Ford’s use of EcoLon® material, a nylon resin made from 100 percent recycled carpet, has resulted in saving more than 4.1 million pounds of carpet from landfills, the equivalent of nearly 154 football fields. EcoLon is used for cylinder head covers Additionally, the use of EcoLon results in a reduction of more than 430,000 gallons [...]
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Full-size Pickup Truck Comparison: The Winner – Kelley Blue Book
Full-size Pickup Truck Comparison: The Winner The Winner: 2010 Ford F-150 Strengths: Strong and refined in every aspect, excellent towing and hauling Shortcomings: Rides and handles well, just not as well as the Ram Synopsis: The best all-around pickup available today It was only by the barest of margins, but the Ford F-150 came out on top [...]
FORD E-SERIES VANS CUT FUEL COSTS, CO2 EMISSIONS IN UNIQUE WAY – VAN POOLING COMMUTERS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD E-SERIES VANS CUT FUEL COSTS, CO2 EMISSIONS IN UNIQUE WAY – VAN POOLING COMMUTERS Ford E-Series vans can achieve a whopping 150 passenger-miles per gallon each day as commuter vehicles for VPSI Inc., a leader in developing and maintaining world-class vanpool programs Ford E-Series vans represent about 70 percent of VPSI’s 5,000-vehicle fleet On [...]
FORD SCIENTISTS WORK TO PERFECT QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE PARTS ATOM BY ATOM | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD SCIENTISTS WORK TO PERFECT QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE PARTS ATOM BY ATOM Partnering with top-ranked national and international universities, the Ford “Atoms to Engines” team challenged skeptics to develop the world’s first virtual materials modeling prediction tool that allows the team to simulate the microstructures of a material before the first prototype is [...]
