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Hybrid electric cars spark interest with improved gas mileage: future seen as bright for low emission vehicles. .: An article from: San Diego Business Journal

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Title: Hybrid electric cars spark interest with improved gas mileage: future seen as bright for low emission vehicles. (Special Report: Automotive).
Author: Lee Zion
Publication: San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2002
Publisher: CBJ, L.P.
Volume: 23 Issue: 26 Page: 11(2)

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