The Big Three’s Earth Day

This is Earth Day at Bnet.com, and it’s a chance to celebrate all that the auto industry has accomplished on behalf of our beleaguered planet. After more than two decades of SUV indulgence, the Big Three are not only turning green, but have decided it’s good business. Remember, it was business as usual that got them to the brink of bankruptcy. General Motors is poised to introduce the Chevrolet Volt. We can debate whether it will cost too much, or whether it’s five years behind Honda and Toyota (whose new Prius is a hard act to beat) but it’s a real car. Ford says it will improve fleet efficiency 14 percent in 2009, 26 percent by 2012 and 36 percent…

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