CFRP Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:16:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Ford Fuel Economy Will be Won by Carbon Fiber, not Aluminum https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-fuel-economy-will-be-won-by-carbon-fiber-not-aluminum-20150120/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-fuel-economy-will-be-won-by-carbon-fiber-not-aluminum-20150120/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:16:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=51404 With the introduction of the new Ford F-150 and its lighter aluminum body work, many had come to the conclusion that Ford would introduce aluminum across the lineup to improve fuel economy. Not so, says Ford Motor Company executive Joe Hinrichs. While the adoption of aluminum body panels does shave some 700 pounds off the […]

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