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U.S. auto shows hot for SUV-sedan hybrids

...Los Angeles of a wildly styled crossover sport convertible-pickup called the Spocket. Honda also displayed its FCX fuel-cell car concept, a small sedan that a company insider said also serves as a styling cue for future Honda sedans. It takes...

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Another oil shock looming?

...directly earmarked for their oil and gas sectors. In addition, tax credits for the purchase of hybrid or fuel-cell cars and fuel-cell-powered residences and office buildings would also have a major long-term impact on both prices and foreign-oil...

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Opinion
Predicting a powerful shift in marketing EVs

...service frequently to recharge them. But figure out a way to generate electricity on board (that's what the hydrogen fuel cell does), or to recharge a battery pack in five minutes instead of five hours, and a whole lot of the argument against...

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State faces electricity shortage

...energy needs and determines when and where upgrades are needed; promotes new energy technologies like wind turbines and fuel cells; increases conservation efforts; and explores ways to encourage competition among energy wholesalers. Some of the...

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News
Can energy deregulation still be the answer?

...in an article for the Cato Institute, a Washington, D.C. free-market think tank. These new sources, such as fuel cells that convert hydrogen and oxygen to electricity and heat without combustion, and small turbines, could be activated...

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Scoreboard

...25,000 for violations (car height requirement) and crew chief Barry Dodson $1,000 for violations (unapproved fuel cell check valve) at the Dura-Lube 400 held on Feb. 26. BASEBALL American League ANAHEIM ANGELS--Agreed to terms with...

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Open Forum

...more efficiently? Why does he oppose incentives promoting conservation and funding for energy-efficient products like fuel cells? The White House estimates that the Arctic Wildlife Refuge would yield 47,000,000 gallons of oil daily. Yet a recent...

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Opinion
Automakers, environmentalists agree on clean vehicle tax credits

...that use electricity to supplement a gas engine, to $40,000 for a heavy-duty truck that runs on electricity or fuel cells with no harmful emissions. The bill also provides credits for people to buy alternative fuels such as natural gas and...

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Scientists group calls for more fuel-efficient cars

...proposed providing $4 billion in tax credits for purchases of "hybrid" electric-gasoline vehicles, or cars powered by fuel cells. But the major American car makers are at least two years away from offering the hybrid vehicles. This year, only...

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Automakers look to future for fuels

...gas-electric vehicles and those powered by hydrogen fuel-cells are leading the way past gasoline. Michigan, like...in its strategic plan to make the state a leading fuel-cell manufacturer. If the state doesn't have the right...

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