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Ford patents movable in-vehicle table

Baua Electric

Ford wants to make vehicle interiors more like living rooms. Ford movable in-vehicle table patent image According to the patent application, the table would be mounted to a base affixed to the floor, and have a pivoting arm that would allow it to be positioned either parallel or perpendicular to a vehicle’s center line.

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

The Truth About Cars

Ford was well aware in the Eighties how the two-door market (especially at the luxury end) was in flux. There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. Ford felt such a development was required in order for the new coupes to be taken seriously.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

An early adopter Sinclair’s first venture into the world of clean energy vehicles came in the early 2000’s when she and her husband purchased a Ford Escape Hybrid, a car they still own today. The idea of running out of power and getting stranded on the side of the road can be terrifying to women for safety reasons.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

In an odd marketing twist, the new Ford Mustang Mach-E is an all-new all-electric car, but wears a hugely iconic name that is nothing like traditional Mustangs except for its horse badge and vigorous powertrain. It also toyed with the idea of presenting Prius as a sub-brand at the point it had four different models, but dropped it.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

Green Car Congress

In fact, Hans Flick, national tax leader for KPMG’s automotive practice noted that executives appear to indicate that the idea of entry level cars may not have met expectations. Honda ranked seventh, ahead of Ford, and Toyota ranked ninth just ahead of General Motors. Investments. Forecast for Mergers and Acquisitions.

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Tech: Autonomous Vehicles Are Going to Require a New Brain

Clean Fleet Report

Waymo minivans are already driverless. Preparing for the Cultural Shift with Neural Manufacturing. The autonomous vehicle (AV) market is undeniably growing at an exponential rate. Neural Manufacturing in Context. As it stands in for the driver, an AV operates in a connected world.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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