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A bio car!!! Isn’t it sound wonderful? A car made of soybean! It’s the new launch by Ford for an eco-friendly life.

Have you found a reason to cheer? If you want some more of it, here it is:

The history says something else. It was 1941, when Ford ran a project on soybean car. Henry ford, uncovered the car on August 13, 1941, on the annual occasion of Dearborn day. The car was plastic-bodied and had gone through certain channels before it was made. It was first projected to E.T. Gregorie, the styling in-charge, Ford and later was moved to the soybean Laboratory of Greenfield village, under Lowell Overly, due to lack of satisfaction. He was actually expertise on tool and die design. Robert A. Boyer, his supervisor and also chemist by profession assisted him in the project. The car was really light in weight: 2000 lbs. 1000lbs, which is even lighter than a steel car.
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It is the most happening plan by Ford to save fuel. The plan is to make a revolution within 2020 in the world of automotive by replacing the market with electric-fleeted hybrids. The statistics says that the sale of the hybrid would increase by 10-% to 25% from the current status which is now only 2% in the market. Nancy Gioia, the director of global electrification, stated this at a recent conference on automotive in Novi.

Gioia claims that the hybrids have the possibility to take over the market within the upcoming years. Though there is some significant intricacy that has been found during the process to rate the sedan for its marketing value for the upcoming years, Ford has a great expectation on it. The main problem Ford may face for the hybrids is the usability. To resolve the hitch a disciplined infrastructure has been planned already.
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Audi 8 reflects the adage that change is constant. Now Audi 8 is flaunting a new Google Earth integration. This Google Earth navigator comes as another new add-on to Audi 8 by 2011.

Google Earth integration is another follow up of the latest handwriting recognition and audio by Bang & Olufsen. The Audi 8 Google Earth add-on has been previewed at CES-2010 and has won accolades galore. This new system has acquired the Best Embedded Telematics Navigation Product at Telematics conference in Detroit.
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The James Bond car is so synonymous with some very interesting gimmicks. This Bond Car- Aston Martin is now in a dilapidated condition with its special ejector seats and other worn-out gadgets. Bond fans were a bit taken aback as they did not anticipate this fabled car like this. This iconic Aston Martin DB5 is now making its way to a charity i.e the Jerry Lee Foundation and the auction will take place in London very soon this year.

This car was driven by Sean Connery in ‘Goldfinger’ as well as in ‘Thunderball’ in the late 1960s. The car kind of accentuated the Bond personality in those classic adventures that took our breath away! Aston Martin is a rare piece and is the most coveted Bond elements. Dating back to 1960s, the car came from Aston Martin and was bought by American radio DJ Jerry Lee for $12,000. Ever since 1969 Mr Lee was its master and now he is planning to sell it to the charity. It has been estimated that bidding would reach a whopping 3.5 million GBP. This car will be auctioned by the famous RM Auctions and Sotheby’s.
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