Ford ups the ante in fuel economy wars

by David Phillips
Automotive News
October 17, 2012

Lost amid the squabbling over drilling permits on public land, Iowa wind farms, Massachusetts coal plants and high gasoline prices during Wednesday’s heated presidential debate, another shot was fired on the front lines of the battle for energy independence.

Ford Motor Co. said earlier Wednesday that the 2013 C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid has been certified to go 620 miles on a tank of gasoline and single charge as rated by the EPA.