Archive for the ‘Milan’ Category

Take one 2010 Mercury Milan hybrid, add 7,905 lithium iron-phosphate batteries and untold hours of MIT student labor, and what do you get? A kickin' EV with a 187kW motor that can hit 100mph in about nine seconds and coast for 200 miles before it needs a plug-in. Added bonus: those students have found a way to serve up a full charge in just 10 minutes. Of course, they're powering off a 350 kW source; charging from a standard 110 or 220 plug would be an overnight affair. Also bad: the battery array runs about $80,000. But hey, you gotta start somewhere. [Gas2.0]

Not wanting to be left out of the "reinvention" moment, Ford has launched its own assault on the marketplace, trumpeting the company's "freshest" model lineup in history, as well as fuel efficiency, quality, and Ford's growing market share.

According to a company press release, Ford is rolling out an "unprecedented" number of new models for MY2010, which represent a similarly "unprecedented investment in advanced new powertrains". Among the vehicles prepping for their close-up are hybrid variants of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, and EcoBoost versions of the Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, and Lincoln MKS. Adorning many of these new models...

There's nothing worse that buying the latest electronic gadget or service, only to find that seven hours later, an updated, more capable version is available and you can't upgrade. With their voice-activated infotainment system, SYNC, Ford Motor Company is working to keep customers from suffing this type of post purchase dissonance.

We reported earlier this month that SYNC users could install a 911 Assist application, and now there's more news.

Announced today, current owners of early-launched 2010 vehicles equipped with Ford SYNC now can visit www.syncmyride.com and download and install the latest application – Traffic, Directions and...