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PlugShare and Ford team up to make EV charging stations easy to find

, Feb 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ford Motor Company has announced that it has teamed up with PlugShare to help owners of Ford plug-in electric vehicles find a charging station. PlugShare operates a crowdsourced database of charging station locations. The charging stations include those offered by ChargePoint and Blink. Read The Full Story

Ford begins production of Fiesta ST in Germany

, Feb 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ford has announced that production for the new Fiesta ST has begun at its assembly line in Cologne, Germany. The Fiesta ST is the fastest production Fiesta ever produced. The vehicle is able to go from 0 to 60 mph in 6.9 seconds and promises a top speed of 220 kmh. Read The Full Story

Ford unveils Fiesta ST racecar for Global RallyCross Championship

, Feb 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ford has unveiled its latest racecar aimed specifically at the Global RallyCross Championship (GRC). The new racecar is an OlsbergsMSE-built Fiesta ST based off the production Ford Fiesta ST that will go on sale this summer. The racecar will be driven by Tanner Faust and Brian Deegan in the GRC series. Read The Full Story

Small turbocharged engines don’t deliver on fuel economy promises says report

, Feb 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Automotive manufacturers all around the world are working hard to make their vehicles more fuel-efficient. The US federal government has mandated new fuel economy standards that will go into effect in coming years that require automotive manufacturers to create engines that use significantly less fuel than most vehicles use today. To do this, many automotive manufacturers resorting to smaller displacement turbocharged engines. Read The Full Story

Ford sets all-time record for hybrid market share

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ford has announced that it has achieved an all-time high hybrid market share with its Fusion Hybrid. Ford also dilutes that most of its gain came from Toyota sliding in the hybrid market. Ford says that its hybrid market share jumped nearly 9% between December 2011 and December of 2012. Read The Full Story

Ford offers big discounts on Focus EV

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

The electric vehicle market isn't exactly booming. The vehicles tend to cost significantly more than gasoline-powered alternatives and many consumers worry that they won't have enough driving range to take care of all of their business. Ford has been having a difficult time selling its new Focus electric vehicle called the Focus EV. Read The Full Story

Ford, Daimler and Renault-Nissan team on fuel-cell cars by 2017

, Jan 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ford, Daimler AG, and the Renault-Nissan alliance will jointly a develop a fuel-cell system for eco-conscious motoring, with the first mass-market, "affordable" model tipped for 2017. The pact - which follows a similar agreement by BMW and Toyota, also concerning fuel-cell technology - will see a single fuel-cell stack and system that will form the basis of a new range of cars from each marque, with the same underlying technology rebranded to suit different consumer segments. Read The Full Story

2013 Shelby Focus ST debuts at the North American International Auto Show

, Jan 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've see a lot of interesting cars announced during the 2013 North American International Auto Show. The 2013 Ford Focus ST wasn't one of the cars unveiled at the show. This turbocharged hot hatchback has been around for a while now. Shelby American has unveiled a hopped up version of the Focus ST at the show. Read The Full Story

Ford Atlas concept is likely the next F150

, Jan 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Ford F150 is a hugely important vehicle to the automaker as one of its most popular and bestselling vehicles. Ford is showing off a new concept vehicle called the Atlas Concept that the automaker is billing as the future vision for pickup trucks. What we're looking at is likely the next generation of the Ford F150. Read The Full Story

Ford OpenXC platform exits beta

, Jan 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ford is serious about allowing developers to create applications designed specifically to run inside Ford automobiles. Early last year we talked briefly about the Ford OpenXC platform when it was first announced and entered beta. At CES 2013, Ford has announced its first software developer program and the automaker has now announced that its OpenXC platform is out of beta. Read The Full Story

Ford Developer Program now open to all, we go hands-on with new apps on Sync

, Jan 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

A couple days ago here at CES 2013, Ford held their presser and announced a few new things, specifically concerning the company's Developer Program for its in-car Sync AppLink API. Ford announced open and free availability of the SDK to any mobile app developer. We ended up stopping by the company's booth to find out more, and got some quality hands-on time with the platform. Read The Full Story

Ford AppLink expands with Amazon Cloud Player and a developer-friendly future

, Jan 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week Ford has made it clear that they're pushing forward with the app connection between their vehicles and apps of all kinds, not least of these being Amazon's Cloud Player. This new integration works with Ford's SYNC AppLink, here appearing with voice commands so you'll be able to switch through songs and albums by speaking commands out loud. This release was joined by apps such as Glympse for navigation and point-of-interest locating as well as SINA (weibo.com) for instant updates for microblogging, news, and weather overseas. Read The Full Story
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