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Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2022
Ford has used the printer to make low-volume, custom parts, such as a brake line bracket for the Performance Package-equipped Mustang Shelby GT500.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 4, 2015
Ford is recycling old engines so they can be used again with the help of a special Ford-patented plasma coating technology. The process delivers a 50% reduction in CO 2 emissions compared with producing a new engine. —Juergen Wesemann, manager, Vehicle Technologies and Materials, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 14, 2017
The subframe is a key part of a vehicle’s structure, typically providing a place to attach the engine and wheels while also contributing rigidity and crash management. By replacing 45 steel parts with two molded and four metallic parts, the prototype subframe achieves an 87% reduction in the number of parts.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2015
A team of engineers from GM Powertrain, Ford and FCA have published a detailed review of how to estimate the engine efficiency benefits of higher octane fuel—e.g., fuel with higher ethanol content—for part- and full-load operation for different engine types and fuel assumptions. —Leone et al.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2015
At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this week, Ford delivered first proof of that focus with the reveal of the new Ford GT carbon-fiber supercar, as well as the new F-150 Raptor based on the new aluminum F-150 and the Shelby GT350R Mustang. —Raj Nair. Aerodynamics.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2013
A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. In the face of increased regulatory stringency (e.g., Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2015
To source the new lightweight track-capable carbon fiber wheels that are standard on the new Shelby GT350R Mustang, Ford partnered with Australia-based Carbon Revolution. Some formulations may have this characteristic, but carbon fiber’s durability is a feature of the type of resin and design intent of the part.
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