I was wrong, way wrong. I stated that a team of drivers, including hypermiller Wayne Gerdes and NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, could not drive a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid over 1,000 miles on a single tank of gas. But the team ticked over the 1,000 mark with a 1/3 tank of gas left and proceed to drive an extra 445.7 miles. In all, the drive was 47 hours of continuous driving done by an entire team of people. The stunt concluded yesterday morning with Edwards hit the 1,000 mark himself. Thankfully, this car ride didn’t end like the Sprint Cup race at Talladega just last Sunday. Then again, the speeds were a bit slower on this drive. This test does reinforce that the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid is a true contender in the hybrid cockfight. Ford also claims, and we can’t find any evidence to the contrary, that the sedan is the largest, most fuel efficient vehicle available. I didn’t see anything near this mileage during my 3,200 mile trip in the same model, but I wasn’t trying to break any records. I did break some speed limits though.
Edwards 4/26/09 Talladega incident
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I’m not a fan of NASCAR, but I think Id punch that guy that clipped him right in the throat. What a dick.
Sorry, I think the post should most definitely include the things people are most interested in knowing about it, being a “contender”… at that range, did it function and drive a route like 99% of the world would?
Did it drive 60 mph for most of the time on a freeway or city road or did it drive 20 mph on a country road with no traffic, and no lights or stops.
Of course a vehicle will get more milage with a cruise control set and no intervention (human or traffic wise)… So, did they cheat and drive like hardly anyone actually would, or…?
Too lazy to look it up, but what’s the size of the gas tank?
What Interstate was this on?
Leslie
17.5 and I have no idea.
You guys are missing the point, of course they did not drive it like a normal person, that is what the sticker on the window is for with the MPG from the government. The point is to show that if you want to drive it carefully you can get crazy high MPG and go a really long distance between fill ups. They did the same thing with the Prius when it came out.
R&T quoted 81.5 MPG . That gives me more of a handle on what was accomplished.
Notice the TITLE on one of the drivers: Hypermiler