So You Want To Be A Hero

Not because it's quiet doesn't mean it's not fatal. Though colorless, odorless and tasteless, carbon monoxide exhausted by car vehicles is one primary pollutant that puts the health of humans and other living things at risk. According to reports from World Health Organization, about 2.4 million people die each year due to air pollution. Throwing ALL cars around the globe into junk would have been the BEST solution to the world's emergent problem on air pollution (Scavengers and junk shop owners would have been the richest people in the world, I tell you!) if not for some reduction efforts initiated by mobile companies like Ford.

Since 1998, the Ford Motor Company had been sharing the responsibility of protecting the earth's atmosphere by producing flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs). FFVs, or commonly called flex-fuels, are automobiles that can run by using either regular gasoline or natural gas like bioethanol. In a press release, Ford announced today that three additional FFVs namely Ford Expedition and Lincoln sports utility vehicles and Ford E-Series full size vans and wagons will be included in its 2009 car models line-up.

"The expansion of our FFV line up to include Expedition, Navigator and E-Series provides a great alternative for customers who are committed to becoming more environmentally conscious and seek alternative fuel vehicles either for their business or for personal use. This includes government and business customers that are mandated by the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) to purchase alternative fuel vehicles," said Ford's Fleet Marketing Manager Gerald Koss.

In addition, Koss assured its customers that these new FFV offerings will give them the E-85 or as its name signifies, 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent additives like gasoline capability in vehicles with attributes similar to that of a full size van or large sports utility vehicle.

Steps in converting one's car into an E85 can be found in an article in which details were provided like in an Acura Integra repair manual.

Ours is a finite earth. And yes, it's safe to say that we are mere stewards of everything therein. Stewards not masters. Do you want to be a hero? Here's an easy rule: Get your car converted or choose Ford FFVs. 'Coz not because the carbon monoxide your car emits is quiet doesn't mean it ain't fatal.