(Morrisville, NY – Feb. 13, 2014) A new acquisition is adding torque to Morrisville State’s automotive technology—Ford ASSET program.
A 2013 Ford Escape, donated by Ford Motor Company, recently joined the program’s fleet of Ford-donated vehicles which are delivering training to auto students.
Equipped with an EcoBoost engine and all-wheel drive, the new, ruby red ride is part of a hands-on approach that is introducing Morrisville State automotive students to the latest technologies and putting them in the driver’s seat in the industry.
“Our program revolves heavily on Ford donations,” said Dan Akers, director of the college’s Ford ASSET program. “It is our first EcoBoost engine so we are very excited about this.”
EcoBoost is a family of turbocharged, direct-injected engines designed to deliver the power and torque drivers want while achieving approximately 20 percent better fuel efficiency and 15 percent reduced greenhouse emissions than similarly sized traditional engines.
Ford Motor Company’s donations provide students with experience working on the most updated vehicles keeping pace with the tech-savvy industry that’s now servicing vehicles equipped with complex electronics and sophisticated devices.
Students go from bumper-to-bumper, learning about all systems of the vehicles from removing and replacing suspensions, batteries, clutches and brakes to working on electrical systems, engine performance and transmissions.
The college’s partnership with Ford has kept the program’s wheels rolling, their donations offering peerless educational opportunities for students. The new top-of-the-line contribution raises the program’s fleet of teaching vehicles to 20.