, extremely stable (Non Explosive) and quick charging. The new batteries are expected to have a life of 10 years and 150,000 miles.
Ford is in race with GM to bring out the new Escort before the Chevy Volt hits the market in 2010. Alan Mulally Ford’s new CEO realizes that Ford needs to hang on to their perceived lead in domestic Hybrid technology first developed and introduced for the Ford Escape.
Ford is in race with GM to bring out the new Escort before the Chevy Volt hits the market in 2010. Alan Mulally Ford’s new CEO realizes that Ford needs to hang on to their perceived lead in domestic Hybrid technology first developed and introduced for the Ford Escape.
Edit: Looks like the hippies are already ruling out the idea of that concept being the escort.
*notice the big red X over the image
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Im not the hybrid type, but 100 MPG is an amazing achievement. Gord is headed in the right direction with products and ideas such as this. Sweet looking lil ride too, I actually would not be ashamed to ride around in that
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Originally Posted by scott1981
It flopped so fast if he blinked he might have missed it 
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It's definitely too early to say it would be slow. Electric motors are insanely efficient at producing gobs of torque. In fact, there is an ALL electric car with a 0-60 around 4 seconds I believe that is very drivable floating around the internet. It could very well get up and go if programmed properly 
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Originally Posted by Lumadar
It's definitely too early to say it would be slow. Electric motors are insanely efficient at producing gobs of torque. In fact, there is an ALL electric car with a 0-60 around 4 seconds I believe that is very drivable floating around the internet. It could very well get up and go if programmed properly
Possible and probable are two different things.
Even if they are strong enough to accelerate quickly, the type of people that buy cars for fuel efficiency tend to do everything they can to get the most efficiency out of thier vehicle. That generally means slow acceleration when entering traffic. Never mind all the vehicles they cause to slow down, to wait for them to reach posted speeds, that now need to accelerate again, as well. End result? Their personal fuel mileage looks good, while they actually caused the consumption of more fuel.