Santa Gets A NEW EcoBoost Sleigh…….Merry X’Mas Everybody……Drive Safe And Fast

Santa has a tough job every year delivering millions of presents in 24 hours. Fuel consumption has been a big issue in recent years and also emissions as he crosses into states and countries that have strict emission laws. So FORD has offered to help, and Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph finally had a bit of rest this year. A new concept sleigh powered by a new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine was all Santa needed to get his deliveries done on time, while dramatically reducing his fuel costs and carbon emissions. Also maintaining a reindeer is no longer cheap with the high cost carrots, vet bills and various upkeep. Well the marketing people and engineers at Ford have calculated the cost for us. The average reindeer travels an impressive 3,000 miles per year, and emits 25 kilograms of methane. To deliver presents to approximately 267,300,000 houses on Christmas Eve, Santa’s flying reindeer would each travel 124,421,106 miles, or well over 41,000 times the distance of the average reindeer. This is pretty catastrophic in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, that 25 kg of potent methane per reindeer translating into 214,670 tonnes of carbon dioxide. Ford’s 1.0-liter EcoBoost, on the other hand, would only put out 22,827 tonnes of CO2. Have a great Christmas and a safe happy new year when on the road. Remember…. don’t drive faster than the depth of your experience.