hello everyone this is Chris if watchmojo calm now today I’m joined with
watchmojo calm now today I’m joined with
watchmojo calm now today I’m joined with Christine Hollander who is a
Christine Hollander who is a
Christine Hollander who is a representative for Ford and she’s going
representative for Ford and she’s going
representative for Ford and she’s going to show us some of the technologies and
to show us some of the technologies and
to show us some of the technologies and things we can look forward to from the
things we can look forward to from the
things we can look forward to from the company this year right behind you is
company this year right behind you is
company this year right behind you is the Ford Escape Hybrid which was the
the Ford Escape Hybrid which was the
the Ford Escape Hybrid which was the first world hybrid in an SUV basically
first world hybrid in an SUV basically
first world hybrid in an SUV basically every time you break the power that’s
every time you break the power that’s
every time you break the power that’s left from the brake system is generated
left from the brake system is generated
left from the brake system is generated it’s called generative breaking and that
it’s called generative breaking and that
it’s called generative breaking and that is stored in a battery as electricity
is stored in a battery as electricity
is stored in a battery as electricity and your vehicle then moves forward it’s
and your vehicle then moves forward it’s
and your vehicle then moves forward it’s beneficial in the city because there’s a
beneficial in the city because there’s a
beneficial in the city because there’s a lot of stop-and-go and if you press the
lot of stop-and-go and if you press the
lot of stop-and-go and if you press the pedal you know you could go up to i
pedal you know you could go up to i
pedal you know you could go up to i would say 42 kilometers an hour before
would say 42 kilometers an hour before
would say 42 kilometers an hour before the gas engine kicks in however on the
the gas engine kicks in however on the
the gas engine kicks in however on the highway because your gas engine is also
highway because your gas engine is also
highway because your gas engine is also helped by your electric engine both of
helped by your electric engine both of
helped by your electric engine both of them work together therefore you still
them work together therefore you still
them work together therefore you still get some efficiencies on the highway our
get some efficiencies on the highway our
get some efficiencies on the highway our new engine technology is called EcoBoost
new engine technology is called EcoBoost
new engine technology is called EcoBoost it performs like a v8 engine but has
it performs like a v8 engine but has
it performs like a v8 engine but has fuel economy of a v6 engine it also
fuel economy of a v6 engine it also
fuel economy of a v6 engine it also reduces co2 emissions by fifteen percent
reduces co2 emissions by fifteen percent
reduces co2 emissions by fifteen percent it’s an engine that will be launching
it’s an engine that will be launching
it’s an engine that will be launching next year with our Lincoln MKS and
next year with our Lincoln MKS and
next year with our Lincoln MKS and further on will be transferring this
further on will be transferring this
further on will be transferring this technology to all our lineup from small
technology to all our lineup from small
technology to all our lineup from small cars all the way to our pickups there’s
cars all the way to our pickups there’s
cars all the way to our pickups there’s a two-tiered solution for those of us
a two-tiered solution for those of us
a two-tiered solution for those of us who are concerned about fuel efficiency
who are concerned about fuel efficiency
who are concerned about fuel efficiency and then the environments you have
and then the environments you have
and then the environments you have hybrid is one this is a separate option
hybrid is one this is a separate option
hybrid is one this is a separate option it’s not something used in conjunction
it’s not something used in conjunction
it’s not something used in conjunction with hybrid correct this is our
with hybrid correct this is our
with hybrid correct this is our short-term option if you want this is
short-term option if you want this is
short-term option if you want this is the immediate midterm we announce that
the immediate midterm we announce that
the immediate midterm we announce that we’re reducing the weight of our
we’re reducing the weight of our
we’re reducing the weight of our vehicles and we’re also going to offer
vehicles and we’re also going to offer
vehicles and we’re also going to offer more diesel engines in the future and I
more diesel engines in the future and I
more diesel engines in the future and I mean long-term we’re already have a
mean long-term we’re already have a
mean long-term we’re already have a fleet of focuses out in Vancouver which
fleet of focuses out in Vancouver which
fleet of focuses out in Vancouver which work on hydrogen and we’re testing that
work on hydrogen and we’re testing that
work on hydrogen and we’re testing that we’re testing fuel cells those are
we’re testing fuel cells those are
we’re testing fuel cells those are technologies that right now are in the
technologies that right now are in the
technologies that right now are in the testing stages because there’s no
testing stages because there’s no
testing stages because there’s no infrastructure you can’t go to the gas
infrastructure you can’t go to the gas
infrastructure you can’t go to the gas station
station
station hydrogen often of a technology no matter
hydrogen often of a technology no matter
hydrogen often of a technology no matter how beneficial it is if it causes us to
how beneficial it is if it causes us to
how beneficial it is if it causes us to have to totally redo our daily habits
have to totally redo our daily habits
have to totally redo our daily habits people are going to be resistant to it
people are going to be resistant to it
people are going to be resistant to it don’t have to adapt your lifestyle to
don’t have to adapt your lifestyle to
don’t have to adapt your lifestyle to the vehicle I mean we did it for you
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