Abstract
FORD MOTOR COMPANY isn't throwing caution to the wind when it comes to increasing the performance of its products and preparing for vehicle electrification. The auto manufacturer's new Vehicle Performance and Electrification Center (VPEC), situated on a 14-acre campus in Allen Park, Mich., was built to test passenger and motorsports vehicles to achieve even greater fuel efficiency, as well as to perform battery research and testing for future vehicle electrification. The 210,000-sq.-ft facility includes three attached buildings featuring the most technologically advanced wind tunnel of its kind in the world, capable of speeds of up to 200 mph. It also includes a state-of-the-art rolling road system, a traversing measurement system, a cutting-edge frontal area measurement system, a variety of battery cyclers and environmental chambers, and multiple offices and work areas.
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