Photo Gallery: 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid For Lifeguards

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with the Los Angeles County Lifeguards, a division of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, to help save lives while protecting the environment. Today, Ford presented the squad with the first 10 of a fleet of 45 eco-friendly Escape Hybrids with Intelligent four-wheel-drive, specially equipped for use on rescue patrol along 72 miles of Southern California coastline.

"We are the largest lifeguard organization in the world, and we have always blazed the trail for the profession," said Mike Frazer, chief, Lifeguard Services, Los Angeles County Fire Department. "We wanted to be the first public safety agency in the country to go green."

There is no better vehicle for that assignment than the world's most fuel-efficient SUV. The front-wheel-drive Ford Escape Hybrid returns 34 mpg in city driving and 30 mpg on the highway. Intelligent four-wheel-drive models, like the ones used by the lifeguards, return 29 mpg city and 27 highway.

"The Escape Hybrid is one of the cleanest vehicles available today," said Dewsnap. "It meets California's strict Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (PZEV) standard. To put it in a California summer context, this means it releases fewer smog-forming emissions into the atmosphere during a three-hour drive (about 180 miles) than grilling one hamburger in your back yard."

This photo gallery cover the new 2009 model Ford Escape Hybrid photos & pictures. It contains high-res wallpaper images of interior and exterior for Ford's new Escape Hybrid customized to need for Los Angeles County Lifeguards. Click on the thumbnail pics below to enlarge.

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Gumpert Apollo Hybrid Photo Gallery

The car is the Gumpert Apollo supercar and it will contest this year’s endurance challenge with former F1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Dirk Muller taking turns behind the wheel.

Powered by a combination of both 600bhp+ twin-turbo V8 and 100kW electric motor, this crazy 4WD beast will be up against the usual GT3 RSRs and BMW GTRs in a bid for glory.

This photo gallery is for the new 2008 model Gumpert Apollo Hybrid photos & pictures. It contains high-res wallpaper images of interior and exterior for Gumpert's Apollo Hybrid racer. Click on the thumbnail pics below to enlarge.

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2010 Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Photo Gallery

Fisker Automotive isn't wasting any time getting its Karma plug-in hybrid on the road. Five months after pulling the wraps off the car at the Detroit auto show, it's flogging a test mule in Southern California. The pictures offer the best evidence yet that Henrik Fisker is serious about getting the $80,000 sedan into showrooms by the end of next year.

It should come as no surprise that Fisker's founder, Henrik Fisker, designed the Aston Martin DB9 and BMW Z8. Normally known for building rebodied Mercedes-Benz and BMW cars, Fisker says the new "eco-chic" vehicles will not be built on an existing platform, but rather a brand new architecture......Specific horsepower figures have not been disclosed, but Fisker claims the car is powerful enough to hit 60 mph in 5.8 seconds and achieve a top speed of 125 mph. The car is expected to get 100 miles to the gallon and deliver a top range of 620 miles on a single tank.

This photo gallery is for pictures and images of Fisker's new Karma Hybrid. More new photos will be updated as and when they become available. Eventually gallery will include Fisker Karma Hybrid's artist sketches, concept photos, spy images, pre-release photos, promotion pictures and production model pics.

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Fisker Hybrid Karma Production Prototype Photos

Fisker Hybrid Karma Concept Photos