Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Ford and Lear Corporation have introduced a new head restraint foam with 25% of the polyol replaced with soy. Seventy-five percent of Ford’s North American vehicles feature bio-foam in the head restraints, including the Ford F-150, Taurus, Explorer and Fusion. —Debbie Mielewski, technical leader, Ford Plastics Research.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2010
Ford’s sustainable materials strategy. Ford is increasing the use of renewable and recyclable materials such as the soy and bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks on the 2010 Ford Taurus. Ford vehicles are now 85% recyclable by weight. In 2009, Ford saved approximately $4.5 In 2009, Ford saved approximately $4.5
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Parking lots seem logical places for solar farms, blocking the sun’s rays from baking vehicle interiors and converting that energy to usable power to make the cars run. It’s now or never if humans hope to prevent the mercury from increasing by 1.5° Why aren’t such facilities multiplying everywhere? The way it could be.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 26, 2023
Ford was well aware in the Eighties how the two-door market (especially at the luxury end) was in flux. By the mid-Eighties when the Mark, Cougar, and Thunderbird were on sale with Fox platform underpinnings, Ford began preparations for their successors.& Images: Ford] Become a TTAC insider.
Charged EVs
MAY 31, 2022
Just like, say, Ford—which was then in the process of killing Mercury, to leave it with only Ford and Lincoln. That line was located at a US “supplier partner” that is building low volumes of the Zevo 600 while GM converts its CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, for mass production of Zevo 600 vans. Why not GMC?
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
Recent brake feel and application issues in Ford and Toyota hybrids ( earlier post ) have drawn attention to the inherent complexity of hybrid and electric vehicle braking systems, which typically combine regenerative braking with conventional friction braking, antilock braking and vehicle stability control functions. Click to enlarge.
Drive Electric
APRIL 5, 2023
By a margin of five to one, Kiwis say they are concerned about climate change and want the government to help people convert to less polluting vehicles. New Zealanders want practical policies that actually reduce emissions and reduce their costs, and the policies in place around EVs are starting to do that job.
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