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0Report: Ford: Focus Electric's ads going online because EVs not yet ready for prime time 1334347320
Sometimes, things just can't find a home on "regular" TV. Just ask Saturday Night Live's Not Ready for Prime Time players – or the Ford Focus Electric. Turns out, Ford will spend about a tenth of what it usually spends on new-model launches on the all-electric Focus and will shoot for a ...
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Ford using Facebook as Focus Electric soundboard 1311718080
Electric vehicle can't be silent. So says the U.S. House and Senate and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To please the powers-that-be in Washington, D.C., Ford turned to Facebook with hopes of gauging public opinion on what sound is most fitting for its upcoming Focus ...
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Mitsubishi turns to Facebook to promote electric i 1310748840
What's the logical way to advertise an egg-shaped, rather odd-looking electric vehicle on a tight budget? On Facebook, of course. For Mitsubishi Motors' bargain-priced electric i, social media sites are ideal to spread the word. Greg Adams, Mitsubishi's vice-president of marketing and product ...
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What should Ford's new Focus EV sound like? 1308855420
Ford will soon roll-out its all-new Focus EV, and the silent electric sedan will be available in 14 select markets. Before the car makes it that far, however, Ford could be changing that "silent" part. The automaker has posted a few soundbites on its Facebook page, with the hopes of gauging ...
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New York 2011: Facebook Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid is easy to 'Like' 1303410600
To commemorate its social media milestone of surpassing one million fans on Facebook, Porsche has created this special edition of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid complete with the signatures of over 27,000 Porsche fans. The car makes its North American debut this week at the New York Auto Show before it ...
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Ford launches Electrified Vehicle Facebook page, promises bigger and better things 1298649900
Recently, Ford launched a Facebook page dedicated to its electrified vehicle technologies. Fans of Ford's page can access videos, photos, polls, announcements and direct questions to the team of engineers working on the automaker's five electrified vehicles. One example of the social network ...
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Porsche celebrates millionth Facebook fan with special 911 GT3 R Hybrid 1297879200
Facebook Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid – Click above for high-res image galleryPorsche is celebrating a unique social-media milestone with a custom 911 GT3 R Hybrid. The company recently surpassed 1 million fans on Facebook, and to mark the occasion, designers have churned out a hybrid 911 ... -
Revenge of the Electric Car trailer will be released today. Or maybe later. 1289829660
Want to see the first moving images from "Revenge of the Electric Car"? You can mark your calendars for this occasion and the day to circle is ... who knows? Not even the film's producers could tell you when the trailer will be made public, because they've decided to leave that up to the fans. ...
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Toyota asking you where Prius' Tenth Birthday party will be 1282661760
Toyota has picked the finalists in its contest find a host for the Prius' tenth birthday party; now it's your turn to pick the winner. Interested people have until next Friday to head over to facebook.com/prius to check out the entries and cast votes to determine who will get to have Outstanding ...
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Ford Fusion app on Facebook: not a hit 1252769400
Even though reviews have been kind to the Ford Fusion hybrid IRL, the car's Facebook presence isn't getting the same kind of love. A new Facebook application called "You Speak Green" is currently rated at just 1.2 out of 5 stars by the people who have used it so far. One reviewer writes, "Sneaky ...

