Ford has apparently changed their "vision for the future." Ford has been known among the auto industry for their resistance to phase out petroleum-based fuels, but this year they presented the Mo
del U, a concept car that not only uses renewable fuel (the Model U has the world's first supercharged hydrogen internal combustion engine), but uses renewable materials for the body and interior as well. That was a long sentence. The exterior is made of removable pannels that are made of a corn or soy-based recyclable materials (replacing petroleum-based products) that never become waste. Even the tires are made of rubber and corn-based fillers that are recyclable, lighter, and more fuel-efficient and the engine is lubricated by sunflower seed oil. The list goes on. Oh, and while I was checking out the other components and who contributed to the project, the University of Northern Iowa was listed for developing and providing a soy-based grease lubricant. Hooray for CF!Check out the website for more information. This is one concept car that has the inovations that are really needed in this industry.
Oh and when I was showing my mom the UNI thing she said that John
Deere is donating buildings (well...the money to build them) to be used by Iowa's state universities to be used for research and inovation for alternative fuels and other materials.Pretty cool. Although technically I'm only allowed to endorse Cheverolet and Buick. Who are, by the way, leading the industry in vehicles running on E85 Ethanol, which is a rant that I will save for another post.
do they call it Model U because thats what comes after Model T?
ReplyDeleteI was out for St. Patty's tonight and I took this shot I'd never heard of before called a dirty hooker. When I asked the bartender what was in a dirty hooker he smiled swankily and said "Me."
yes, actually, that is why it's the model U.
ReplyDeleteyou know, because the model t was so inovative and ahead of its time and this is what's next.