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Green Cars on Display, But Will They Hit the Road? The New York International Auto Show rolls out new autos from minicars to Hummers. How do green cars fit in the mix? And the people who created the Ansari X Prize will award the Auto X Prize to a car that gets 100 miles per gallon.
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Green Cars on Display, But Will They Hit the Road?

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Green Cars on Display, But Will They Hit the Road?

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The New York International Auto Show rolls out new autos from minicars to Hummers. How do green cars fit in the mix? And the people who created the Ansari X Prize will award the Auto X Prize to a car that gets 100 miles per gallon.

Guests:

Elizabeth Lowery, vice president of environment and energy at General Motors

Sherry Boschert, author of Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America; co-founder and president for the San Francisco Electric Vehicle Association

Engineering Editor, Road and Track Newport Beach, California