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Ford wins reversal of $105 million industry secrets and techniques U.S. courtroom award

Baua Electric

A federal pass judgement on in Detroit on Monday threw out a jury verdict ordering Ford Motor Co. million for breaching a 2004 licensing assurance and misappropriating industry secrets and techniques. Leitman ordered Ford to pay Versata $3 for breach of assurance. Ford didn’t in an instant reply to a related request.

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Paice files complaint against VW Group with ITC alleging hybrid patent infringement

Green Car Congress

and Kia Motors Corp, ending its legal action against those companies. Paice has now licensed all or part of its hybrid vehicle technology portfolio to Toyota, Hyundai/Kia, and Ford. When the companies were unable to reach a licensing agreement on subsequent patents, Paice was forced to pursue legal action in 2014.

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BMW problems ‘don’t pressure’ form for 90,000 getting older automobiles over faulty Takata airbags

Baua Electric

Ford Motor Co. BMW, in a commentary , stated type levels with driving force’s airbags from Takata are affected: the 2000-2006 BMW 3 Sequence (E46) together with M3, the 2000-2003 5 Sequence (E39) together with M5, and the 2000-2004 X5s (E53). The “do not drive” alert follows indistinguishable orders from Honda Motor Co.,

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

Cars That Think

A case in point is intelligent speed assistance, which Ford has offered in Europe on the S-Max since 2015 and on the more affordable Focus since 2017 , well before the EU had even decided to make it mandatory. “In Ford marketed it by saying this was a way of never getting a speeding ticket again.”. “In Mandates aren’t the only way.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

The first such vehicles were introduced by Volkswagen in 2003, and by 2004, they accounted for more than 17% of the Brazilian auto market. The Model T Ford, which debuted in 1908, was originally designed to operate on alcohol. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. At the moment, only 2004-2007 Priuses , and to a limited extent, the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrids. Because this question never comes up when people pay a premium for features like leather seats, we point out that millions of people want the "environmental feature" [See J.D.

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