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Chevy Volt
General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner introduces a lithium-ion battery that GM will manufacture for the Volt electric car during a press preview at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.
Photo by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images
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Chevy Volt
General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner introduces a lithium-ion battery that GM will manufacture for the Volt electric car during a press preview at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.
Photo by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images