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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

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And as Lincoln sought to clarify its product lineup by separating the Continental sedan and allowing the Mark to stand on its own, the company also attempted to bring in a new, sportier customer. There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs.

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

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The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans. Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Mercury Mariner E85. Mercury Milan Hybrid. Mercury Milan E85. Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

Cars That Think

Journal or San Jose Mercury News ), Business Week, The Economist Favorite kind of music Classical and electronic Favorite composers Sergey Prokofiev, Dimitry Shostakovich Computer A Hewlett-Packard workstation, which is used “only to print my e-mail; I dictate all my answers to my secretary.” Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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