Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup. F-150 Lightning offers a standard-range battery targeting 230 miles of EPA-estimated range and an extended-range battery targeting 300 miles of EPA-estimated range. 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum, Lariat, XLT. America’s No.

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F-150 Ford Extended Range Electric 526

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2023

This one-step nitrogen-fixation strategy to produce ammonia is eco-friendly and low cost, which converts widely available starting materials into a value-added product. PNAS For more than a century, the world has relied on the Haber-Bosch process to yield ammonia in bulk; however, the industrial procedure is energy intensive.

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Water F-150 Low Cost Gas-Electric 459

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The researchers are proposing a shift from carbon to much higher capacity silicon-based anodes; from cobalt-based to iron and/or manganese/nickel-based cathodes; and to use novel electrolyte salts. fluorosulfates, LiFeSO 4 F) and more established systems, will be investigated.

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Li-ion Low Cost F-150 Energy 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2016

Ford Motor Company is the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock. Novomer is commercializing a proprietary catalyst system that transforms waste CO 2 into high performance, low-cost polymers for a variety of applications, including foam and plastic that are easily recyclable.

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Ford Polymer CO2 Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Ford most recently introduced REPREVE in F-150. EcoLon post-consumer nylon carpeting is used as cylinder head covers in Ford Escape, Fusion, Mustang and F-150. Rice hulls are used to reinforce plastic in Ford F-150 electrical harness. Rowell (2001) “Utilization of by-products from the tequila industry.

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Ford Parts F-150 Escape 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

Some specific improvements which are of interest, but are not limited to, include: new low-cost materials, improvements in manufacturing processes, speed or yield, improved cell/pack design minimizing inactive material, significant improvement in specific energy (Wh/kg) or energy density (Wh/L), and improved safety.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles 210

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45