Friday, June 25, 2010

Gas 2.0

Gas 2.0

Ford Mustang V6 Gets 48.5 MPG Around Bristol Race Track

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 03:42 PM PDT


For a long time, any Mustang other than the V8 was scoffed and/or laughed at, and with good reason. Having driven my 4-banger Mustang across country, I can attest that despite its phenomenal gas mileage, it struggles up hills, lacks any sort of “oomph” and it even sounds terrible.

Ford has countered with a 305 horsepower V6 that gets an EPA rated 31 mpg. To demonstrate the excellent gas mileage of this new Mustang, they went around the half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway 1,457 times…. on a single tank of gas. This means the Mustang got 48.5 miles per gallon. Take that, Prius!

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Corporate Sustainability Reports: They Did What? | Industry Perspective

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:12 PM PDT

[Editor's Note: This post was written by John Viera, pictured, Director of Sustainable Business Strategies for Ford Motor Company]

At first glance, a company's sustainability report might look like nothing more than another piece of corporate propaganda. Looks, however, can be deceiving.

What's inside a corporate sustainability report might surprise you, which is a big reason why companies publish one. In the automotive industry, we understand the general public expects to see manufacturers developing vehicles with improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. These are, after all, the stories you read or hear about most in the media.

But a focus on sustainability doesn't stop with fuel efficiency. There is other, important work being done that is geared toward making the world we live in a better place. And, since people like yourself want to know more about what goes into making a product or how a company does business, Ford publishes sustainability reports that are an invaluable tool for providing insight into what the company is doing.

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Motorcycles Powered by… Air?

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 07:36 AM PDT


I am not a fan of air compressors. I could be biased though, as my dad has a compressor that is older (and louder) than me, yet it can barely power the few crappy air tools we have. Suffice to say, I get more torque out of my socket wrench than the air wrench.

But compressed air can also be used for propulsion. I’ve seen some designs for air cars, but ultimately all the weight of an enclosed vehicle means a lot of short cuts need to be taken just to get it up to bicycle speed. But what about say, a motorcycle? Two Indian scientists have put forth a design in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy for a compressed air motorcycle. Me thinks they are on to something.

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