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03/27/2004 Entry: "Ford's Doesn't Understand Gridlock."

Ford is pulling a pathetic PR stunt:

"(they) are going to drive up, down and across the island of Manhattan in some of the heaviest traffic possible," said Mary Ann Wright, Ford's chief engineer for the Escape Hybrid.

"Escape Hybrid can provide an economical solution to a problem commuters face every day -- bumper-to-bumper gridlock that can bleed a normal car's fuel tank dry."

I'm sure how folks commute around Detroit, but in New York they use the subway and the buses or trains. Come on, just parking the car for a day is going to cost more than fifteen gallons of gas.

Also, someone should sit Chief Engineer Mary Ann Wright down and explain to her that driving a hybrid, especially an SUV, will do absolutely nothing to alleviate gridlock. Only less cars on the road can do that. That means more public transportation. Remember: wider roads don't help.