Ford and Google tie up to predict car trips and optimise plug-in hybrids

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New technology promises to map journeys to determine the most efficient configuration for low carbon cars

Ford is working on a technology that learns where and when a motorist drives, customising the car's performance to suit particular journeys and optimising plug-in hybrid vehicles to make them more efficient....

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