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THE CAR OF TOMORROW.(hydrogen-powered cars)

The New Yorker

| August 11, 2003 | Kolbert, Elizabeth | COPYRIGHT 2003 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Capitol Hill is a lousy place to sell a car but a good place to sell the idea of one, which is why on a muggy afternoon not long ago Rick Wagoner, the chairman and C.E.O. of General Motors, was standing on First Street next to a hydrogen-powered minivan. Every few minutes, a new senator would show up, trailing a cloud of aides, and Wagoner, smiling fixedly, would pop open the hood or offer to take him for a ride. His solicitude was in most cases unnecessary. "I believe that my kids and for sure my grandchildren will be driving these," Senator George Voinovich, of Ohio, announced to no one in particular before climbing into the driver's seat. Senator Byron Dorgan, of North ...

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