Fast lane life and fierce competition demands mobile office. Thanks to collaborative and friendly technologies that this is already possible. Beyond having just a multifunctional mobile phone and laptop, Ford Work Solutions are taking another more functional approach. Ford now offers an in-dash computer with high-speed Internet access, remote computer access, GPS, and a Bluetooth wireless printer. Users can access data, generate invoices, and can perform all other business tasks while on the move. The system also features other options such as Tool Link, a RFID system to track tools needed for the job. Thais a real command post. Read the rest of this article »

The Ford F-150 with its 320 HP V-8 may be one idea of a 'muscle' pickup truck. But a small UK electric motor company did some innovative rethinking of this American icon. It yanked the drivetrain, gearbox, transmission, engine, exhaust, gas tank, and the differential. Then it installed 66 lb (30 kg) 'Hi-Pa Drive' pancake motors on each wheel and a 40 kW battery. The result: a screaming 600 HP vehicle that can go 100 miles (160 km) on one charge. Each wheel is a generator that recaptures the kinetic energy lost during braking. Read the rest of this article »

Press Release that crossed geeks at Techno Stations says, "the often stressful and frustrating task of parallel parking soon will be as easy as pressing a button for owners of the Lincoln MKS flagship sedan and all-new Lincoln MKT seven-passenger luxury crossover, thanks to an exclusive new technology from Ford Motor Company called Active Park Assist. Available in mid-2009 as an option on the 2010 Lincoln MKS sedan and new Lincoln MKT crossover, Active Park Assist uses an ultrasonic-based sensing system and Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) to position the vehicle for parallel parking, calculate the optimal steering angle and quickly steer the vehicle into a parking spot." Read the rest of this article »