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Ford’s hybrid economy figures were not based on reality
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31st May 2022, 09:20
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  Ford’s hybrid economy figures were not based on reality Iowa's attorney general forces payout Ford's fuel-economy figures for the 2013-2014 C-Max hybrids "were not based in reality", says Iowa's attorney general. Ford Motor Company "will pay $19.2 million to a consortium of 40 states and Washington, D.C” to make the case go away. Consumer Reports said Ford also made false advertising about the payload capacity of its Super Duty pickup trucks. In these two cases, Ford exaggerated numbers for an advantage in competitive segments. And it was caught. The adverts claimed the C-Max provided better fuel economy than the Toyota Prius. The 2013 C-Max was originally rated at 47 mpg in city and highway driving, and 47 mpg overall. The claim was that it delivered 47 mpg in every situation. Consumer Reports wrote that after running both vehicles through our real-world tests, there were good results. But they are far below Ford's ambitious triple-47 figures. https://fudzilla.com/news/automotive...sed-on-reality |
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