Though Ford is concentrating on hybrid versions of C-MAX in the U.S., the designs of C-MAX Energi and C-MAX Hybrid are based on the gasoline- and diesel-powered European version.

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For example, in 2010, natural gas-rich U.S. imported around 20 percent max of its natural gas needs.

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While the C-MAX Energi nameplate is new to the U.S. market, the technology and design has proven itself already in other ways and in other places.

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While the C-MAX Energi nameplate is new to the U.S. market, the technology and design has proven itself already in other ways and in other places with its fresh, modern style that provides plenty of utility.

ENGADGET: Ford C-Max Energi pricing: $29,995 after a federal tax credit, available this fall

Among the U.S. companies logging on are Disney, K-Mart, Office Max and Toys "R" Us.

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State Department Counselor Cheryl Mills said U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Ken Merten met Thursday with Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive to coordinate aid efforts.

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The meeting will be chaired by Ambassador Max Kampelman, President Reagan's highly respected chief negotiator in the U.S.-Soviet START I talks, and sponsored by the National Institute for Public Policy.

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Max Finberg is the Director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Rather, it was in the hyper-competitive U.S. retail sector where he is best known as the man behind the Californian label Max Studio.

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