Apr 04
One of the fastest and most efficient ways to make a care more environmentally friendly is simply to make it lighter. Less weight means less fuel is needed to power the car. And Ford has developed a way to potentially lighten its fleet by around 10 percent.
The secret is bubbles. Tiny bubbles. A technology developed by MuCell actually injects plastic materials with carbon or nitrogen bubbles, which significantly reduces vehicle weight without compromising the strength of the materials. Though it’s still in the trial phase, Ford is hoping that the bubble tech will allow the company to reduce the weight of its cars by anywhere from 250 to 750 lbs by 2020.
Via GigaOM
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