The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency credits automotive aluminum, in addition to other new technologies, in helping boost fuel economy to record highs. On average, 2015 vehicles were 25 pounds lighter than 2014 vehicles. They’re expected to drop another 50 pounds in 2016.
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Why #aluminum? ATG member & Rio Tinto director of technical marketing @jerome_fourmann highlights the advantages of aluminum in EV battery enclosures, new opportunities and production innovations in his recent interview with @AMS_magazine linked here: https://bit.ly/3l8IZVl
Last week ATG Member @Constellium announced it will supply @Ford with infinitely recyclable #aluminum components for the #F150Lightning. More from @repairerdriven on this continuing partnership and the inherent advantages of aluminum in auto here: https://bit.ly/3oq2NFK
#ICYMI It’s @DriveElecEvents’s National Drive Electric Week! To celebrate, @AluminumNews’s Tom Dobbins discusses how @Ford encourages #EV adoption with the #aluminum bodied #F150Lighting in his recent blog post. Head to LinkedIn for more: https://bit.ly/3ER9Uwr #DriveElectric
