Comments on: Report: Ford’s top-secret 60MPG F-150 http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ken http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html#comment-4788 ken Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:08:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/14/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150/#comment-4788 testing 1-2-3 testing 1-2-3

]]> By: ken http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html#comment-4787 ken Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:07:35 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/14/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150/#comment-4787 amazing how 5 kids n 1 teacher in philly can make a sports car that gets 51mpg,these are high school kids,yet us auto wont,could it be oil n car mfg have a agrrment..hmm(as shown by abc news or nbc 2 wks ago )feb 24,2006.current date amazing how 5 kids n 1 teacher in philly can make a sports car that gets 51mpg,these are high school kids,yet us auto wont,could it be oil n car mfg have a agrrment..hmm(as shown by abc news or nbc 2 wks ago )feb 24,2006.current date

]]> By: jim sanders http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html#comment-3777 jim sanders Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:18:15 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/14/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150/#comment-3777 Locomotion 3-4 times more efficient than the rest of the world? ...The EPA article says the hydraulic fluid tanks are so heavy they're only good for heavy duty trucks. Costs +$1000. Only good for city driving 3x mpg. Added weight reduces highway mpg... Essentially it's a urban commercial use only technology. Locomotion 3-4 times more efficient than the rest of the world?

…The EPA article says the hydraulic fluid tanks are so heavy they’re only good for heavy duty trucks.
Costs +$1000.
Only good for city driving 3x mpg.
Added weight reduces highway mpg…

Essentially it’s a urban commercial use only technology.

]]> By: Angelo http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html#comment-3773 Angelo Wed, 15 Feb 2006 04:02:58 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/14/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150/#comment-3773 if it sounds too good to be true... it probably is. if it sounds too good to be true… it probably is.

]]> By: arthur mekerdoumian http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html#comment-3762 arthur mekerdoumian Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:23:39 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/14/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150/#comment-3762 Hi everybody...I am so glad to hear about 60 mpg ford, I think a company like Ford must work better on such an idea. Why don't they work well on CNG in U.S.A and Europe? Hi everybody…I am so glad to hear about 60 mpg ford, I think a company like Ford must work better on such an idea. Why don’t they work well on CNG in U.S.A and Europe?

]]> By: CTR http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html#comment-3741 CTR Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:24:21 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/14/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150/#comment-3741 This is fitting, as Bill Ford has been a champion of changing the automotive industry for the better, environmentally speaking that is. Which, as acknowledged by Ford, seems like an oxymoron , but with his desire to save the automotive manufacturing business from itself, this could be just the tip of of the iceberg. For years, it has been said that the manufacurers could produce vehicles that would get many times the fuel economy that they do, but it would be too costly and the buying public would not spend what it would cost. But, if this is finally the reality of today, I would spend an extra $3-4K to get a full size truck that wuld get 60 mpg! This would definitely turn the industry upside-down if this could be brought to market and be an affordable alternative. This is fitting, as Bill Ford has been a champion of changing the automotive industry for the better, environmentally speaking that is. Which, as acknowledged by Ford, seems like an oxymoron , but with his desire to save the automotive manufacturing business from itself, this could be just the tip of of the iceberg. For years, it has been said that the manufacurers could produce vehicles that would get many times the fuel economy that they do, but it would be too costly and the buying public would not spend what it would cost. But, if this is finally the reality of today, I would spend an extra $3-4K to get a full size truck that wuld get 60 mpg! This would definitely turn the industry upside-down if this could be brought to market and be an affordable alternative.

]]> By: jimothy http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html#comment-3736 jimothy Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:50:11 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/14/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150/#comment-3736 "Follow up story by New Tech Spy: It appears the F-150 in question was in fact being towed by another F-150. My bad." So an F-150 that is being towed gets 60 MPG? It should get much, much better than that. ;-) “Follow up story by New Tech Spy: It appears the F-150 in question was in fact being towed by another F-150. My bad.”

So an F-150 that is being towed gets 60 MPG? It should get much, much better than that. ;-)

]]> By: Thesandman http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html#comment-3732 Thesandman Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:29:58 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/14/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150/#comment-3732 Follow up story by New Tech Spy: It appears the F-150 in question was in fact being towed by another F-150. My bad. Follow up story by New Tech Spy: It appears the F-150 in question was in fact being towed by another F-150. My bad.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150.html#comment-3725 Anonymous Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:15:01 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/14/report-fords-top-secret-60mpg-f-150/#comment-3725 It's probably this patented technology developed by the EPA. Not exactly top secret. EPA turns innovator with hydraulic hybrids http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/AUTO01/512180348/1148 "The EPA is working on pilot projects with Ford Motor Co., the U.S. Army, Eaton Corp. and United Parcel Service to get the technology into the real world as quickly as possible." It’s probably this patented technology developed by the EPA. Not exactly top secret.

EPA turns innovator with hydraulic hybrids
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/AUTO01/512180348/1148

“The EPA is working on pilot projects with Ford Motor Co., the U.S. Army, Eaton Corp. and United Parcel Service to get the technology into the real world as quickly as possible.”

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