Ford Super Chief

About Ford Super Chief

The Ford F-250 Super Chief was a concept heavy-duty truck built by Ford. It featured a tri-flex fueling system that allowed users to use three different fuels including gasoline, E85 ethanol or hydrogen. This was intended to make the Super Chief more attractive to customers who were concerned about finding fuel as the ethanol and hydrogen infrastructures are developing. In a tri-flex fueling system owners could utilize any given option at any one time. It came with a stock bed cover and liner; it was a crew cab. In addition, the rear doors have been converted to suicide doors. The tri-flex fueling system on the Ford F-250 Super Chief allowed operators to go 500 miles between total refueling with the supercharger activated only when using the hydrogen fueling system. The hydrogen system also provided 400 lb.-ft. of torque. The transfer between fueling options was performed through a switching system onboard and could be accomplished while the vehicle was running. The hydrogen-based fuel alternative boasted 12-percent greater fuel efficiency when compared to either of the remaining fueling options.