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YES, gasoline has the corner on the American car fuel market, but maybe not forever. Carmakers already produce passenger vehicles that run nicely on diesel fuel, ethanol or hydrogen. The first two are on the road in the millions around the world, and the third is moving slowly toward viability.
是的，汽油在美国汽车燃料市场上仍然占有垄断地位，但不会永远这样。汽车制造商已经在制造使用柴油、乙醇和氢的乘用车。世界范围内已经有数以百万计使用前两种燃料的汽车在路上行驶，使用氢作为燃料的汽车也正逐步走向实用。
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FOR its large S.U.V.’s — and later this year, for full-size pickups — General Motors needed a hybrid system that would save fuel without sacrificing the hauling, towing and highway performance that endears these trucks to customers.
为了装备大型 SUV，以及今年晚些时候将要推出的全尺寸皮卡，通用汽车需要一个成熟的混合动力系统，在节省燃料的同时又不会牺牲牵引/拖曳和高速公路行驶性能，而卡车的顾客看重的正是这些方面。