Green Car Fuels » Ford http://greencarfuels.net Saving the planet, one car at a time... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:42:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Newly Recycled components like jeans, milk jugs, and old carpet makeup your Car http://greencarfuels.net/2009/newly-recycled-components-like-jeans-milk-jugs-and-old-carpet-makeup-your-car/ http://greencarfuels.net/2009/newly-recycled-components-like-jeans-milk-jugs-and-old-carpet-makeup-your-car/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:15:38 +0000 Janet http://greencarfuels.net/?p=96 What materials can you think of when you see a brand new 2010 car rolling off the dealership? I guess you will be saying expensive leather, steel, carbon fiber, or the plastics of the interior. What if we tell you that your new car is made from faded jeans, processed milk cartons, and old carpets?

It is true. Car manufacturers are becoming greener and they opt to use these recycled materials for cars taking shape in their factories. The reason is two-fold, using recycled materials for car components is a lot cheaper than making use of virgin plastics. Another good reason is to go with the flow going eco-friendly.

Old tires and Plastic Jugs

According to an association of recyclers, about 10% of the plastics coming from containers, detergent bottles, and milk jugs end up as automotive parts. Ford, for example, makes use of these plastics as liners for fenders and body shields. They also make use tires and battery encasements.

Yarn Waste and Soda Bottles

Car upholstery comes from recycled soda containers and yarn waste nowadays. The 2010 Taurus from Ford will have people sit comfortably on materials like these. The use of these recycled materials helped save about 30 million pounds of garbage being dumped into the landfill. Ford also saves about $5 million using these recycled materials.

Cardboards and Jeans

The Buick makes use of recycled cardboard as ceiling panels to improve the acoustics of the car. GM also shreds old jeans as stuffings to dampen the sound of your ride. Old carpets are used as brackets for door handles.

]]> http://greencarfuels.net/2009/newly-recycled-components-like-jeans-milk-jugs-and-old-carpet-makeup-your-car/feed/ 0 The Future of Ford and Alternative Fuels http://greencarfuels.net/2008/the-future-of-ford-and-alternative-fuels/ http://greencarfuels.net/2008/the-future-of-ford-and-alternative-fuels/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:02:43 +0000 Janet http://greencarfuels.net/?p=27 Ford and Alternative Fuels are starting to prove to be a winning combination. For has been trying to expand the use of E85 throughout the Midwest this year. In its partnership with VeraSun energy they are trying to increase the availability of E85 to several states around the area as well.

While that is going on Ford and Alternative Fuels are making new advancements in other bio-fuels as well. Ford is trying to focus on bio-eathanol, bio-desel, and natural gas methods. Combining Ford and Alternative Fuels is a chance to keep Ford alive in the competitive car market out there. Ford is trying to get these projects underway in Ireland, the UK, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands. With Ford teetering on the brink of extinction they are trying to remain the pace setting bio-fuel car in Europe.

In Canada Ford will also become the first car company to produce hybrid cars. They are projecting that Canada will be in the hybrid era by 2010. In Chicago Ford is trying to put out as many hybrid cars as taxi’s as possible. This started back in 2007 with the Chicago City Council.

One source of Ford and Alternative Fuels is called liquid petroleum gas or LPG. In Australia there may not be any hope for E85. Since there is no E85 network in Australia it would take a lot of money and several steps for the auto market to be able to switch over to E85. Also it would take a lot of manpower to get the E85 fuel recognized there.

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