2012 Hyundai Veloster: Ford Edge Cars

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Ford Edge Cars

Ford showed off a working prototype of the plug-in hybrid vehicle that was announced in January. The Ford Edge with HySeries drive was demonstrated to President Bush using a fuel cell to aid the lithium ion batteries, but can also be powered by a diesel or gasoline generator.

Ford says the vehicle can get up to 80 miles per gallon equivalent for people who drive less than 50 miles per day, or 41 miles per gallon for longer trips. Wow, 41 mpg, that’s almost as good as production hybrids for sale today! But seriously, the flexible drive train could be an impactful innovation in the years to come, so we should cut Ford some slack since they haven’t been working on this technology for all that long.

In its press release, Ford let the air out of the hype by speaking the truth about the state of fuel cell technology. "Fuel cell vehicles remain expensive, costing millions of dollars each…. Much work also needs to be done to make fuel cells more durable and to create a hydrogen infrastructure."

Yup, and that’s why plug-in hybrids that use diesel or gas engines should be the focus today.