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No one wants to be a bad neighbor, so when it comes to proper electric vehicle (EV) etiquette and tips, the Ford Motor Company is here with a quick video full of pointers and advice for being the best EV owner you can be! And since the Ford lineup has quite a few hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, you could say we know a thing or two about driving an electric vehicle. Check it out in the video below, and if you’ve been waiting on a sign to “go green” with your next vehicle purchase, consider this it!

The #FarmToCar mission is simple: replace petroleum-based plastics with plant-based materials.https://t.co/ETS8NqtqxL

— Ford Drive Green (@FordDriveGreen) May 10, 2016

Ford calls it the Farm-to-Car mission -- making cabin materials for new Ford vehicles out of plants instead of petroleum. The switch to green materials reduces Ford's reliance on imported oil, instead using plants that are grown in the region of Ford's manufacturing facilities.

"You can grow plants in 90 days," says Debbie Mielewski, Senior Technical Leader of Materials Sustainability, Ford Motor Company.