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Ford Working On 60 MPG Truck
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| 14 Feb 2006
| Matthew Borghese
Posted on 02/15/2006 8:07:01 AM PST by Ben Mugged
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This is not new technology. Industry has been working on hydraulic hybrid drives for several years. What is exciting is that Ford has one being developed for commercial use. Other sources report The standard F-150 has a curb weight of about 4800 lbs., which is 65% greater than theToyota Prius, yet incredibly the Hydraulic F-150 with a continuously variable transmission matches the Prius with 60mpg city rating, that’s an amazing 400% increase over its gasoline version. The F-150 makes for a perfect host for Hydraulic Hybrid technology because of its height and body on frame construction, adding this system to smaller vehicles will be challenging, but with those kind of numbers small vehicles as we know them may become obsolete...The Hydraulic F-150 is currently scheduled for launch in August of 2008.
To: Ben Mugged
If true, this could be the technology that saves the American auto industry. I really hope it is true.
To: Ben Mugged
F stock still near a 52 week low...but pays a nice dividend (getting paid well to wait and see)
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:08:13 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: Ben Mugged
Finally someone in that ******* company wakes up.
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:08:58 AM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: Ben Mugged
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:09:10 AM PST
by
D-Chivas
To: SmoothTalker
"If true, this could be the technology that saves the American auto industry. I really hope it is true."
They better get on it because Toyota will if they don't.
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:09:20 AM PST
by
The South Texan
(The Democrat Party and the leftist (ABCCBSNBCCNN NYLATIMES)media are a criminal enterprise!)
To: Ben Mugged
Bout time propulsion technology starts catching up with the electronic technology in vehicles.
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:10:27 AM PST
by
Rennes Templar
("The future ain't what it used to be".........Yogi Berra)
To: Ben Mugged
But can I tow my toys with the truck?
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:11:12 AM PST
by
Horatio Gates
(Infidel since 1965)
To: Ben Mugged
I have always loved Ford trucks.
I haven't owned one for 10 years, but I have wanted one.
I will buy this truck, the timing is perfect for replacing my current truck.
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:11:30 AM PST
by
American_Centurion
(A liberal is a socialist who isn't quite willing to get blood on his hands yet. -KarlInOhio)
To: D-Chivas
Vaporware... Don't think so. Visit this link. http://www.iags.org/n033104t3.htm
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:11:45 AM PST
by
Ben Mugged
("Television is the most perfect democracy, You sit there with your remote control and vote")
To: Ben Mugged
Here it is
To: Ben Mugged
An F-150 which gets 60 mpg, that would be awesome!!! It would also really piss off the enviro retards.
To: JoeSixPack1
To: Ben Mugged
horsepower, torque and weight ratings please
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:12:26 AM PST
by
wallcrawlr
(http://www.bionicear.com)
To: Ben Mugged
Technology is our friend - big government do-gooders are the enemy.
To: Ben Mugged
This type of technology in an Explorer would be killer. If Ford could get back to the margins they used to have on the Explorer, look out.
Talk about driving the Greenies nuts. They would have to finally admit that they were just envious of people affording SUV's and that it had nothing to do with environmental concerns. :)
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:13:00 AM PST
by
Daus
To: Ben Mugged
Once upon a time a majored in Mechanical Engineering. Ended up with a degree in something else, but that's another story.
I had a professor who told us about a vehicle efficiency competition in which the winner was a vehicle using a hydraulic motor as the engine.
It wasn't very fast, but it converted the most energy to useful work.
Details are a little sketchy on this Ford Hybrid. Storing "hydraulic energy" seems to imply that they would use a hydraulic motor to tap into that energy - perhaps a combination pump/motor. Curious what sort of pressures would be required to store significant energy. Liquid's aren't all that compressible either (or hydraulic brakes wouldn't work all that well), perhaps they use a gas cylinder with a membrane.
To: SmoothTalker
If true, this could be the technology that saves the American auto industry. I really hope it is true. How do you figure?
This kind of advancement would give ford at best a five year margin on the competition.
Unless they have something else in the pipeline in five years they will be right back where they are today.
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:16:47 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(Ignorance of the law is no excuse, ignorance of your rights can be fatal.)
To: Ben Mugged
".....a continuously variable transmission...."
THERE is the only free mileage increase for ANY type of combustion engine.....all this nonsense about fuels other than gasoline is extremely expensive and/or inefficient.
To: Ben Mugged
In hydraulic systems, excess energy is stored in hydraulic cylinders, which have 3 times the capacity of a nickel metal hydride battery. At what operating pressure? If they're talking about a >2000 psi system, you're getting into a serious safety hazard.
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posted on
02/15/2006 8:19:49 AM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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