Tri-Fuel Ford Mondeo that runs on gasoline, ethanol and LPG
American-based auto maker Ford has revealed that it will present a tri-fuel Ford Mondeo at the Leipzig Motor Show which will run from March 28th till April 2009 this year. This tri-model, as the title suggests, can be fueled with a mixture of gasoline, bio-ethanol (E85) as well as LPG or Liquefied Petroleum Gas. This means that the standard Mondeo with its 2.0 liter Duratec gasoline engine comes fitted with an additional 48.8-liter tank to supply LPG, while gasoline and bio-ethanol shares a 70-liter tank.
Ford also revealed that the Mondeo with the tri-fuel feature can deliver up to 1,300 kilometers in terms of driving range when all three fuel types are used. Out of the 1,300 kilometers of range, 460 kilometers is contributed by LPG while the balance is contributed by a mixture of gasoline and bio-ethanol. Power output wise, the auto maker mentioned that with a mixture of gasoline and bio-ethanol, the 2.0 liter powerplant is able to produce 145HP, and while running on LPG, it can output 141HP, which is pretty decent actually.
Available in sedan, five-door liftback and in station wagon forms, the Tri-Fuel Ford Mondeo will go on sale in selected European markets from April this year, with prices in Germany starting from 27,500 Euros, which means this fuel efficient variant is cheaper by 250 Euros than the diesel-powered Ford Mondeo TDCi with 140HP.
March 12, 2009 @ 1:04 pm
Hey Paul, great news and all that. But these fuels aren’t available here and the car isn’t even gonna be affordable for the average Malaysia Joe. Why the need to report them? For our reading pleasure with the extra drool factor plus a little damn-the-gov idealogy? Oh well!
March 12, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
it doesnt matter as lon we know that there is such tecnology out there if not we will be katak bawah tempurung….we can push gov ask to bring here…
March 12, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
any automotive news will do… keep up the good work Paul…
btw, i’m wondering where they put that extra tank… the LPG 48.8litre tank… hmm… it’s a pity if it take a lot of boot space…
March 12, 2009 @ 1:54 pm
bio-ethanol,LPG,CNG,NGV…next…water maybe?
March 12, 2009 @ 2:05 pm
so all the 3 diff types of fuel can be mixed into the same tank? or do they have 3 separate tanks? can it switch between fuel types seamlessly? how does a person refuel (i’m assuming if it’s 3 tanks, the nozzles for the different fuels are also made differently to prevent people from accidentally putting the wrong fuel in their car kinda like how diesel and petrol nozzles are different)??
thumbs up to ford for coming out with this!
March 12, 2009 @ 3:20 pm
when the ford dealer goin to bring in this nice mondeo ??
March 12, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
wonder if ford dealer bring it to malaysia will it eligible for tax free for green car like hybrid.
March 12, 2009 @ 6:18 pm
i wonder what the total weight will be if we fill in all three fuels into the car.
March 12, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
Bio-Ethanol E85 is RON 129 compares to our local bezene only RON 92 & RON 97.
Is Bio-Ethanol E85 availables at Malaysia/Singapore?
September 29, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
Hi,
The LPG tank is where the spare wheel well is, so no spare wheel. The Bio-Ethanol and Unleaded fuel are okay in the same fuel tank.