Ford’s Upcoming 2010 Ford Fusion Hyper-miling Event

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Challenge Comes to Pass

Those of you who have been reading here for a while might remember a post I did a while back titled “2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid-Road Rally Challenge- Results”. In that post I put forth the idea of starting a road rally challenge to try and get 1000 miles from a single tank full of gas in a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Well, guess what?

I have it on good authority, the authority being Ford, that this idea is actually something Ford is looking to do later this month. Apparently they have been training with a hyper-miler named Wayne Gerdes for just this sort of event. From what I was told by the Ford public affairs guy who read my post, the event is to be a trip from Ford’s home town of Dearborn, Michigan to Washington driven by a 5 man team and is expected to take around forty four hours.

There were also some preliminary mpg numbers discussed but I think I might keep those secret a little longer so as not to ruin the surprise. I will, however, say that the estimated 41 mpg of the Ford Fusion Hybrid, and even my suggestion that they try to achieve 1000 miles from a single tank are looking like they are well short of the numbers a hyper-miler like Mr. Gerdes can achieve.

Hyper-Miling in the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

About this time I assume many might be asking what is hyper-miling anyway?

Hyper-miling is nothing more than adjusting your driving habits to achieve maximum fuel mileage from your vehicle. With the abundance of cars that focus on fuel mileage and the surge in hybrids that has occurred over the past few years the number of people who have abandoned seeing how fast they can go to try and find out how far they can go on a single gallon or tank of gas has increased greatly. And with new technologies like the 2010 Ford Fusion SmartGauge with Eco-Guide everyone can get in on the fun.

To learn more about hyper-miling check out the conversation at Hypermiling Forum.com. With a little research you might be the next person to push your Ford Fusion well past the thousand mile mark.

2010 Ford Fusion and SmartGauge with EcoGuide

You can also learn more about the 2010 Ford Fusion and Smart Gauge with EcoGuide by searching for those terms and this blogs search function located near the upper right hand corner of the blog or check out some of the videos, like the one posted below, offered by Ford via Youtube.

This video is actually one from Ford awesome Digiknows webcast series where they take one particular Ford product or technology and discuss it live while fielding questions from internet viewers. To catch Ford for their next Digiknows broadcast make sure you go to Ford’s channel at UStream and join in the fun Tuesdays at 12 noon Eastern/ 11 a.m. Central.

For more information please contact Brad Doenges of Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma at (918) 333-0900.

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