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Ford adds wheat straw plastic to a small corner of the 2010 Flex

Soy seats aren't Ford's only way to introduce as many bio-materials as possible into a production vehicle. See also: Mazda's biofabric and Toyota's "ecological plastics." Ford announced today that a new wheat straw-reinforced plastic will be used in the 2010 Flex. You'll have to kind of hunt for the bioplastic in the interior, though, since only the third-row storage bins will be made with it. Even with this minimal application, Ford estimates the change will reduces "petroleum usage by some 20,000 pounds per year and reduces CO2 emissions ... Read more →

Bio-plastics could almost completely replace petroleum plastics Sam Abuelsamid

Aside from fuels, one of the biggest uses of petroleum is in the production of polymer materials like plastics. Just as automakers have attempted to reduce the use of petroleum-based fuels, ...

Toyota will use "ecological plastics" in new Prius interior Sam Abuelsamid

When the new Prius debuts next month at the Detroit Auto Show, its interior will feature significant use of so-called "ecological plastics." These are polymer materials derived from biomass oils ...

Reducing GHG emissions by producing bioplastics alongside ethanol Sam Abuelsamid

Aside from metals such as iron, steel and aluminum, perhaps the most common material in cars is plastic. Most of the plastic made today is derived from petroleum. Besides the raw materials used, a ...

Mazda working on cellulosic biomass based plastic Sam Abuelsamid

Ford has been developing lots of different materials from renewable sources including the soyfoam that they introduced in the Mustang seats for 2008. Now Ford's Japanese affiliate Mazda has kicked off ...


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