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Ford uses wind to produce diesel engines
Wind-power is proving a popular choice for automakers in their quest to curb costs and present an environmentally-aware public face. Nissan has eight turbines at its Sunderland plant, Toyota has one planned for its Flintshire, Wales factory and even Chrysler is investing in a wind project at its Chelsea Proving Grounds in Michigan. While that may seem like a decent effort they will have to do better than that if they want to match the initiative of Ford at its Dagenham Diesel Center. Already supplied with 100 percent wind-generated electricity ... Read more →
Ford UK adds production line for two new low-carbon diesel engines Sam Abuelsamid
Ford's Dagenham England engine plant is their global source for diesel engines and they've just launched a new engine line to build 1.4L and 1.6L Duratorq TDCi turbo diesel engines. The two new ...
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Ford uses wind to produce diesel engines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Wind-power is proving a popular choice for automakers in their quest to curb costs and present an environmentally-aware public face. Nissan has eight turbines at its Sunderland plant, Toyota has one planned for its Flintshire, Wales factory and even Chrysler is investing in a wind project at its ...
Ford UK adds production line for two new low-carbon diesel engines 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
Ford's Dagenham England engine plant is their global source for diesel engines and they've just launched a new engine line to build 1.4L and 1.6L Duratorq TDCi turbo diesel engines. The two new engines are designed to have particularly low carbon dioxide emissions and associated fuel consumption. ...
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