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absolutelytrueSep 5, 2010
Great to see Ford being innovative.
bossm4nSep 5, 2010
If water cooling is good enough for computer processors, why not adapt it for the auto industry? Sounds pretty logical to me.
hipmanSep 5, 2010
You say that like autos are a down-scale from that benchmark.It's quit the other way around.
bossm4nSep 5, 2010
In some ways, not so much in others.
cool42141421Sep 5, 2010
innovation is good, but it requires practical application for they type of scale they are talking about. I will be interested to see if a new Ford model will be released with liquid coolant any time in the next few years.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
markus6986Sep 6, 2010
Ford seems to be on a roll lately. That 30 mpg (highway) Mustang, the Fiesta (which I got, not too shabby), and now this. Much improved since the days of the Pinto and late 80's Escorts.
joculatorSep 6, 2010
Ford's a car company, GM is an engineering company that makes cars.
greenskySep 6, 2010
Sounds like Ford/GM/Tesla use cheaper batteries which require more rigid temperature control. Nissan's Leaf has a more advanced battery that doesn't require temperature control which is why they gave it an 8-year/100k mile warranty, while Telsa's warranty is only 3-year, 36,000-mile. I suppose time will tell.
atomic1fireSep 6, 2010
Seems kind of obvious, but I guess no one ever thought of applying liquid cooling to cars, kudos to ford on that.
Couldn't this be applied to a full engine too, I mean sometimes cars do overheat.
atomic1fireSep 6, 2010
Oh wait, they already do that... /faceslap
I suppose the battery cooling is probably more important for electric cars. but it still seems like a simple idea even if it is a good idea.
Johny29Sep 6, 2010
maybe but didn't heard about that earlier
mccakeSep 7, 2010
No way. Another antifreeze in the winter?