2003 Corporate Citizenship Report - Ford Motor Company

ENVIRONMENT
In the United States we currently offer a Ford Focus partial zero
emission vehicle (PZEV), and we will expand our PZEV fleet with
the 2005 Escape Hybrid. These PZEVs score perfect “10s” on
the EPA’s Green Vehicle Guide by:
• Meeting California’s super ultra-low emission vehicle exhaust
emissions standard (SULEV II, which is equivalent to the
EPA’s Tier 2/Bin 2 standards). In practical terms, this means
these vehicles emit about the same amount of smogforming
emissions in more than 6,000 miles of driving as
does a new lawn mower operating for about three hours
• Producing virtually no fuel system evaporative emissions
During 2003 in the United States, we began phasing in our
vehicles to meet the new EPA and California standards,
including the following vehicles certified to EPA’s Bin 5 and
California’s LEV II standards:
• Taurus/Mercury Sable (3.0L 2V gasoline)
• Crown Victoria/Mercury Grand Marquis (4.6L)
• Lincoln Town Car (4.6L)
• Explorer (4.6L)
ABOVE LEFT
Every part in the
Focus PZEV Duratec
engine works
together to virtually
eliminate fuel
evaporation.
ABOVE RIGHT
The Focus C-MAX
interior was the first
car to receive a
third-party “allergy
tested” Seal of
Approval for
reducing the risk of
allergies to the
lowest possible
level.
Materials
Modern vehicles are made of a vast array of materials, with new
materials and applications always under development.
Managing the production and use of materials in our vehicles is
increasingly complex and critical. Our targets for materials
management include:
• Attaining 85 percent recyclability of vehicles
• Increasing the use of recycled and renewable materials
• Marking all polymeric parts (to facilitate recycling)
• Reporting materials and substances used to the International
Materials Data System (IMDS)
• Reducing the use of restricted or allergenic substances
To meet our materials’ management targets, we collaborate with
suppliers and other automakers to identify, monitor, report on
and manage the materials used in our products and plants. We
establish a comprehensive list of targets for every new product
and then track our progress toward those targets throughout the
product-development process. The targets, broken down from a
vehicle level to a supplier or component level, enter into each
contractual agreement signed between Ford and its suppliers.
THE ANATOMY OF A PZEV
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Finish and Plating. Nonhexavalent chrome finishers and plating
for fasteners, coatings and brackets improve corrosion resistance
and environmental performance
Oil Separation. PCV hose and oil separator feature a new baffle
design to maximize oil economy
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Piston Ring Pack. Dual-purpose design minimizes oil blow-by,
but still provides low friction to maximize fuel economy
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Improved Oil Economy. New cam cover baffle design reduces
oil consumption and increases catalyst durability
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Durability. Coil-on-plug ignition and iridium-tipped spark plugs
provide multistrike functionality and enhanced high-mileage
durability
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Improved Injector. 12-hole fuel injector facilitates complete
combustion which contributes to reduced exhaust gas emissions
and maximum fuel economy
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