Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup. 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum, Lariat, XLT. Ford is taking reservations with a $100 deposit. The F-150 Lightning is a massive moment for our Ford team. —Ford President and CEO Jim Farley. F-150 Lightning targets 563 horsepower, 775 lb.-ft.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

Dürr has built a high-tech paint shop for Ford in Hermosillo, Mexico, in order to accommodate a new vehicle that Ford will be producing. The project in Hermosillo represents the largest order that Ford has given to Dürr in Mexico. The system allows for paint separation without the use of water or chemicals.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Ford plans to cut the amount of water used to make each vehicle 30% globally by 2015, compared with the amount of water used per vehicle in 2009. If Ford meets the 30% goal, the amount of water used to make a vehicle will have dropped from 9.5 Between 2000 and 2010, Ford reduced its global water use by 62%, or 10.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

Ford Motor Company is the first automaker and one of several companies taking a leadership position in joining the Water Disclosure Project , which will establish a water disclosure protocol for companies around the world and promote conservation and stewardship.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 14, 2024

Ford is experimenting with auto part prototypes made from olive tree scraps. Ford engineers in Cologne started researching the possibilities of using food waste to create auto part prototypes. They are not used for anything else,” said Ford Project Lead Inga Wehmeyer. Ford is no stranger to using food waste in auto parts.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 31, 2024

Ecolab—a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions—selected Ford Pro, Ford’s commercial division, to accelerate the electrification of its sales and service fleet, targeting complete North American fleet electrification by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2013

Ford has reduced the average amount of water used to make each of its vehicles by 8.5% Since 2000, Ford has reduced the amount of water used around the world from 64 million cubic meters to 24 million cubic meters—a reduction of about 10.6 billion gallons, or about 62%. billion gallons, or about 62%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2013

Ford Motor Company officially launched the new 1.5-liter The new engine will be first introduced in China in the all-new Ford Mondeo, making its public debut later this month at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), with applications following in the Fusion sedan in North America this year, and later the new Mondeo in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, Monash University (Australia) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia have recently discovered a new, efficient way to extract lithium and other metals and minerals from water. Produced water from shale gas fields in Texas is rich in lithium.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Nestlé Waters North America’s is deploying more than 400 additional medium-duty beverage delivery trucks fueled by propane autogas. —Bill Ardis, national fleet manager for the ReadyRefresh business unit of Nestlé Waters. The Ford 6.8L V10 3V engine with a ROUSH CleanTech fuel system is certified to 0.05

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2018

Ford Motor Company has met its goal to reduce manufacturing CO 2 emissions eight years ahead of schedule. As described in its 19 th annual Sustainability Report , Ford hit the target twice as fast as expected. Ford also remains focused on reducing vehicle emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ford has become the first US automaker to join the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance ( IRMA ), marking an expansion of the company’s commitment to safeguard human rights, communities where such work is done, and the broader environment.The BMW Group is also an IRMA member.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 2, 2022

He imagined a shower head that would sense when the person showering moved out from under the stream of water. The shower head would then automatically turn the water off, turning it back on again when the person moved back into range. With such a device, he thought, people could enjoy a long shower without wasting water.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2016

The new Ford EcoBlue diesel engine production line at Dagenham Engine Plant will reduce water and energy consumption by more than 50%. Dagenham Engine Plant is Ford’s largest diesel engine production facility globally, and produced the first EcoBlue diesel engine ( earlier post ) in April this year. The all-new 2.0-liter

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Ford Pro will collaborate with global sustainability leaders Ecolab to speed up the electrification of its vehicle fleet, with a goal of transitioning to a 100% fully electric commercial fleet by 2030. Ford Pro productivity software and service solutions have been shown to help optimize fleet operations.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 2, 2023

A few repeat topics included Tesla Model 3 long-term reviews, heat pump water heaters, solid-state batteries, and Tesla topics in general. Looking backward for a moment before charging on ahead again, let’s run through the most popular stories on CleanTechnica last year. Check out the full list below. Top 30 […].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. BYD claims one can float on water for a full 30 minutes. tonne curb weight. BYD tripled its profits to $1.5 FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

Now the slick but dry state is becoming famous for water: that precious element that both resolves the drought problem and also makes it possible to pump more oil out of the ground. At the same time, the new technology uses no chemicals, rendering it quite possibly the ‘greenest’ water processing technology in operation today.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Ford Motor Company has added its near-dry machining process—Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL)—to six plants globally, a number that will nearly double in the next few years. MQL reduces oil mist generation; biological contamination of coolant; waste water volume; costs for capital equipment; and regulatory permitting.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2020

