FedEx’s Delivery EV Despite all the buzz about electric cars, the reality is that it will take several years, maybe even a decade, before electric and hybrid cars will reach anything close to a mass market. Consumer adoption takes time, and therefore the environmental benefits of electric-drive vehicles will also have to wait. On [...] [...]
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$5.00 gas not that far off? With oil touching $87 per barrel this week, numerous forecasters are now predicting $100+ per barrel next year. Fortunately, most don’t believe that will derail the economic recovery, yet. Still, as Lutz Kilian, a University of Michigan economist that studies oil shocks told the Financial Times, “You can’t have a global [...] [...] The Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid According to The Electric Coalition, if the US set in motion a plan to be 75 percent EV by 2040, that plan would result in massive job creation, a smaller deficit and an increase in household wealth. Obviously, and of course, the plan would require significant targeted incentives for the purchase [...] [...] A new Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) study lends further evidence that voice-controlled Ford SYNC® helps drivers minimize electronics-related visual distractions compared to manually operating hand-held cell phones and music. [...] Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company, today announced to Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, plans to further expand its Brazilian investments – increasing funding for Ford Brazil from R$ 4 billion (U.S. $2.2 billion) to R$ 4.5 billion (U.S. $2.4 billion) from 2011 to 2015. [...] Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company, today announced a new ARS 1.000 billion (U.S. $250 million) investment in its operations here during a meeting with Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company, today announced a new ARS 1.000 billion (U.S. $250 [...] [...] Ford Fiesta shows big-car quiet possible in a small-car package; Ford leads automakers in global effort to manage water resource; New F-Series Super Duty campaign gets personal; New Transit Connect customized “billboard on wheels” for small business owners; Ford encourages teens to sing for safety; Two paws up – way up! – for Ford Edge [...] COLOGNE, April 9, 2010 – Owners and buyers of the current generation Ford Focus RS 305 PS superhatch can now access a Ford-approved performance upgrade package that boosts peak output to 350 PS and 460 Nm of torque. [...] |
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