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119: Hydrogen is back. Can it catch up with Hybrids and EVs?

by Brian Cooley
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Obama talks GM, but leaves out the "B" word. Hydrogen is back this week; will it stay? And the new version of Microsoft SYNC is out; we'll tell you what it does and if your Ford can get it. Plus, a ride in a hotted-up Lexus.


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The Lexus IS 350, hotted up with toys from the Lexus F catalog. Meow!

The Lexus IS 350, hotted up with toys from the Lexus F catalog. Meow!

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Brian Cooley is an editor at large who keeps his fingers on the pulse of consumers' attitudes toward tech. His specialty is CNET Car Tech videos, but, frankly, most people have seen him on the TVs at Costco (or in one of his '60s Fords or Fiats).
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