Themoo

Looks like the honeymoon is definitely over and separation will probably lead to divorce. One has to know that engineers never get it perfect the first time and that when you buy a new model, you are in a sense a guinea pig. I really like the room and height the C Max offers but do I want to put up with the frustration of bringing the car back to a dealer who does not have any experience with the car to draw from.

Well said.......I agree. It is the way many innovations begin.

I guess the point of the article was that the emissions generated to produce a green car was substantially higher compared to a car running on gasoline. Also, it would take a long time to show any benefit to the over all emissions related to the life of the car. There are other features about the car to like. I just wish that the green cars would not cause as much carbon dioxide in order to be manufactured compared to the standard car.

Thanks for the information. After reading the wsj article, I had to think of other reasons to buy a C Max.... Quiet ride, smaller vehicle, would not have to crawl into the drivers seat, heavier small car, nice ride, better steering. When I visited the Kansas City Car Show last week, I knew more about the C Max than the sales people that were there. Not always easy to get the big picture about a new model.

Has anyone read the article about electric cars in the Wall Street Journal. The message was that the production of "green cars" produces significantly more emissions than a convention car. ( 30,000 lbs of carbon-dioxide versus 14,000 lbs for a car utilizing gasoline.) which means that a green car already has the equivalent of 80,000 miles of travel based on emissions. The article was related to electric cars, BUT hybrid cars with lithium batteries add to the emissions caused by their production. If you think you are causing less pollution, you are not taking into account the manufacturing of the vehicle; it might be a wash at best! We can only hope for more innovation in the future so emissions related to production of green vehicles decrease.

Since Boeing has withdrawn their lithium batteries from the Dreamliner, a Ford spokesmen should make a statement relating to the safety of their lithium batteries. I would like to buy a C max, but I would be very concerned about parking it in my garage unless I know it's not going to catch fire and more importantly, catch my house on fire. We can all speculate as to the safety, but there is a reason why other companies are not embracing the lithium battery.