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Tag Archives: Ford
When Pickup Trucks Weren’t Killing Machines…
Before pickup trucks became supersize killing machines on steroids, they were useful, practical, utilitarian, and in many cases downright stylish. Today, they, along with supersize SUVs, are contributing to the tragic rise in pedestrian and cyclist deaths due to dangerously … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, Biking, civility, classic vehicles, health, historic preservation, history, pictures, product design, transportation, Transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged bicycling, biking, Chevy, classic vehicles, cycling, Dodge, Ford, GM, historic trucks, pedestrian safety, pickup trucks, Studebaker, trucks
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The flailing Detroit Lions need to be renamed and rebranded!
When your NFL team is a perpetual disappointment, something drastic needs to be done to turn around that sorry trend. In the Detroit Lions case, not just coaching and personnel changes are in order. Given the Ford family doesn’t … Continue reading
Three favorite hybrid car logos
Below are my three favorite hybrid car nameplate logos. The first (and easily my favorite) is from Ford and includes a small segment of roadway with a green leaf. To me, this says it all and is a great design … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, branding, Cars, climate change, Communications, consumerism, energy, environment, EVs and hybrids, planning, pollution, product design, sustainability, technology, transportation
Tagged automobiles, branding, cars, environment, Ford, logos, nameplates, Saturn, sustainability, Toyota, transportation
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2012 Hybrid/electric vehicle data
Some fascinating and impressive data provided from evsroll.com on hybrid and electric vehicle (HEV) sales in the United States during 2012. Given recent reports of very rapid growth in hybrid and electric vehicle sales by Ford (the Fusion Hybrid and C-Max Hybrid … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, branding, Cars, climate change, commerce, consumerism, culture, education, energy, environment, EVs and hybrids, health, history, infrastructure, marketing, planning, pollution, product design, Renewable Energy, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, transportation, Travel
Tagged battery electric vehicles, C-Max, cars, climate change, environment, Ford, Fusion, green, hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in electric vehicles, Prius, sustainability, technology, Toyota
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When Ford didn’t have a better idea
I finished reading the book entitled Fordlandia: the Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin last night. This fine publication was released in 2009 and was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award that … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Animals, architecture, book reviews, books, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, economics, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, globalization, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, immigration, infrastructure, land use, nature, planning, politics, Science, South America, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, weather, Wildlife, writing
Tagged agriculture, Amazon, automobiles, Belterra, book reviews, books, Brazil, cars, cities, Ford, Fordlandia, Henry Ford, history, rubber
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Ford has a better idea
Anyone who grew up in my era should remember the old Ford advertising slogan of “Ford has a better idea” with a lightbulb as the visual image. I tended to be particularly familiar with Ford because my grandfather ran a … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, Environment, EVs and hybrids, Green roofs, pollution, technology
Tagged Ford, solar eneergy
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