Calif. Grapples With Auto Emissions Rule

By SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writer

A small electric car passes other electric vehicles parked at a rally in support of electric vehicles outside the California Environmental Protection Agency in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 26, 2008. On Thursday the California Air Resources Board will consider cutting back the number of zero-emission vehicles that car makers must build.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

(AP) -- A major revision proposed to the state's tough auto emissions program would cut the number of battery-powered and hydrogen vehicles that automakers must produce for California and 10 other states.

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