Ford, which expects to produce about 250,000 E85 vehicles for 2006, recently partnered with VeraSun Energy Corporation, the nation's No. 2 ethanol producer, to increase the number of E85 fuel stations and boost public awareness of ethanol. Ford also unveiled a concept version of the Ford Escape Hybrid that can run on E85. Although there are challenges with bringing an E85 hybrid to production, this prototype vehicle represents one way to reduce oil consumption even further.