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Deringer characterized Belgian beer as a hybrid of wine and a traditional beer that is fruit-flavored and contains sediments. He said some are even brewed by monks in abbeys...
...After all, this guy sees and drives everything. So even though the Manhattan garage where I parked for an hour last Thursday afternoon was packed with Lexuses, BMWs and other luxury vehicles, I knew the attendant was right on when he commented that the $30,000 Ford Escape Hybrid I was driving was a "nice...
...much more than nice, though. The first hybrid SUV sold in the U.S. and the first American hybrid car, it is also a technological breakthrough at a fair price. The model TIME tested has a sticker price of $30,750 thanks to extras like a navigation system and leather seats, but the basic model starts at $26,380. Several other hybrid SUVs are on the way, including a Toyota Highlander in 2005 and a Saturn Vue in 2006, but so far only Ford has delivered...
...Escape Hybrid's gas engine is a modest four-cylinder, 2.3-liter unit. But its electric motor gives it extra juice for a combined 155 hp. The motor is powered by a 250-lb. battery pack that lies flat beneath the cargo area, where the spare tire would normally go. The battery is automatically recharged during driving and braking...
...that money to expand the Superfund program for cleaning up contaminated sites. He promises to expand the Clean Air Act, which was scaled back by the Bush Administration. To reduce U.S. oil consumption, Kerry proposes incentives for research in renewable energy and tax credits for buyers and manufacturers of hybrid cars. --By Jyoti Thottam