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Electrify America: Re-tooling and Re-charging the American Auto Industry

Posted on July 10, 2008

By Jesse Jenkins, Breakthrough Generation Co-DirectorThis post is part of our week-long Special Issue exploring ways to sever the link between transportation and oil by electrifying transportation. Stay tuned for more...Toyota Motor Company announced today it's intention to retool two U.S. manufacturing plants currently building giant, full-size trucks and SUVs to instead build hybrid-electric vehicles. Meanwhile, Ford is expected to reveal more details this month on their plans to retool several plants to build the more fuel efficient models they currently sell in Europe.As automakers scramb...

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