News from The Indianapolis Star:
By TED EVANOFF
SEATTLE -- An auto engine that sucks in smoggy city air, spews clean exhaust and goes farther on a tank of fuel than a conventional engine clearly has its charms.
Putting this green "electric hybrid" technology in an ordinary car or truck would seem like a no-brainer solution for urban smog.
But although the technology promises fuel economy and reduced emissions, "some people think it's a passing phenomenon. They say the hybrid will not be long-lived," said Walter McManus, director of automotive forecasts in the Troy, Mich., office of the research firm J.D. Power and Associates Inc.
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