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Washington is seeing green

Posted on 26 January 2010 | 1 Comments

Today was Public Policy Day at the Washington Auto Show where policy makers and government officials seemed to see only one color: Green.

Like many of the auto events we attend, electric vehicles, biofuels and hybrids continue to be the main promotional themes. However, like the auto industry itself, the name of the game is still petroleum and internal combustion engines.  The 750,000 square feet of exhibition space here is holding over 700 new models from more than 42 domestic and foreign manufacturers.  Most of which run solely on gasoline or diesel fuel.

Anchoring the show's new "Advanced Technology Superhighway," the Scuderi Engine attracted a lot of attention because of its air-hybrid capability and the promise of historic reductions in C02. Officials from the EPA, Transportation and Air Quality, Defense Department as well as Congressional staffers came by the exhibit to see the engine.

"This is very interesting technology," said one transportation official. "We need to stay updated on this."

 

Stephen Scuderi introduces the Scuderi Engine to the Washington motor press.