Detroit show has SUVs, horsepower, but electric cars are few


Detroit show has SUVs, horsepower, but electric cars are few


Automakers have promised to start selling hordes of electric cars in the next few years, but only two will be unveiled at the big Detroit auto show that kicks off this week — and those aren`t even ready for production.

Meanwhile, there will be plenty of SUVs and high-horsepower sports cars on display as cheap gasoline helps SUV and truck sales continue their dramatic climb.

So how credible is the industry`s pledge to move toward fuel-efficient vehicles when it keeps cranking out more lucrative trucks and sport utilities?...

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Ken Notes: As an environmentalist it is frustrating that our progress is determined by the price of crude oil, not innovation, not a sense of doing the right thing, not our future -- but rather the margin of profit and the demand of the buyer... As a businessman I do get it, I just don`t like it...

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