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.