Ford Using Wheat Straw To Construct Parts for Wire
In an attempt to reduce the overall plasticity of the Flex crossover, Ford is using wheat straw, a by-product of wheat, to construct one of the crossover's third-row storage bins.
According to Ford , using wheat straw as a filler element reduces petroleum usage by 20,000 pounds per year and cuts 30,000 pounds of CO2. Presumably this is due to not using whatever filthy by-product is typcially injected into the bins where you store your kids sippy cups.
Ford plans to expand the usage of the wheat-straw reinforced plastics as they are said to be lighter and have better “dimensional integrity.”
