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April 2008
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U.S. imperialism can now run on biodiesel [Cleantech]
From Valleywag | April 16, 2008San Francisco cleantech startup Solazyme, which manufactures "Soladiesel" from genetically engineered algae grown in tanks warmed by solar... more
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Ford, British Electric Truck Maker Team to Introduce Electric Trucks...
From Green Car Advisor | April 15, 2008Â Amphere, foreground, and Faraday electric trucks heading for North America. By John O'Dell, Senior Editor Britian's Smith Electric Vehicles... more
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European C1 Focus Bound For US, Prayers Being Answered After Five...
From Jalopnik | April 15, 2008Nary a week goes by where we aren't forced to look at another affordable, crisp-handling, attractive and unattainable European Ford Focus... more
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Ford Ranger WildTrak Captures The True Spirit Of Le Mans [New Cars...
From Jalopnik | April 15, 2008Despite the long and drawn-out death rattle of the North American Ford Ranger, the Ranger name lives on with more success in the UK as a Mazda... more
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2011 Ford Focus A Euro-American Adventure, Again
From The Car Connection - TCC Blog | April 15, 2008Two paths diverged in Dearborn - but they're coming back together for the 2011 Ford Focus.(TCC Blog) more
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Ford cutting North American engineering costs
From Reuters: Business News | April 14, 2008DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co expects to cut its engineering costs in North America by 30 percent under its broad plan to cut complexity... more
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Ford's 4.4 diesel news leaked
From Straightline | April 14, 2008A couple of images pertaining to the upcoming Ford 4.4L V8 diesel have made their way to the Net—with Ford's Internet police quickly chasing... more
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EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK: 2008 Ford Fusion SEL Sport
From Automobile Blog | April 11, 2008Read Joe Lorio's comments on driving the 2008 Ford Fusion SEL Sport. more
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2010 Ford Taurus: Mulally gets it
From Motor Trend Blog | April 11, 2008Last year, when Alan Mulally announced the Ford Five Hundred was going to be renamed Taurus, Ford's North American design chief Peter Horbury... more
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AutoWeek Publishes Danbury Mint Pimpatorial
From The Truth About Cars | April 11, 2008Sorry, I know: it's all very Inside Baseball. And I just got through excoriating Automotive News for not publishing the Ford Taurus spy... more
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Automotive News Wimps Out on Ford Taurus Photo
From The Truth About Cars | April 10, 2008I like Automotive News [AN, sub]. Although AN often fails to ask American automakers the tough questions, at least they're not Detroit... more
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Ford Summons Black Magic for Focus CC, Gains +6 XP [New Cars]
From Jalopnik | April 10, 2008Ford of Europe hopes that this special "Black Magic" editionFord Focus Coupe Cabriolet will serve as a saving throw in the face of an onslaught... more
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2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Part Two [Jalopnik Reviews]
From Jalopnik | April 10, 2008Exterior Design:*** Whereas the platform buddy Ford Escape never manages to look tough enough and the other derivative, the Mazda Tribute... more
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Ford Sets 30% Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal
From Green Car Advisor | April 9, 2008By John O'Dell, Senior EditorFord Motor Co. said today that it intends to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its nationwide fleet of new cars... more
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New Ford Taurus Spy Shot Revealed
From The Truth About Cars | April 9, 2008We're not quite sure how one of TTAC's Best and Brightest got ahold of this image of the new Ford Taurus, but ours is not to question... more
