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Ford announces electric car plans at the Detroit auto show

Not to be left out of the electric car party, Ford announced Sunday at the Detroit Auto Show that it was developing a line of electric powered vehicles. In addition to its already announced hybrids and plug-in hybrids, Ford is working with Magna International to bring fully electric cars to market with lithium-ion battery packs. In the works is a Focus and Fusion-based vehicles that will be available in with all three powertrains.

Banks Power joins Mike Ryan Motorsports for Pikes Peak run

Gale Banks is heading back to the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb on June 30. Banks has partnered with Mike Ryan Motorsports and his Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 semitruck racer. Semis race in the Pikes Peak Open class, which is reserved for cars and trucks that look stock from the outside but retain little of the original design.

Buy an Infiniti FX – win a Red Bull Racing Factory Tour

Infiniti FX - win a Bull Racing Factory Tour To celebrate the Red Bull F1 success in 2011, Infiniti are offering buyers of the Infiniti FX the chance to win a tour of the Red Bull Racing Factory in Milton Keynes. As competitions go, the prize is half decent – a tour of the Red Bull Racing Factory in Milton Keynes. But the entry requirement is quite steep – you have to stump up for a new Infiniti FX.