Ford CEO Alan Mulally personally phoned a Michigan man to thank him for canceling an order for a Toyota Prius and buying a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Seriously? Yes. There's even video to prove it.

Yesterday, Jalopnik achieved a fuel economy rating of 43.8 MPG in a road test of the new Ford Fusion hybrid, out-greening Ford's engineers and our furry little hype-filled friend from AutoBlogGreen.