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To: David E. Smith who wrote (2271)	4/8/1998 1:41:00 PM
From: Thomas Stewart	Respond to of 5827

NG vehicles also taking stronger hold. May help move infrastructure toward accommodating fuel cells as NG, of course, is a superior source of H. 04/08 12:12 Ford Motor Company Welcomes Honda to Natural Gas Vehicle Market DEARBORN, Mich., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), the first automaker to mass produce a passenger car that runs exclusively on natural gas, is pleased to welcome Honda into the natural gas vehicle (NGV) market in North America. Honda is entering the market today with the Civic GX. Ford has been working with natural gas-powered vehicles since 1984 and began producing the natural gas Ford Crown Victoria sedan at its St. Thomas plant in Ontario, Canada in 1995. That vehicle was the first ever to be certified to California's stringent Ultra Low Emission Vehicle criteria, and also became the first factory-produced natural gas passenger car for any automaker. "We're very proud to have led the way in developing the challenging natural gas vehicle market," said John Wallace, director of Ford's Alternative Fuel Vehicles program. "We know from long experience that it takes commitment to make these programs successful. Environmental stewardship is an issue for our entire industry and we are happy that Honda will now join us in helping further establish a natural gas vehicle sector." In the 1997 model year, Ford was the only automaker to offer natural gas vehicles for sale in the United States. Today Ford sells a wide range of natural gas vehicles, from the mid-sized Contour to larger F-Series pickup trucks and Econoline vans. The F-Series and Econoline trucks were the first in the world to be certified to California's Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) standards and put out about 85 percent less smog-forming hydrocarbon emissions than other trucks in their class. The scientists and engineers who developed the catalyst system for the SULEV trucks were honored last week in Washington, D.C. as a national Inventors of the Year runner-up by the Intellectual Property Owners association. "Making our popular light trucks so much cleaner is indicative of Ford's broad commitment to clean vehicles," said Wallace. "This goes hand in hand with our announcement earlier this year that cleaner (Low Emission) versions of all our gasoline sport utility vehicles and Windstar minivans will be sold nationally beginning this fall - a total of about 860,000 vehicles. "In addition to cleaner gasoline vehicles and natural gas vehicles, Ford's environmental lineup also includes cars and trucks powered by propane, ethanol, methanol and electricity. Ford's Alternative Fuel Vehicle Lineup * Dedicated natural gas Crown Victoria (runs only on alternative fuel) * Dedicated natural gas F-250 * Dedicated natural gas Econoline van (regular or extended length) * Bi-fuel natural gas Contour (two tanks, gasoline and natural gas) * Bi-fuel natural gas F-150 * Bi-fuel natural gas F-250 * Bi-fuel natural gas Econoline van (regular or extended length)Flexible fuel ethanol Taurus (gasoline or E-85 in one tank) * Flexible fuel methanol Taurus * Bi-fuel propane F-150 * Bi-fuel propane F-250 * Bi-fuel Econoline van (regular or extended length) * Ranger Electric Vehicle SOURCE Ford Motor Company