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Where's the wow factor in green design?

The i-MiEV is propelled by a 330-volt, 16-kilowatt, 63-horsepower electric motor.

Now explain this to me: Why do so many “green” cars – the electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that are for sale now and the ones coming soon – look like the automotive equivalent of David Suzuki? Full Article at Globe and Mail

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