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2013 Chevrolet Spark EV (pics/video)

2013 Chevrolet Spark EV (pics/video)

Chevy’s Spark minicar is becoming an electric vehicle come 2013, which is GM’s first full EV since their EV1. The Spark EV joins Chey’s growing electric vehicles that includes the Volt extended-range EV and the 2013 [...]

Ford Unveils Its First Ever Electric Bike: The E-Bike Concept

Ford Unveils Its First Ever Electric Bike: The E-Bike Concept

The Frankfurt Motor Show is a huge event for new cars and concepts, so Ford went one step further and used the show to unveil its new bike concept. No, not a motorcycle bike, but a [...]

Ford Sync Getting Free Google Maps Update

Ford Sync Getting Free Google Maps Update

This truly is the future, folks — a car is a getting a free update to its functionality, wirelessly, via Bluetooth. Ford has announced a collaboration with Google called Send To Sync that allows owners of [...]

RUTH: The Robot With the Magic Touch

RUTH: The Robot With the Magic Touch

Ford believes it has found a way to replicate human touch in a lab setting. While before, getting the “human perspective” on a vehicle’s interior depended on–you guessed it!–talking to an actual human, that may now [...]

Seat Belt Air Bags Coming Next Year To An SUV Near You

Seat Belt Air Bags Coming Next Year To An SUV Near You

Oh air bags, how I do appreciate them, especially after getting in a head on collision.  Over the years, it seems like vehicles get more and more of them.  First it was the driver side air [...]

Ford Shows Off Active Park And MyKey Systems At 2009 NY Auto Show (video)

Ford Shows Off Active Park And MyKey Systems At 2009 NY Auto Show (video)

At the 2009 New York auto show, Ford showed off two new features that will keep teenagers safer and help old ladies expedite their parallel parking experience. The first feature is Active Park, which automatically parallel [...]

Ford Shows Off New HUD: SmartGuage + EcoGuide UI With Dual LCDs

Ford Shows Off New HUD: SmartGuage + EcoGuide UI With Dual LCDs

Recently we saw the Kiwi Driving Tool that immerses the driver in an Eco like game to promote fuel efficient driving. Ford is going full featured and embedding a similar, but much more robust system [...]

Ford Motors Builds iPhone App For Photos

Ford Motors Builds iPhone App For Photos

Ford has gone completely bonkers! Or have they? In an attempt to leverage the iPhone’s cool factor, Ford has built an iPhone app that enables users to enhance photos on their handset. Called the Flex Photo [...]