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Automotive News Europe, November, 2003 by Weernink, Wim Oude
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Byline: Wim Oude Weernink
The debate is sharpening on whether diesels or hybrids is the best answer for more environmentally friendly vehicles.
On one side are Japanese manufacturers, who dominated the Tokyo auto show last month with displays of gasoline-electric hybrid cars. Only Honda didn't display a new hybrid concept - and it already sells a hybrid in Europe and Japan.
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On the other side, European automakers say their modern diesel engines are the best approach to reducing vehicle emissions, including CO2. They complained that the Japanese approach is motivated more by ...
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