Elk Grove Ford

Leave it to Ford to, once again, find a way to both make topnotch vehicles and recycle materials at the same time. Previously, the American automaker has made rubber for use in their vehicles from dandelions and gaskets from recycles tires and soy, and now they've found a way to create carpeting for their vehicles from plastic bottles.

Pretty soon Ford will be creating vehicles from entirely sustainable materials, something that we here at…

The last time that seatbelts saw a major innovation was in 1959, when the three-point system that we still use today was introduced. Since then it's pretty much been the same game when it comes to seatbelts for all automakers... until now, that is.

An optional safety feature in the in Ford Explorer includes seatbelts that actually inflate upon sensing an impact in order to provide the occupant with additional coverage and protection. This…