Ford C-Max: Beating The Prius At Its Own Game?

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Pushed from a dead stop, the five-door Ford eagerly chirps its tires as it launches on a zero-to-60-mph run of just 8.2 seconds, according to Motor Trend. That's almost two seconds quicker than the lumbering Prius v and comparable to many non-hybrid small cars.

2013 Ford Focus Hybrid Looks Like Baby Aston-Martin

A few shots of the new 2013 Ford Focus hybrid which we found. It appears that the designers are taking styling influence from Aston Martin in a big way for this model, although Ford sold Aston Martin back in 2007 to a private investor group. We like the look! It could almost be a baby Aston Martin sedan, don't you think?

Reuters: Ford Releases Study of Top 25 Electric Car Cities

I found this article about a Ford study on electric vehicle charging stations. Encouraging to see the Big Three taking the infrastructure seriously.

"One of the most basic requirements for adoption of electric vehicles is having a place to plug in. But according to Ford Motor, which released its list of 25 cities leading the way with “electric vehicle-readiness” on Wednesday, paving the way for an influx of EVs means going far beyond charge point installations.