| President George W. Bush toured Ford
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| | range of advanced technologies that
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| Motor Company's Kansas assembly plant
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| | improve fuel efficiency, such as clean
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| last Wednesday. The plant builds the
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| | diesel, plug-in hybrids, hydrogen
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| first American E85 F-150 trucks and SUV
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| | internal combustion engines, hydrogen
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| hybrid electric vehicles. The President
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| | fuel cells and advanced gasoline engines.
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| toured the hybrid assembly line and
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| | These advanced technologies will help
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| addressed more than 300 employees about
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| | reduce green house gas emissions and
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| the role American technology and
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| | lessen our dependence on foreign
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| innovation will play in delivering energy
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| | petroleum."
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| security to the country.
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| | "It is an extraordinary honor for us to
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| Bush thanked employees for being part of
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| | welcome the President into our plant,"
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| the solution to the country's energy
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| | said Ken Ward, the plant manager of
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| issues by building hybrid and E85
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| | Kansas City Assembly. "Our employees had
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| vehicles. "Technology changes the way we
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| | the opportunity to explain the hybrid
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| have lived our lives and technology is
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| | production process and demonstrate their
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| going to change the way we drive our
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| | commitment to building the best hybrid
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| cars," added Bush. "You're making a new
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| | and E85 vehicles in the world."
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| kind of automobile that is literally a
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| | The automaker earlier invested $100
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| part of changing America for the better."
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| | million in its Kansas City plant to
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| Alan Mulally, the president and CEO of
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| | produce the new the conventional and
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| Ford, welcomed President Bush to the
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| | hybrid Ford Escape for the 2008 model
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| Kansas plant and thanked him for coming
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| | year. The Ford Escape is the world's
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| to see first-hand how the automaker is
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| | first hybrid SUV. Aside from the Ford
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| delivering advanced technology vehicles
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| | Escape and the Mercury Mariner hybrid
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| to address climate change and energy
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| | vehicles, the plant will also manufacture
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| security. "Ford stands ready to work with
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| | the first E85-capable F-150 pickup. The
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| the Administration and Congress to reduce
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| | company also showed the president the
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| our nation's dependence on foreign oil,"
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| | Ford Edge which is built using the
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| Mulally said. "At Kansas City Assembly,
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| | HySeries Drive. The latter is the world's
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| we are doing some exciting things. In
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| | first drivable fuel cell hybrid electric
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| addition to producing the nation's first
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| | vehicle offered with plug-in capability.
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| hybrid electric SUV, we are also building
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| | The vehicle also features quality auto
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| the best-selling pickup truck in the
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| | parts like sophisticated engines and
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| world - the Ford F-150 - capable of
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| | other refined auto accessories and
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| running on E85 ethanol, gasoline or any
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| | systems that could be likened to the EBC
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| combination of the two fuels."
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| | Active Brakes Direct performance and
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| Mulally added, "We are also developing a
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| | aftermarket flexibility.
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