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...entirely different paradigm," says Stephen Ellis, manager of fuel-cell-vehicle marketing for American Honda Motor Co. in Torrance, Calif. Ellis manages the rare $600-a-month leases (including free hydrogen fill-ups) for the FCX Clarity. "Knowing how to integrate these new technologies into existing lifestyles and then building new infrastructures to make it work is the trick," says Ellis. "It took a hundred years to create the gasoline infrastructure; this will be much faster...
...pictures of American muscle cars in movies...
...calling into question one of the basic rationales for encouraging people to own homes. It's yet another idea - like house prices always go up, and down payments aren't that important - being re-evaluated in the wake of the housing crash. (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
...links posted on his or her Twitter page. Murphy says he has paid more than $100,000 to Twitter users in his site's first month of operation. As commission, he charges companies 15% to 50% of their payments to the microbloggers. (See 10 ways Twitter will change American business...
Perhaps more troubling than current sales is a loss in public confidence. A new survey from Consumer Reports indicates that while more Americans are willing to consider purchasing an American vehicle, they don't view American cars equally. While the number of new-car buyers willing to consider a Ford has increased 17% and consideration of GM models has increased 6% - despite the company's bankruptcy - the number of shoppers willing to consider a Chrysler has dropped...