| Ford Motor Company finally took the covers off | | | | are pleased to be among the first to take |
| four of its new ethanol-propelled hybrids to the | | | | advantage of the flexibility of a hybrid vehicle that |
| Missouri as well as its Kansas City Power & Light | | | | uses E85 fuel. Our current biofuel program has |
| located at the Ford's Kansas City Plant where | | | | already offset approximately 20 percent of our |
| both the Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrid | | | | gasoline usage and these Ford vehicles will |
| vehicles are produced. The new car will help Ford | | | | advance our long-term commitment to a |
| to improve its technology towards building car | | | | diversified fleet," said Michael Chesser the |
| with alternative fuels. | | | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the |
| Among the Ford models, the E85 Escape Hybrid is | | | | Great Plains Energy. |
| the first Ford model to use the combination of | | | | Governor Matt Blunt also commented, "My |
| 85% ethanol gas and 15% petroleum gasoline. | | | | administration has and will continue to strongly |
| There are only 20 Ford E85 Escape Hybrids | | | | encourage the use of these |
| produced and delivered to its selected customers | | | | environmentally-friendly technologies. The use of |
| on the six states. | | | | renewable fuels improves our environment and |
| Nancy Gioia, director of the Sustainable Mobility | | | | the air we breathe. With old-fashioned American |
| Technology of Ford Motor Company said, "As a | | | | ingenuity, like that displayed by the Ford Motor |
| leader in both hybrid vehicles and in vehicles | | | | Company, we can become more energy |
| capable of operating on ethanol-based fuels, Ford | | | | independent. Our state is doing our part to look |
| is the ideal company to bring both technologies | | | | for alternative fuels to help lessen America's |
| together for the first time. This innovative | | | | dependence on foreign oil. The more clean-burning, |
| research represents one of many projects we | | | | renewable fuel Missouri produces and uses, the |
| have at Ford to address our customers desire for | | | | better off we will all be in the long-term." |
| a fuel efficient product that meet all of their | | | | The new car from Ford produces lowered |
| functional needs, while working on reducing our | | | | amount of greenhouse gas emission amounting to |
| nation's dependence on oil imports and helping to | | | | 25% fewer compared to the previous Escape |
| address global climate change." | | | | Hybrid. It also runs on a renewable fuel to reduce |
| According to the news by auotchannel.com, the | | | | the dependency towards imported oils. |
| new hybrid car will be used by its field design | | | | It may not have the GMC wheel hub, but the car |
| groups in order to work in the company's service | | | | is filled with more Ford parts that enhance the |
| territory, as well as will be used in urban setting to | | | | function of its powertrain parts. This new car can |
| test that the city can also be a good ride for | | | | cut the 3.6 billion gallons of gasoline consumed |
| these areas. | | | | every to half. Ford also promises to build more |
| "Great Plains Energy's environmental strategy is | | | | cars that use this type of fuel in 2012. |
| aggressively pursuing the use of renewables. We | | | | |