Tech Trifecta: Ford Unveils Fuel Cell, Hybrid Electric Edge, with a Plug!
Ford press release via Autoblog Ford cut the fuel cell's size, weight and cost in half and said their approach would double the lifespan of the fuel cell's stack. Ford's plug-in hybrid Edge operates in "battery only" mode for the first 25 miles, moving at speeds of up to 85 mph. When the battery is depleted to 40 percent, it seamlessly shifts to the fuel-cell mode, which recharges the battery for 200 more miles of range. .... |
Ford Motor Company has been recently chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a research regarding flex fuel engines that are capable of running with E85 and clean diesel fuels. Ford will do the research in conjunction with the Michigan State University (MSU). Ford and MSU will focus on improving the flexible-fuel engines in day to day applications.
Ford has received a total of $4.5 million from DOE to fund the research. In fact, DOE will put up 21.5 million to finance 11 cost-shared research and development projects here in the US. Two of these 11 research projects were given to Ford. DOE gave the Dearborn-based automaker with $3.2 million for the research on improving flexible-fuel engines, and $1.3 million for a research project that focus on diesel-boosting technologies to improve the efficiency and performance of advanced clean combustion diesel engines.
Well, we should support this kind of research and hope that this will contribute in the development of alternative fuel powertrain system.
Posted by: Power Antennas | August 11, 2007 at 05:04 AM