If you’re flying in or out of the Detroit Metro Airport any time soon, you might notice a new eco-friendly feature: Ford hydrogen-powered buses. Last week, the company delivered two of these E-450 shuttles for taking visitors and passengers from the plane terminals to the parking lots so they don’t end up walking the entire way.
These helpful Ford vehicles are the first of their kind to be used for commercial purposes. This makes the Ford Motor Company the first automaker to accomplish a feat like this. Could it be that Ford is becoming the leader on the pathway to a cleaner and greener auto industry?
The new Ford buses reduce the CO2 emissions by more than 99 percent. And because they’re hydrogen-powered, they help reduce our dependence on foreign oil (and even domestic oil for that matter). Ford has also delivered several more of these buses to Canada. Places like Parliament Hill in Ottawa and others have been using these hydrogen-powered buses for a while now. And with the help of people like U.S. Congressman John Dingell, it was only natural to bring these environmentally-friendly buses back to Detroit, the home of the auto industry.
Congressman Dingell had this to say about the buses at the airport: “I’m so glad that people coming through Detroit Metropolitan Airport will see this fine example of American engineering when they visit.” With any luck, these types of buses will find their way to many other places throughout the world so we can all enjoy a cleaner environment.
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