Ford Testing 120mpg Plug-In Hybrid SUV

Incredible, an SUV with this kind of range?

“The Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid that is currently being evaluated in Southern California is capable of up to 120mpg. 20 vehicles have been delivered to Southern California Edison, who will run them as part of their fleet for two years. For the first 30 miles after a full charge, the Plug-In Escape delivers 4.5 times the mpg of the regular non-hybrid Escape. It takes six to eight hours to fully charge the Lithium Ion batteries from a standard 120-volt outlet; once that charge is depleted, the vehicle operates like a normal Escape Hybrid.” - Source

Stranded at a U.S. airport? Don’t forget Rule 240

Something everyone needs to keep in mind when flying…

“…I was scheduled to fly on Delta from Pensacola to Miami. When I got to the counter, the agent told me the flight was canceled. She volunteered nothing else. So I calmly suggested that she invoke Rule 240. Once she knew that I knew the rule — and only then — did she rewrite my ticket, and those of the passengers in line behind me, and we got to Miami that day on an unusual routing: Pensacola to New Orleans and then on to Miami. Rule 240 allowed me to get to where I needed to go. I’ve written about Rule 240 for years. And yet, every time I tell people about it, there are those who claim that my information is either out of date or plain wrong. That’s led to more confusion, and in at least one case a writer argued that I had simply fabricated Rule 240 out of thin air. Well, I didn’t make up Rule 240. It was created by the old Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) way before the days of airline deregulation. And the rule clearly stated what an airline’s responsibilities were to passengers in the event of a flight cancellation or delay… / Rule 240 states that in the event of any flight delay or cancellation caused by anything other than weather, the airline would fly me on the next available flight — not their next available flight, which might not leave for another 24 hours. - Source / Additional information - Don’t Fly Without A Copy Of Rule 240 - Before your next flight, print out a copy of the airline’s Rule 240. Here for your convenience, they are listed for many major American airlines.”