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Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:June 16, 2004

*News and Events Ford Announces Pricing for Escape Hybrid California Proposes Cuts in Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions New Standards Boost Promise for Hydrogen Fueling Stations Office Depot and Whole Foods Market Buy Green Power New Energy Technologies to Yield Longer Run Times for Laptops U.S. Research Groups Investigate Wave Energy Technologies *Energy NewsBP Releases “Statistical Review of World Energy 2004” News and EventsFord Announces Pricing for Escape HybridFord Motor Company announced Monday that its 2005 Escape Hybrid will be priced from $3,300 to $3,425 above a comparably equipped V6-powered Escape. The base price for the Escape Hybrid will be $26,380, plus destination and delivery charges of $590, for a total of $26,970. The four-wheel-drive version of the Escape Hybrid will cost $28,005, plus the destination and delivery charge. According to Ford, the Escape Hybrid will qualify for a “Clean Fuel Vehicles” federal tax deduction of $1,500 if purchased this year. See the Ford press release.Ford claims the Escape Hybrid to be the world’s cleanest and most fuel-efficient sport utility vehicle. It has the ability to run on electric power only at low speeds, and can also run using the gasoline engine only or using the combined power of the gasoline […]

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U.S. Postal Service Puts First Fuel Cell Car on Mail Route

In the first commercial application of a GM fuel cell vehicle in the U.S., the U.S. Postal Service will lease a GM fuel cell minivan to deliver mail in and around the nation's capital. The Postal Service will begin using the fuel cell vehicle in September, which coincides with the opening of the nation's first hydrogen pump at a retail gas station. Last year, GM and Shell Hydrogen announced a partnership to provide hydrogen for a GM fleet of fuel cell vehicles operating around Washington, D.C. "The U.S. Postal Service is a perfect partner at this stage in fuel cell development," said Larry Burns, GM vice president of research & development and planning. "Unlike many fleets, USPS uses retail gas stations, yet provides new opportunities to prove out durability and performance. The Postal Service operates everywhere in the U.S., giving us maximum flexibility to expand the relationship in areas or regions where a hydrogen infrastructure gets kicked off." Other applications of GM fuel cells are with Federal Express Corp. (FedEx) and Dow Chemical Co. FedEx has been using a GM minivan to deliver packages in Tokyo for the last year. Dow Chemical is using a GM fuel cell to help […]

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