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Ford has given one tree-hugging family a few more chances to show the environment some love by giving away one of its C-Max Energi Plug-in Hybrids as part of an energy-conservation contest. Colorado's Sattler family beat out "thousands" of entrants in the MyEnergi Lifestyle contest by showing how they live sustainably on a budget. Ford says that if every family practiced the Sattlers' sustainability efforts, the energy used by 32 million US homes would be eliminated, which is Big Foot-sized carbon footprint.

In addition to the car, the Sattlers won a bunch of energy-saving Whirlpool appliances and an Eaton solar inverter, among other goodies. With their home retrofit and the new appliances, the Sattlers will cut their energy use by 60 percent. Touchy-feeliness notwithstanding, the US automaker is looking to continue its strong performance on the hybrid and plug-in front this year. Through June, Ford's green car sales jumped fivefold to more than 46,000 vehicles, including 2,482 C-Max Energi vehicles.

Read Ford's press release below.Continue reading Ford gives Colorado family MyEnergi Lifestyle retrofit

Ford gives Colorado family MyEnergi Lifestyle retrofit originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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