well..we lost a lot of technology since th model t came out..and..

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The Sierra Club hopes to embarrass Ford Motor Co. with ads slated to

run in the New York Times and BusinessWeek pointing out that the

company's vehicles are less fuel-efficient now than when Ford got its

start 100 years ago. The Model T got 25 miles to the gallon; Ford's

fleet now averages 22.6 miles per gallon, and its popular Ford

Explorer gets just 16 mpg. Global Exchange and the Rainforest Action

Network are also aiming their firepower at Ford, organizing protests

around the U.S. to criticize the company for reneging on a pledge to

boost the fuel economy of its SUVs 25 percent by 2005. The first in

a series of planned demonstrations took place in San Francisco over

the weekend, and as many as 20 cities, including New York and

Chicago, will see protests next weekend. All the action will

culminate at Ford's headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., on June 14-16,

when the company will be celebrating its 100th anniversary.

 

straight to the source: Forbes.com, Reuters, 03 Jun 2003

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straight to the source: Planet Ark, Reuters, Spencer Swartz, 03 Jun 2003

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