FAST FACTS ABOUT FORD HYBRIDS
Launched in 2004, the Ford Escape Hybrid was the world's first domestically produced hybrid SUV
The Ford Escape Hybrid debuted on the streets in Manhattan in 2004, setting a record driving
37 hours straight and 576 miles on a single tank of gas
In 2005, San Francisco became the first city in the United States to use a hybrid SUV in its taxi fleet with the Ford Escape Hybrid
Today, there currently are 250 Ford Escape Hybrids providing taxi service in San Francisco and 1,400 Ford Escape Hybrids providing taxi service in New York City
Kermit the Frog debuted with the Ford Escape Hybrid in 2006 in an award-winning Super Bowl ad bringing two green icons together with the "It must be easy being green after all” campaign
Escape Hybrid continues to be the most fuel-efficient (34 mpg city/31 mpg hwy) and cleanest (ATPZEV) SUV on the planet
In 2006, Ford created a fleet of E-85 Ford Escape Hybrids – capable of operating on blends of fuel containing up as much as 85% ethanol, a renewable fuel – demonstrating a combination of two technologies that could contribute to the nation’s energy security
Ford is doubling its hybrid production in 2009
The 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids are the newest additions to Ford's hybrid lineup
The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid is America’s most fuel-efficient mid-size sedan at 41 mpg city driving, beating the Toyota Camry by 8 mpg
In January, 2009, Ford announced its electrification strategy to deliver a suite of electrified vehicles to market by 2012 – the Ford Escape Hybrid serves as the base for Ford's Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) demonstration fleet with utility companies around the country
