Click on the bare Fusion for a high res gallery from the first track test
Last week Ford gave us the first look at the fuel cell-powered Fusion that they will be taking out to Bonneville next month to try and establish a top speed benchmark for…
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Tom Friedman takes on the idiocy of a gas tax holiday
I don't often agree with anything that New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has to say but for once he is right on. He is calling out Hillary Clinton and John McCain for their blatant political pandering in this presidential election year. These…
Fuel Cell industry goes to US Congress
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President Obama checks out Volt and Focus Electric at LG Chem plant site
U.S. President Barack Obama gets out of a Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
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Greenhunter Biofuels gets EPA approval for on-road biodiesel use
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Google.org to host PHEV conference next week
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GM expands direct injection to 3.6L V-6
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France to spend €2.5 billion to jump start EV deployment
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Spy Shots: Next-gen Opel Vectra
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