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What happened to the ECOmmodore? It's in a museum, and now Australia wonders why it's not building hybrids

Australian commentator Christian Kerr wants to know what happened to the ECOmmodore, a "dinky-di Aussie hybrid" unveiled by Holden and CSIRO about seven years ago. His interest was spurred by Australian officials announcing a "Green Car Innovation Fund" designed to generate up to $2 billion to invest in manufacturing low-emissions vehicles in Australia. Kerr discovered that the ECOmmodore is housed in a museum because it was never intended to be the forerunner of a production vehicle. It was a marketing tool built around the Olympics. One of ... Read more →

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