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The irreconcilable EV dichotomy?

Madness or genius? Sure, the Toyota FT-EV II electric car is odd, but is it practical? Is it cost-effective compared to other electric vehicles or even gasoline vehicles? For instance, how many Americans can afford a two-seat $90,000 electric Roadster just for commuting? Even $45,000 is still far too expensive. And that’s the genius of a vehicle like [...] [...]

Lithium-powered Infiniti hybrid here in 2011

Nissan’s first next-gen hybrid? Nissan has announced that it will launch a new lithium-powered hybrid in 2011. Other than its 2011 launch date, Nissan is providing few details on the 2012 Infiniti M35 hybrid. [...]

3 hybrids up for Green Car of Year

The greenest of them all? Three hybrid cars are up for this year’s Green Car of the Year Award, at least according to Green Car Journal. The Honda Insight, the Mercury Milan hybrid, and the Toyota Prius will join the VW Golf TDI and the Audi A3 TDI as the final nominees for this year’s award. The [...] [...]

Coming to your neighborhood: Tesla Mobile Service Rangers make house calls

We are happy to announce that the Tesla Ranger mobile service team is taking the auto service experience to a new level. Our Rangers now make “house calls” anywhere in the United States or Canada, and we will soon roll out the program in all markets where we sell cars. We [...] [...]

SOUND EFFECTS: FORD USING VIRTUAL REALITY TO FINE-TUNE SOUND QUALITY INSIDE FUTURE VEHICLES

It looks a bit like a racing game in a video arcade, but the driver wears headphones. The object of this high-tech drive down the digital highway: perfect the sound quality inside a future Ford vehicle long before the first prototype is ever built. [...]

FORD’S NEW FIESTA TO DEBUT AT L.A. AUTO SHOW; FIESTA AGENTS BEGIN FINAL MONTH OF MISSIONS

Ford’s rollout of its next generation of small cars will hit an important milestone when the new Fiesta is revealed in December at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The reveal of the North American-based Ford Fiesta will also mark the culmination of the first phase of the Fiesta Movement. [...]

FORD WARRIORS IN PINK ASKING MEN TO ‘TIE ONE ON’ IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many men have a woman in their lives who has been affected by breast cancer – a wife, mother, sister, daughter, aunt or friend – and 2,000 new cases of male breast cancer are diagnosed each year. Men can now demonstrate their support in the fight against breast [...] [...]

Ford: Deutliche Preissenkung für viele Nachrüst-Dieselpartikelfilter

KÖLN, 6. Oktober 2009 – Bis Ende des Jahres können Autofahrer, die ihren ge-brauchten Diesel-Pkw mit einem Dieselpartikelfilter (DPF) nachrüsten, eine staatli-che Barprämie von 330 Euro beantragen. [...]