Ford is investing €42 million (US$46.6 liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine, electric motor, generator and lithium-ion battery—is enabled by an additional €8-million investment in new tooling and assembly line upgrades at Ford’s Valencia facility. Ford is introducing 14 electrified vehicles in Europe by the end of 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2016

Nestlé Waters North America is adding more than 150 medium-duty beverage delivery trucks fueled by propane autogas. Over the vehicles’ lifetime, the 155 Ford F-650 trucks will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 24.6 million pounds. These units will be deployed beginning in April. Milwaukee and Fort Lauderdale.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Ford Motor Company’s Oakville Assembly plant in Canada now sends no operational waste-to-landfill, an achievement that gives Ford Motor Company the distinction of becoming landfill-free at all its manufacturing facilities in Canada. A total of 21 Ford facilities around the globe maintain zero waste-to-landfill status.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Ford CEO Jim Farley believes there may be some merit to separating the automaker’s electric vehicle project from the company’s main operation. This may prove to be too difficult, and Ford is not considering the option, according to the report. Ford also expanded its production goals on Farley’s request.

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Teslarati

MAY 24, 2021

Ford released details on the F-150 Lightning Pro variant recently. In the legacy automaker’s own words, the F-150 Lightning Pro was “Built Ford Tough” for business owners. “This helps ensure that when we say the F-150 Lightning is Built Ford Tough, customers understand what that means for their business.”

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Hurricane Ian has brought stories of how a solar-powered community fared much better than most, how a Ford F-150 Lightning kept some lives in full comfort while the neighborhood was lacking electricity, and how a Tesla Model X escaped floodwaters, but we’re not done with the Hurricane Ian–related cleantech stories yet.

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InsideEVs

JULY 12, 2023

A river crossing in Nottinghamshire has become somewhat of a car-gazing spot.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

A recent video shows a Rivian R1T successfully pulling a stuck Ford F-150 Raptor out of the snow. The Rivian R1T can plow through 3+ feet of water and rock crawl a 100% grade with 14.9″ That’s more than the Ford Bronco (13.1″), Jeep Wrangler (12.9″), and Land Rover Defender (11.5″). The ultimate Adventure Vehicle?

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Teslarati

AUGUST 2, 2022

Ford Motor Company captured multiple honors from Altair in its 10th Annual Enlighten Awards. The awards “honor the greatest sustainability and lightweighting advancements that successfully reduce carbon footprint, mitigate water and energy consumption, and leverage material reuse and recycling efforts,” Altair said.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

Ford began production of the North American Transit at Kansas City Assembly Plant on 30 April, and vans will be available in US and Canada this summer. Transit vehicles built in Kansas City are the first to use a new two-wet monocoat paint process developed by Ford and its paint suppliers. million gallons of water.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Magna is also making battery enclosures for the Ford F-150 Lightning. They contribute to the structural and safety aspects of a vehicle’s frame and protect critical battery components from potential impact, heat and water intrusion. The company will produce the enclosures at its Magna Electric Vehicle Structures facility in St.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

The adjustable cargo floorboard in the all-new 2018 Ford EcoSport is made of high-strength 100% recycled paper honeycomb. Constructed from all-natural paper and water-based glue, the six-pound honeycomb floorboard is both eco-friendly and strong enough to handle nearly 700 pounds of cargo across its 38.5-inch inch by 25.25-inch

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

Ford is using plastic reinforced with rice hulls—a byproduct of rice grain—in an electrical harness in the 2014 F-150. —John Viera, Ford global director of sustainability and vehicle environmental matters. Ford estimates about 10 million pounds of recycled cotton are used in F-Series trucks annually.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 24, 2023

For most car enthusiasts, a Ford Mustang without a V8 under the hood is sacrilege. Full disclosure: Ford flew me to Southern California and fed and housed me. I did not take the proffered water bottle but did use the notebook they gave us to take notes.) Still, it’s the V8-powered GT that gets most of the attention.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Ford Project Better World is detailed in the automaker’s 17 th annual Sustainability Report, released today.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2012

Ford has reduced the amount of energy required to produce each vehicle in its manufacturing facilities by 22% in the last six years. At the same plant, a new 500-kilowatt solar panel system has been installed to generate renewable energy for production of Ford vehicles like Focus and Focus Electric.

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