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2005/8/22

Plug and Go - The California Cars Initiative 100 MPG Plus

@ 03:58 AM (37 months, 6 hours ago)
The growing costs of U.S. dependence on oil have hit home. Factor in world insecurity, economic instability, and it's clear we pay a lot more to fill up our cars than the price on the pump. And with the threat of global warming, it's clear we need to use much less oil. How can we start to change? The century-old gasoline-powered engine is on its way out. Auto makers say the answer will someday be fuel cell cars. Maybe, but we need to get affordable cars now that use far less gas with lower greenhouse gas emissions. A first step is already on our roads. Hybrid cars add an electric motor to a gas-powered engine to improve efficiency at slow speeds and rev up when needed. The popularity of the first hybrids caught auto makers by surprise. Yet as they scramb...
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