The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In a conference call heard by CarBuzz , Ford COO Kumar Galhotra said the parallel parking feature doesn’t see a lot of use and could likely be eliminated without creating an uproar while saving Blue Oval an estimated $10 million per year.& Active Park Assist has been around for over a decade at this point.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.)

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). you see that?

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