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Home » Environment and energy » Green cars move into top gear

Green cars move into top gear

03 Jul 2002

Under pressure from governments, car manufacturers are developing greener vehicles that run on fuels other than petrol. Peter Gwynne looks at the alternatives.

City slicker
By 2020 more than 1 billion cars will vie for space on the world’s roads, compared with the 40

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Peter Gwynne is a science writer based in Boston, MA
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