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To rebut its critics, the Administration is emphasizing its policies to clean the air and slow global warming. Bush plans to spend Earth Day in the Adirondacks, trumpeting policies that don't fit the environmentalists' caricature of him--such as EPA's decision to make General Electric pay almost $500...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Green Is The White House? | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

But now the auto industry wants to take another crack at it. A hybrid version of the Honda Civic, the best-selling compact car in America, started rolling into dealerships nationwide last week. Next year Ford, which has produced a string of electric cars, is expected to be the first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Hybrids Are Hot | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

The first thing you notice when you drive one is how quiet it is. The engine goes blissfully silent every time you stop at an intersection. That's because the gas engine shuts off to allow the electric motor to take over. Gas engines are at their least efficient--and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Hybrids Are Hot | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

Hybrids are surprisingly fun to drive. The electric motor on the Toyota Prius can keep the car cruising at speeds up to 42 m.p.h. without any help, although it needs power from the gas engine to accelerate to that speed. A panel on the dashboard displays average fuel efficiency, calculated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Hybrids Are Hot | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

The new hybrid Civic uses a smaller electric motor and a more powerful gas engine than the Prius, so it's always burning gas, except when it's braking or standing still. Even so, it gets 47 m.p.g. in the city and 51 m.p.g. on the freeway, approximately a 25...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Hybrids Are Hot | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

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