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Paris Motor Show reveals industry's electric obsession

Posted on October 07, 2008

by Adam Stein The recently concluded Paris Motor Show showcased the industry's newfound obsession with all-electric and electric hybrid vehicles. I am neither a) a car guy, nor b) particularly turned on by Jetsons-inspired concept cars, so I can only offer the most outsider-y thoughts:Thought 1: this is realElectrics are no longer being touted as some sort of green window dressing. And the driving factor isn't gasoline prices. It's batteries. We have just in the past couple of months become comfortable about a method of making lithium batteries for cars, Moos said. Now some people...

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