February 11, 2009 7:17 PM
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Sierra Club Applauds Ford's Hybrid
NATO demonstrators march towards Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Chicago. On Sunday, the start of the two-day NATO summit, thousands of protesters are expected to march to the McCormick Place convention center, where NATO delegates will be meeting. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo)
The Sierra Club, a longtime foe of Ford Motor Co., applauded the automaker Monday for releasing its second hybrid vehicle and said it will market the sport utility vehicle to its members.
Lincoln Mercury division spokeswoman Sara Tatchio said Ford already had received 27 orders for the Mercury Mariner Hybrid by early Monday afternoon. The SUV will be sold almost exclusively online. Customers can order the vehicles through Mercury's Web site and pick them up from a local dealer.
The San Francisco-based Sierra Club said it will tell its members about the Mariner Hybrid and offer test drives at its annual summit in September. It's a change of pace for the environmental group, which ran ads two years ago criticizing Ford's environmental record. At the time, the Sierra Club said Ford's 95-year-old Model T was more fuel efficient than the Ford Explorer SUV.
"For years, the Sierra Club has pressured Ford to make more fuel-efficient cars and trucks," said Dan Becker, director of the Sierra Club's global warming program in Washington. "They are now beginning to do that, and we want to help them succeed."
The Mariner Hybrid's fuel economy is nearly 50 percent higher than a conventional Mariner, Ford said. The Mariner Hybrid gets an estimated 33 miles per gallon in the city and 29 mpg on the highway.
© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Lincoln Mercury division spokeswoman Sara Tatchio said Ford already had received 27 orders for the Mercury Mariner Hybrid by early Monday afternoon. The SUV will be sold almost exclusively online. Customers can order the vehicles through Mercury's Web site and pick them up from a local dealer.
The San Francisco-based Sierra Club said it will tell its members about the Mariner Hybrid and offer test drives at its annual summit in September. It's a change of pace for the environmental group, which ran ads two years ago criticizing Ford's environmental record. At the time, the Sierra Club said Ford's 95-year-old Model T was more fuel efficient than the Ford Explorer SUV.
"For years, the Sierra Club has pressured Ford to make more fuel-efficient cars and trucks," said Dan Becker, director of the Sierra Club's global warming program in Washington. "They are now beginning to do that, and we want to help them succeed."
The Mariner Hybrid's fuel economy is nearly 50 percent higher than a conventional Mariner, Ford said. The Mariner Hybrid gets an estimated 33 miles per gallon in the city and 29 mpg on the highway.
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