Noah Harbinger Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) The latest result (via twitter): "The 17th stint is in. Gil has managed to get us up to 81.8mpg and we have covered 758.5 miles. Still half a tank left! " Looks like it's going pretty well! Edited April 27, 2009 by Noah Harbinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfruth Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 good stuff tnx :hyper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I hope these results make it to mainstream media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY93SHO Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) If I understand the Twitter posts correctly they are going to keep going until it's out of gas. 1/3 of a tank left at 1000 miles. Can't wait to see what the final results are! :happy feet: Edited April 28, 2009 by MY93SHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY93SHO Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Update: miles are at 1197, mpg average is 81.7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fords#1Fan Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Its all over!!! The Fusion Hybrid did 1,445.7 miles on ONE tank of gas! Average f/e of 81.5mpg! What a team - what a car!! #Hybrid1000 ^JW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Congratulations to Ford's team for achieving this distinction (a world record)! The biggest winner of all in the challenge is the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. More than $8,000 was raised for the organization through this event. :happy feet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganTruck_Mafia Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Ford claims 81.5 mpg in Fusion hybridBryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. claims it has set a new world record for fuel economy in a gasoline-powered midsized sedan, driving an unmodified production Ford Fusion hybrid just over 1,445 miles on a single tank of gasoline. That translated into a whopping 81.5 mile-per-gallon average, nearly double the certified mileage of the new sedan. The Ford team, which included NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, accomplished the feat by practicing fuel-saving driving techniques, such as coasting to red lights and accelerating smoothly on greens. "Not only does this demonstrate the Fusion hybrid's fuel efficiency, it also shows that driving technique is one of the keys to maximizing its potential," said Nancy Gioia, director of sustainable mobility technologies and hybrid vehicle programs at Ford. According to Guinness World Records, the world record for the longest distance traveled on a single tank of fuel was 1,459.16 miles, but that was set by a diesel-powered Peugeot in Australia in 2002. http://www.detnews.com/article/20090428/AU...n+Fusion+hybrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT_MAN Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2009/04/fo...823829550283749 Douchebags are already posting about how Ford's hybrid is beaten by single person vehicles. This blog post seems extremely self-preserving considering he is the professor at the school where that vehicle was made. Oh well. I posted a comment that should straighten him out. Edited April 29, 2009 by SVT_MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critic Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2009/04/fo...823829550283749 Douchebags are already posting about how Ford's hybrid is beaten by single person vehicles. This blog post seems extremely self-preserving considering he is the professor at the school where that vehicle was made. Oh well. I posted a comment that should straighten him out. May the Good Lord bless you! Give this man, the off-site post of the month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2009/04/fo...823829550283749 Douchebags are already posting about how Ford's hybrid is beaten by single person vehicles. This blog post seems extremely self-preserving considering he is the professor at the school where that vehicle was made. Oh well. I posted a comment that should straighten him out. Nice Slam! I hope the douchebag gets all bummed out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT_MAN Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Round two if you're interested. (Douchebag responded.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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