As a business, we combine energy conservation efforts with increasing amounts of renewables in our energy mix.
Electricity makes up the largest proportion of our facility energy use, and we’re committed to buying from renewable sources. We are regularly ranked as a Top 50 purchaser of renewable energy in the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership program and we incorporate on-site solar installations at several locations.
Globally, renewably sourced electricity and on-site generation meet about one-third of our electricity needs.
We constantly engage in energy efficiency improvements across our operations, like lighting retrofits and motor replacements. Two of our owned factories are ISO 50001 certified and we strongly encourage our suppliers to have ISO 50001 certification as well. When we build a new facility, we incorporate designs with more natural lighting, sun shading and improved equipment. We also work with our suppliers on their own energy efficiency efforts, helping reduce the overall embedded energy needs across our value chain.
We’re also looking to improve the energy intensity and power use effectiveness of the data centers we manage.
Stuart Rowley, president of Ford of Europe, said at the time the company's future was "rooted in electrification". Ford announced plans to close six manufacturing plants in Europe by the end of 2020. With $11 billion global investment in electrified vehicles by 2022, and 10+ new electrified vehicles from Ford and Lincoln to be launched by 2021. “We predict by 2021 we will launch self-driving commercial vehicles at scale. “ They recently launched the All-electric Mustang Mach-E, with a 370 mile range on full charge. It can recharge 57 miles of drive in 10 minutes on high power. It will be able to accelerate from 0-60 in under five seconds, competing with the Tesla model X which sits at 4.4 seconds.
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