Ford says it has already reduced the amount of energy required to produce a vehicle by 22 percent over the last six years, with the Dearborn-based automaker looking to further improve upon those reductions. The report - titled "Blueprint for Sustainability: Accelerating Ahead" - also targets reductions in water use, waste-to-landfill and CO2 emissions.
Ford has upped investments in energy-saving practices and equipment over the last few years, with the company's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan best representing that commitment to lower energy use. The Wayne plant employs a new "three-wet" paint application to reduce electricity usage, and the facility also makes use of solar power to help build the Focus and Focus Electric.
If all goes to plan, Ford will require just 2084 kwh -- compared to 3,576 kwh in 2006 -- to produce a vehicle by 2016.
