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Ford focused on lightweighting as a major enabling technology for low-emission, fuel-efficient vehicles from ICEs to EVs

Green Car Congress

Ford made a splash at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit with the introduction of 10 C-segment cars, including a new hybrid and plug-in hybrid based on the C-MAX ( earlier post )—this following on the roll-out the prior week of the Ford Focus Electric ( earlier post ). .;

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

You switch the mode on by dialing it up on the Ferrari’s dramatic steering wheel, which integrates a cool arc of LED lights on its carbon-fiber rim to cue drivers to shift. To many enthusiasts, those soundtracks—heavy metal, for a Detroit V-8, or a hollow rasp, for a Porsche inline six—are a key reason for their purchase.

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