American automakers say they're going green, with GM and Ford announcing plans to ratchet up investment in electric cars, hydrogen fuel cells, and other technology. Analysts say it's a matter of survival, but skeptics question whether a large number of consumers will buy into the idea. Tech Tuesday explores competing visions of an environmentally-friendly auto industry, and whether the era of the gas-guzzler is at an end.
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"Green" Automobiles
Listen Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Tech Tuesday, TechnologyGuests
Dan Carney
"Motorhead" Columnist, MSNBC.com
Jeff Bartlett
Deputy Editor, Consumer Reports.org
Ron Cogan
Editor and Publisher, Green Car Journal
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