Ford rolls out 'allergy-free' car  Mondeo uses tested materials
(Credit: Autoblog)  It's probably not generally known to the
allergy-free public, but we pollen sufferers have been known to
stay in our cars for temporary relief. Why? Because it's as
close to a controlled air system as we can get, next to a
plastic bubble. So it's actually not so weird that a major
automaker has created what it calls an allergy-free model,
especially at the height of hay fever season.  With its
"Mondeo," which is about to go on the European market, Ford
claims to have accomplished this by "abolishing chrome and
nickel from the cockpit, using low-emission adhesives and
allergen-tested textiles and leathers," according to
Newlaunches, resulting in an "allergy-tested seal of approval
from the German TUV Rhineland group." The upholstery, floor mats
and even the steering wheel have been dermatologically tested,
and it has a pollen filter to boot. (We hope it's not pine-
scented.)  If all this works as planned, we may move out of our