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Plug into electric-car batteries

Source: MSN Money

Helsinki : Finland | 2 months ago

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with its $40,000 price tag and GM's claims of 230 miles per gallon -- is either a gimmick designed to convince the U.S. consumer and the Obama administration that the company has turned over a new leaf or a portent of how much things are changing in Detroit.

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Plug into electric-car batteries

News Source: MSN Money | 2 months ago

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