Escape Hybrid Presentation to City of Denver

WHAT: Cities across the country are turning to hybrid-electric vehicles like the Ford Escape Hybrid to meet their clean air goals and reduce their fuel costs. To raise awareness, Ford will present Denver city officials, leaders in the taxi industry and consumers with a demonstration of the benefits of the Escape Hybrid and its use as a taxi or municipal fleet vehicle.

WHERE: Escape Hybrid Presentation: Denver City and County Building - 3rd floor, Law Library

Owner reception: INVESCO Field at Mile High - Budweiser's Champions Club

  WHEN:  Tuesday, June 27
         * Escape Hybrid Presentation to the City of Denver:
           3:00 p.m. Media and Guest Arrival
           3:30 p.m. Presentation Begins
           4:00 p.m. Q&A and Ford Escape Hybrid Ride and Drive opportunities

         * Ford Escape Hybrid owner reception:
           6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - INVESCO Field at Mile High: Inside the
           "Budweiser's Champions Club"

SUMMARY: The Escape Hybrid is ideally suited for taxi use, offering uncompromised cargo and passenger volume, plus an 80 percent improvement in city fuel economy and AT-PZEV emissions -- the cleanest emission standard achievable by a vehicle that burns fossil fuels. It has also proven very reliable and efficient, with cabs in San Francisco accumulating more than 125,000 miles of severe use with few mechanical problems, and taxi drivers are saving up to $30 per shift on fuel.

The City and County of Denver is a national leader in focused sustainability efforts, aimed at improving air and water quality, reducing waste and conserving energy. In the early 90s, the City of Denver created the first Green Fleets program in the nation by purchasing alternative fuel vehicles. Today, the City fleet includes numerous hybrid electric and E-85 capable vehicles, as well as vehicles fueled by biodiesel, propane and compressed natural gas. Denver International Airport has also recently converted to all-alternative fuel fleet, including the used of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles, hybrids and biodiesel.