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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 →

Shell station starts selling E10 in Ottawa using wheat straw ethanol Xavier Navarro

A Shell station near Ottawa, Canada is leading the way in offering cellulosic ethanol at the pump. While many companies, including some in Canada, are working on making the biofuel, not many have ...

Ford adds wheat straw plastic to a small corner of the 2010 Flex 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Shell station starts selling E10 in Ottawa using wheat straw ethanol 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

A Shell station near Ottawa, Canada is leading the way in offering cellulosic ethanol at the pump. While many companies, including some in Canada, are working on making the biofuel, not many have gotten it to the refueling station. Blended at 10 percent with unleaded (E10), the ethanol is made by ...

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