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The Garage (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Here at The Garage, I’ve had plenty of seat time in the new Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain, and GM has made clear that the Ford Escape is one of their main competitors. Naturally, we were eager to sample an Escape, and I’ve just concluded a week with the Escape Hybrid in top-spec Limited trim [...]
Auto Spectator (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Escape Hybrid Expected To Remain America’s Most Fuel-efficient and Environmentally-friendly SUV For 2010, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner add a host of new features that improve safety and make driving more convenient. Escape and Mariner also become two of the first Ford Motor Company vehicles to feature SYNC® with Traffic, Directions and Information – helping reduce distractions while...
Auto Spectator (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
New Safety, Convenience Technology Bolsters Family-friendly 2010 Ford Escape For 2010, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner add a host of new features that improve safety and make driving more convenient. Escape and Mariner also become two of the first Ford Motor Company vehicles to feature SYNC® with Traffic, Directions and Information – helping reduce distractions while accessing important...
Cars review info (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Saturn Vue is powered by a 143-hp 2. 2-liter four-cylinder engine matched with a five-speed manual transmission. A step up is the model with a four-speed automatic and a higher level of standard equipment is also available. Saturn Vue is an attractive fashion statement among many less exciting suvs. Styling | 8 out of 10expert quotes: crossover with characterthe detroit newseverything is well laid...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Detroit Auto Show While some of the automakers that skipped the 2009 Detroit Auto Show are apparently returning for 2010, there still won't be enough to fill up the basement. As a result, the EcoXperience exhibit will be back again for a second year. The landscaped track on the lower level of Cobo Hall will provide attendees the opportunity to try out a variety of electric...
Textio (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
A Ford Escape plug-in hybrid “Betting on Science – Disruptive Technologies in Transport Fuels” is a new Accenture report that covers 12 technologies with the potential to disrupt transport fuels supply, demand and GHG emissions over the next 10 years. Comparing advances in combustion engines, biofuels, electrification and other technologies, Accenture finds that science offers many...
Leftlane (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
United Auto Worker members at Ford’s Kansas City, Missouri crossover and truck factory are considering a strike following changes to the plant’s work processes. The Kansas City plant produces the Ford F-150, Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute. According to UAW Local 249’s Web site, union members are unhappy with new workload requirements set [...]
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
A couple of months ago we reported on Ford Motor Co.'s "bio-babes," the five highly educated female scientists who comprise the automaker's Biomaterials and Plastics Research team. You might recall that their accomplishments included development of soy-based components that have since been installed in 1.5 million vehicles. With soy-based material making up about 40 percent of the foam used...
Hybrid Cars (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
A Ford Escape plug-in hybrid “ Betting on Science – Disruptive Technologies in Transport Fuels ” is a new Accenture report that covers 12 technologies with the potential to disrupt transport fuels supply, demand and GHG emissions over the next 10 years. Comparing advances in combustion engines, biofuels, electrification and other technologies, Accenture finds that science offers many...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Hybrid car sales were up, way up, for the month of October. Sales topped out at 24,275 units, 14.1% higher than last October. Cumulative sales are still down, however at 16.7% below last year at this point. The biggest sellers were the Toyota Prius, newly redesigned and still on back order in most places. It's nothing compared to the demand in Japan where government backed incentives are pushing Prius...
Web Wonderings (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
ISA | Software will bridge plug-in hybrid, grid gap : "oogle is trying to figure out how to manage the impact of having millions of future electric vehicle owners plugging in their vehicles at the same time. The company is in the early stages of looking at ways to write software that would fully integrate plug-in hybrid vehicles to the power grid, minimize strain on the grid, and help utilities...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The 20 most-common trade-ins nationwide processed through Oct. 16 under the government Cash-for-Clunker program, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press. New car Replacing Number old car Ford F150 Ford F150 8,248 Ford Escape Ford... Ford Motor Company - Ford F-Series - Ford - Auto - Recreation
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The top 10 list of vehicles with the best gas mileage are dominated by hybrids and diesel engines. To increase your gas mileage, the best cars for getting the best gas mileage tend to be smaller, but not necessarily so. Hybrid or diesel engines tend to offset the need to decrease weight, just look at the Ford Escape Hybrid, which shows up ninth on the list. MPG Ranking Category Vehicle City Highway...
Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
PIC 1 Yours Truly at FMP PIC 2 Panoramic view of Five Mile Point Speedway PIC 3 I Spotted this sticker in the pits PIC 4 The back straight at FMP PIC 5 From the center at FMP PIC 6 600cc Xcel Mods in action PIC 7 IMCA Mods in action PIC 8 to 17 MODIFIED Action PIC 18 Victorious Stewart Friesen scales the catch fence PIC 19 Stewart Friesen in the FMY Victory Lane PIC 20 First Three at FMP LtoR McCreadie,...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics have teamed up to introduce a battery electric commercial van called the Transit Connect. The electric van will be available in America and Canada beginning in 2010 and is the first vehicle to be produced as part of Ford’s accelerated electric vehicle strategy. Azure will integrate its Force Drive battery electric drive train into the van and Johnson Control-Saft...
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