Friday, June 15, 2012

Ford To Cut Energy Use

By the year 2016 Ford has pledged to cut their energy costs by an additional 25% to push for a greener world and a brighter future!

BusinessWeek writes:


Ford Motor Co. (F) (F), claiming a one-fifth cut in energy used to make cars since 2006, pledged to reduce consumption in its factories an additional 25 percent by 2016.


The second-largest U.S. automaker used 2,778 kilowatt hours to produce each vehicle in its global factories last year, down 22 percent from 3,576 kwh in 2006, it said in its annual sustainability report today. While Ford is using more energy- efficient tools and production methods, part of the gain is from increased use of factory capacity as sales rebounded, said John Viera, the automaker’s global director of sustainability.


Read More: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-15/ford-pledges-to-cut-energy-used-in-automaking-25-percent-by-2016

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