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Originally Posted by lars-ss
I know this is a "hybrid" site, but I have frequently seen the argument that "not everyone can afford a $23K vehicle". . . but cannot swing a hybrid price, keep the PZEV Focus in mind.
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PZEV Facts
* Grilling one hamburger emits more hydrocarbon emissions than a Focus PZEV would on a three hour drive (about 180 miles).
But I have to get to work, 10-13 miles away. How many hamburgers would 180 miles cook if done in 10 mile sections?
* A Focus PZEV would have to be driven more than 2,100 miles, or five trips between Los Angeles and San Francisco, to equal the emissions produced by the leading 5.4 horsepower lawn mower in just one hour of use.
I can't commuted to work on a lawn mower either. Still, a lawner mower is needed to keep the weeds down in the car lots.
* The Focus PZEV is so clean, it would take 330 of them running at the same time to equal the smog-forming emissions of one typical 1971 car, the first California emission controlled vehicle.
Good thing our 1971 car died . . . 20 years ago. So how does it compare to a coal fired, steam locomotive?
* Ford Focus PZEV produces the same low level of smog-forming emissions as the top selling hybrid car for about half the price.
In city commuting, does it autostop the engine too?
* Ford Focus PZEV is the only vehicle of its kind with fuel economy of up to 37 miles per gallon and a 5 year/100,000 mile powertrain Extended Service Plan standard.
I'd have to come down from 51+ MPG to what 26 MPG or worse? So what other creature comforts do I have to give up? Perhaps the 6-disk CD player? Automatic climate control?
* The 2007 PZEV 2.0-liter manual transmission Focus increased its estimated highway fuel-economy by 3 miles per gallon over the 2006 model.
My hybrid is automatic and the automatic ratings for the Ford Focus? BTW, the Toyota fleet average MPG is also 3 MPG, over the Ford fleet average.
* Ford Motor Company is the PZEV leader in California, offering the most models with PZEV certification, including vehicles from Ford, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda.
Ahhh, a counting of models. I understand GM beats Ford in the most models with +30 MPG. No doubt the counting is a lot easier with the cars sitting on the lots.
Bob Wilson