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Scientific American October 2007 Mark Alpert	Saving Gas and Lives Can the U.S. improve fuel economy without sacrificing safety?
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BusinessWeek May 22, 2006 Welch & Aston	Fill 'Er Up -- But With What? An alternative to gasoline is inevitable, but it won't come anytime soon for Americans. Here's why.
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 David Welch	Gentlemen, Start Your Hybrids Ford, Toyota, and Honda are betting on a payoff. GM and others aren't so sure
The Motley Fool February 1, 2010 Matthew Argersinger	Automakers Must Know: Green Means Green If the public wants small cars, then the auto industry is going to give it to them.
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Gary S. Becker	Let's Make Gasoline Prices Even Higher It is not too late to implement policies that would greatly reduce the world's economic vulnerability to disruption of oil production in the Middle East.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Brian Gorman	Good News for Ethanol GM and Ford's ethanol enthusiasm is better for the fuel's producers than the automakers themselves. With Detroit on board, firms like Archer-Daniels-Midland and MGP can rest assured that the future of their ethanol business is bright.
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Wired April 2003 Schwartz & Randall	How Hydrogen Can Save America The cost of oil dependence has never been so clear. Consumers are ready for an alternative. From Detroit to Dallas, even the oil establishment is primed for change. We put a man on the moon in a decade; we can achieve energy independence just as fast. Here's how.
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Geotimes March 2006 Megan Sever	Real-World Fuel Economy Test On Feb. 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out a proposal to revamp its fuel economy tests, which tell consumers what mileage per gallon to expect from their new vehicles and is expected to take effect for model year 2008 cars.
Geotimes October 2004 Megan Sever	Fuel Economies, Part I Although scientists are striving to have a mass-producible hydrogen fuel cell car in 10 to 15 years as well, the more realistic timeline is probably 50 years.
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 David Welch	Diesel Deserves A Second Chance It costs less and blows by gas on mileage but faces serious roadblocks in the U.S.
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Popular Mechanics October 1, 2009 Nick Chambers	Should the US Tax Mileage or Fuel?: Guest Analysis It's no surprise that proposals for new types of taxes on seemingly free highways -- traditionally paid for by gas taxes and tolls -- are causing an uproar.
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Popular Mechanics September 10, 2009 Larry Webster	The Future of Diesel in the US: Analysis Ford and GM -- and now Chrysler -- have access to perfectly competent diesel cars produced by their European arms. And there's still a steady, slow increase of diesels, mostly from the German manufacturers.
Fast Company November 1, 2007 Clive Thompson	Motorhead Messiah Johnathan Goodwin can get 100 mpg out of a Lincoln Continental, cut emissions by 80%, and double the horsepower. Does the car business have the guts to follow him?
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The Motley Fool September 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Big Oil Doesn't Hate Hydrogen Oil companies can be nasty, sure, but alternative-energy fans have exaggerated their faults. Ignore the hype, investigate the technology, and invest accordingly.
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Popular Mechanics September 15, 2008 Daniel Krach	Living With Hydrogen, Gas Prices Become Incentive for Progress Getting to a future of hydrogen-electric hybrids that will wean us from gasoline for good will require more battery and fuel cell research and convincing Americans that $4/gallon gas can be a good thing.
Geotimes November 2004 Megan Sever	Fuel Economies, Part II In a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey, hybrid buyers listed "excessive fuel consumption" as a top complaint against the alternative vehicles.