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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Sneak peak - new F-250 Super Chief Truck Hydrogen Powered
Ford has announced their new F-250 Super Chief will use the world’s
first Tri-Flex fuel engine and sport an innovative exterior/interior
design. The frontend design is said to be the direction for what other
Ford trucks will be patterned after.
The engine will operate either
with gasoline, hydrogen, or E85 ethanol, and get a reported 12 percent
better fuel economy, with 99 percent fewer CO2 emissions in hydrogen
mode and 500 miles between fill-ups according to Ford. The drawback
besides the likely hefty price tag? The new F-250 is set for 4 years
from now in 2012. 
With
a slant towards the upscale market, appointments will include a roof
made of glass, with a leather-wrapped grid and flooring (including the
truck bed...) lined with American walnut.
I
can only hope that Ford and other domestic car manufacturers will
release more hydrogen and mixed fuel vehicles without having to wait
four years. No word on what the F-250 Super Chief 2012 model's towing
capacity will be. Course, this upscale truck on the distant horizon is
not one that RVers will look towards to tow their fifth wheels...
