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Carlos Ghosn: Low Fuel Prices Won't Nudge Automakers Away From Efficient Cars The accepted wisdom is that low fuel prices push consumers to shop for less efficient automobiles - but do the same market forces divert car companies from investing in eco-friendly technologies in favor of cheaper-to-develop, but thirstier drivetrains?

Last week, La Presse (via its Le Soleil subsidiary) published an article claiming that Renault could be on the verge of returning to the Canadian market. Specifically, the author, Paul-Robert Raymond went on to discuss Renault's desire to take advantage of Quebec's relatively lax low-speed electric vehicle program to import …