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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Move over, cash for clunkers. By contrast, hybrid vehicles that mix traditional internal- combustion engines with electric power accounted for less than 3% of car sales in 2008, more than a decade after their introduction. lawmakers are supportive of the idea. November 16, 2009: 06:01 PM ET.

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Poll: 81% of Americans Oppose Gas Tax Hike To Encourage Sales of More Efficient Cars

Green Car Congress

These sentiments remain largely unchanged from nearly two years when 86% said they opposed the idea of raising gas taxes by $0.50 Only 22% of Americans are willing to spend more to buy an energy-efficient hybrid car to help the environment. Eight percent are undecided, and 10% supported such an increase.

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