When Ford's Climate Change Task Force members decided to base product planning on the goal of climate stabilization, they asked Ford's in-house scientists to devise a way to test scenarios for meeting that goal. The result was a sophisticated CO2 model that looks at how vehicle technologies and alternative fuels can contribute to reducing emissions significantly.
The first vehicles to run on electricity were manufactured more than 100 years ago. But a set of factors is converging to raise interest in vehicle electrification to the highest level since then. The electrification of vehicles has potential sustainability and cost advantages, but a range of issues must be addressed to realize this potential.