Stephen Lemieux
Environmental Issues
Professor Nerney
January 20, 2016
Article 1 The article that I chose was about the U.S. Bringing Gas Mileage Rules to Era of Hybrids, meaning car companies (Ford) are trying to get their new hybrid vehicles to go above and beyond with their miles per gallon. Ford’s new C-Max hybrid is trying to get the miles per gallon from 47 to 43 miles. The payments for these vehicles will go up to $550 and $325 to people that have leased them. Since then Ford sold over 32,000 hybrids sense they’ve come out. Ford tested out its Ford Fusion because it was their top seller, and when it accomplished the 47 miles per gallon Ford was able to apply that rating to the C-max hybrid. The new cars are supposedly healthier and safer for the environment, due to the smaller engine and battery.
There still trying to minimize the weight of parts in the car. Ford plans on making a new car that can minimize even more fuel towards the end of the year. More competition is coming to their attention with the hybrid models, because everyone around the world believe getting a car that uses gas less and drives further is good for them and the environment. South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia were held back because the companies had bad test results. Obviously in todays society people use cars for everyday activity. If companies are trying to get their cars better on gas mileage it will help the environment by using less gas and relying more on battery, but these cars wont come cheap. More people are trying to get these cars to help themselves and the environment. Just to make the world and environment a safer place live. My personal thoughts toward hybrids and using less gas for these cars is more positive than negative. Cars that barely use gas are helpful for everyday drivers, but these cars need special and unique tools to make these cars