DEARBORN, MI – Ford Motor Company now offers a new Fleet-Only Option for government accounts that offers the ability to order a 17” wheel with P245/65R All Terrain tire (64X) for the 2006 Explorer XLS 4x4.
Read More →PHILADELPHIA – The city of Philadelphia recently purchased 20 hybrid Ford Escapes to add to the six Toyota Priuses already in its 6,000-vehicle fleet in an effort to improved air quality.
Read More →MESA, AZ — AFV Solutions, Inc., a diversified energy company, has received a certificate of conformity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its gasoline/propane bifuel conversion system for the model-year 2003 Ford Motor Co. 4.6L engine.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service has certified the 2006-MY Ford Escape Hybrid and the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid vehicles as being eligible for the clean-burning fuel deduction. This certification means that taxpayers who purchase one of these hybrid vehicles new during calendar year 2005 may claim a tax deduction of up to $2,000 on Form 1040.
Read More →ANN ARBOR, MI — The city of Ann Arbor will be road testing the Ford Focus by using it in its fleet for the next three years, according to the Web site www.fuelcellworks.com. Ann Arbor al-ready operates 150 alternative-fuel vehicles.
Read More →ALBUQUERQUE, NM — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson took possession of a new Ford Escape hybrid SUV today from Bob Turner Ford in Albuquerque.
Read More →SONOMA, CA — The Sonoma City Council has decided that the Sonoma Police Department should purchase a mid-size sedan instead of a hybrid car for the replacement of one of their administrative vehicles, 1997 Ford Tauruses.
Read More →CORVALIS, OR — Five Toyota Prius hybrids and 12 new Ford Tauruses, which run on up to 85 percent ethanol, have been added to the Oregon State University (OSU) motorpool fleet.
Read More →LAKE CARMEL, NY — A fire truck has been delivered to Kiln, Miss., courtesy of the Lake Carmel fire department, according to the Associated Press. The 1982 Ford Oren Pumper is stocked with hoses, tools, and other fire-fighting equipment.
Read More →ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA — Albemarle County officials unveiled the county's newest vehicles — two white Ford Escape hybrids. The sport/utility vehicles will be used for county business, mostly for those who need four-wheel-drive to visit construction sites or navigate dangerous weather.
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