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French Prime Minister pledges to support diesel-electric hybrid development

Right on the heels of Toyota's European chief executive saying that there's no viable market for diesel-electric hybrids, Auto Industry is reporting that Dominique de Villepin, the Prime Minister of France (pictured) declared that he would do everything in his power to assure the development of those costly, dual-premium power trains. Toyota's Arashima noted that the costs of diesel-electric hybrids are far beyond what a consumer would pay. Unless Villepin just needs to own a C-Metisse, we're not exactly sure of what his motivation is just yet. ... Read more →

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