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How far can a #Ford #FusionEnergi go on one tank and a charge? Farther than you might think… pic.twitter.com/NhD2VECIiS

— Ford Fusion (@FordFusion) May 31, 2016

When asked in a March 2016 Harris Poll, the majority of respondents claimed that the maximum range on a plug-in hybrid car was 261 miles. Nobody must have told them about the 2017 Fusion Energi, which gets an estimated range of 610 miles!

The confusion may be about the cord. When you see a vehicle plug in to an outlet, you may think it has to be plugged in to function, and…

The #FarmToCar mission is simple: replace petroleum-based plastics with plant-based materials.https://t.co/ETS8NqtqxL

— Ford Drive Green (@FordDriveGreen) May 10, 2016

Fifteen years ago, it seemed like a pipe dream. Debbie Mielewski, Senior Technical Leader of Materials Sustainability, Ford Motor Company, wanted to make cars using more sustainable materials -- namely, plants.

She calls it the farm-to-car mission.

At the time, the idea of plant-based plastics was new and untested. "We were told over and over it could not be done," she recalls. "I always say we got thrown out of