Just after we got wind of the team’s success, Ford has went ahead and released a press statement detailing the end of the 1,000 mile Fusion Hybrid challenge.

The car has finally run out of gas, after a full 1,445 miles averaging a staggering 81mpg. The journey took 69 hours and managed to raise $8,000 dollars for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

While this is an amazing feat, the team had a world record holding hyper miler on board which means you probably wouldn’t be able to get these same numbers out of the car.

Want to give it a try anyways? Check out how they did it in the press release after the break. (more…)

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Remember that challenge Ford put themselves up we heard about a week ago? You know, that one where they were attemping to go 1,000 miles on just one tank of gasoline in a Ford Fusion Hybrid? Yeah, that one.

Well apparently, the team embarked on their mission and just recently passed the 1,000 mile mark but here’s the catch; they still have 1/3 of a tank left. That means they have averaged over 80 mpg and for comparison, they originally intended to average 57 mpg.

In leui of this, the team plans on driving the Fusion Hybrid until their gasoline supply is completely exhausted. Any bets on how far they can go before they run out of gas?

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Ford really wants to get the word out there that their new 2010 Fusion Hybrid is a force to be reckoned with, recently announcing a campaign to put the vehicle’s fuel efficiency to the test.

Apparently, the above car is set to be driven over 1,000 miles for 43 consecutive hours from Mount Vernon, VA to Washington, DC, all on a single tank of gas. Ford is saying that the car needs to average 57 miles per gallon, a task that may actually be accomplishable given the fact it has reached as high as 70 miles per gallon.

And to top it all off, the drive will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. You get em’ Ford!

Press release after the break. (more…)

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