Comments on: Ford's Greening Plan: Will It Be Successful? http://gas2.org/2008/08/16/fords-greening-plan-will-it-be-successful-2/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nate http://gas2.org/2008/08/16/fords-greening-plan-will-it-be-successful-2/#comment-4821 Nate Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:44:34 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=810#comment-4821 Foam hasn't ever been used as a primary safety device in an accident, let alone been a load bearing piece of design. Foam, being flammable, is not used in race vehicles at all, yet many of them are safer in an accident than a standard consumer vehicle. Also, they will not likely leave the foam uncovered, so it would be out of direct sunlight. You can't see the foam (hopefully) in your car now, so UV decay would be minimal to none. ^_^ I would be interested in load cycle degradation. In that, after so many years, all foams compress under load and don't always return to original size. Like a really old sofa that has lost it's fluff because the foam in the pillows has collapsed. It will be interesting to see if the soy foam will hold it's structure over time. Foam hasn’t ever been used as a primary safety device in an accident, let alone been a load bearing piece of design. Foam, being flammable, is not used in race vehicles at all, yet many of them are safer in an accident than a standard consumer vehicle.

Also, they will not likely leave the foam uncovered, so it would be out of direct sunlight. You can’t see the foam (hopefully) in your car now, so UV decay would be minimal to none. ^_^

I would be interested in load cycle degradation. In that, after so many years, all foams compress under load and don’t always return to original size. Like a really old sofa that has lost it’s fluff because the foam in the pillows has collapsed. It will be interesting to see if the soy foam will hold it’s structure over time.

]]> By: Nate http://gas2.org/2008/08/16/fords-greening-plan-will-it-be-successful-2/#comment-26387 Nate Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:44:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=810#comment-26387 Foam hasn't ever been used as a primary safety device in an accident, let alone been a load bearing piece of design. Foam, being flammable, is not used in race vehicles at all, yet many of them are safer in an accident than a standard consumer vehicle. Also, they will not likely leave the foam uncovered, so it would be out of direct sunlight. You can't see the foam (hopefully) in your car now, so UV decay would be minimal to none. ^_^ I would be interested in load cycle degradation. In that, after so many years, all foams compress under load and don't always return to original size. Like a really old sofa that has lost it's fluff because the foam in the pillows has collapsed. It will be interesting to see if the soy foam will hold it's structure over time. Foam hasn’t ever been used as a primary safety device in an accident, let alone been a load bearing piece of design. Foam, being flammable, is not used in race vehicles at all, yet many of them are safer in an accident than a standard consumer vehicle.

Also, they will not likely leave the foam uncovered, so it would be out of direct sunlight. You can’t see the foam (hopefully) in your car now, so UV decay would be minimal to none. ^_^

I would be interested in load cycle degradation. In that, after so many years, all foams compress under load and don’t always return to original size. Like a really old sofa that has lost it’s fluff because the foam in the pillows has collapsed. It will be interesting to see if the soy foam will hold it’s structure over time.

]]> By: Robin http://gas2.org/2008/08/16/fords-greening-plan-will-it-be-successful-2/#comment-4820 Robin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:44:20 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=810#comment-4820 So, does this mean in a few years, and depending on the amount of sun the car gets, that one will have to replace the 'soy based foam ?' due to natural degredation ? Could you also say that , based on the foam it would be weaker in an accident ? Am I seeing this clearly ? Hhhmm So, does this mean in a few years, and depending on the amount of sun the car gets, that one will have to replace the ‘soy based foam ?’ due to natural degredation ? Could you also say that , based on the foam it would be weaker in an accident ? Am I seeing this clearly ? Hhhmm

]]> By: Robin http://gas2.org/2008/08/16/fords-greening-plan-will-it-be-successful-2/#comment-26386 Robin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:44:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=810#comment-26386 So, does this mean in a few years, and depending on the amount of sun the car gets, that one will have to replace the 'soy based foam ?' due to natural degredation ? Could you also say that , based on the foam it would be weaker in an accident ? Am I seeing this clearly ? Hhhmm So, does this mean in a few years, and depending on the amount of sun the car gets, that one will have to replace the ‘soy based foam ?’ due to natural degredation ? Could you also say that , based on the foam it would be weaker in an accident ? Am I seeing this clearly ? Hhhmm

]]> By: Jason Mick http://gas2.org/2008/08/16/fords-greening-plan-will-it-be-successful-2/#comment-4819 Jason Mick Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:19:06 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=810#comment-4819 Great story. PS tiny fix polypol ->polyol. I hope you got my email, I write and edit for a major tech site and do a lot of alternative energy stuff and would love to share leads if you want to. I'd cite you of course. How'd you like Michigan? Right now thats where I'm based out of, though I might be moving to Oregon in about a year... -Jay Great story. PS tiny fix polypol ->polyol.

I hope you got my email, I write and edit for a major tech site and do a lot of alternative energy stuff and would love to share leads if you want to. I’d cite you of course.

How’d you like Michigan? Right now thats where I’m based out of, though I might be moving to Oregon in about a year…

-Jay

]]> By: Jason Mick http://gas2.org/2008/08/16/fords-greening-plan-will-it-be-successful-2/#comment-26385 Jason Mick Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:19:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=810#comment-26385 Great story. PS tiny fix polypol ->polyol. I hope you got my email, I write and edit for a major tech site and do a lot of alternative energy stuff and would love to share leads if you want to. I'd cite you of course. How'd you like Michigan? Right now thats where I'm based out of, though I might be moving to Oregon in about a year... -Jay Great story. PS tiny fix polypol ->polyol.

I hope you got my email, I write and edit for a major tech site and do a lot of alternative energy stuff and would love to share leads if you want to. I’d cite you of course.

How’d you like Michigan? Right now thats where I’m based out of, though I might be moving to Oregon in about a year…

-Jay

]]> By: Benjamin Jones http://gas2.org/2008/08/16/fords-greening-plan-will-it-be-successful-2/#comment-4818 Benjamin Jones Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:27:37 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=810#comment-4818 Oh here it is! I thought I was going nuts. Oh here it is! I thought I was going nuts.

]]> By: Benjamin Jones http://gas2.org/2008/08/16/fords-greening-plan-will-it-be-successful-2/#comment-26384 Benjamin Jones Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:27:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=810#comment-26384 Oh here it is! I thought I was going nuts. Oh here it is! I thought I was going nuts.

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