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The technology behind Ford’s Lightweight Concept Vehicle; prospects for Mach-II with 50% mass reduction difficult

Green Car Congress

Aluminum will be very product specific; on the [new] F-150, its absolutely the right solution. In some D segment, SUVs and trucks, a lot more aluminum will creep in. Our Mach II design is still 150 kilos fat right now, and we’ve done everything we can think of. The Mach-II design is still 150 kg over its target.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies" GM "killed" that experiment because it wasnt even CLOSE to being cost effective. It is 12 years later.

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