Nov 8, 2005

Ford uses “smoke N mirrors”, using Ethanol & Hybrid to the gain “green” buyers & P.R.

DNR report -- Ozone Air Quality Effects of a 10% Ethanol Blended Gasoline in Wisconsin -- found that the legislation mandating 10 percent ethanol in 66 Wisconsin counties would increase emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx), which together form ozone…
Read more here: http://www.wmc.org/MediaOutlet/display.cfm?ID=1097

A new study by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms that mandating ethanol in gasoline will worsen ozone problems and increase regulatory burden on businesses…
Read full report here: http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/sep05/358730.asp

Ford believes offering ethanol burning vehicles will earn some “green” buyers:
Fords new “Greener Fuel” is a mediocre attempt to win over the media and ignorant buyers... Without working with environmental groups, Fords Ethanol program could have global environmental ramifications. This is Fords next attempt after failing to put an acceptable hybrid to market…
Read full report here: http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/04/pf/autos/ran_vs_ford/?cnn=yes

Read about how Fords blind effort to be green and win you over with “greener” fuel.
http://detroit.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=50349&type_news=latest

Will the EPA step in ... no, they don't even know how to report correct vehicle MPG ratings… as stated by the EPA, these are “estimates” not real numbers… Well the price at the pump sure is ;-)
Read full report here: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Autos/story?id=1274541

"Automakers shouldn't try to fool consumers by pretending their vehicles get good fuel economy," he said. "They should put gas-saving technology into their cars so that they actually get good fuel economy."
Read quote article here: http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/33609.html

 
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