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Detroit Woes Mean Bumpy Road for Cleaner Cars
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climate
MSNBC
Call it an economic and environmental murder mystery in the making: Will a cash-strapped Detroit kill the electric car — again?
Stung by an association with gas-guzzling SUVs and pushed to the brink of failure by plunging sales, U.S. automakers have been touting efforts to roll out more fuel-efficient small cars, gas-saving technology and gas-free electric vehicles.
The star of that marketing show has been the Chevy Volt, a rechargeable car that General Motors Corp is designing to run 40 miles on battery power, meaning some commuters would never need to fill up with gas.
