Base price: $36,800
Price as tested: $49,825
Destination charge: $875
Powertrain: 3.5-liter V6 engine; six-speed automatic transmission; front-wheel drive
Length: 187.8 inches
Wheelbase: 107.9 inches
Curb weight: 4,178 pounds
Miles per gallon (EPA): 18 city, 25 highway
Just as Lawrence Kazmerski, a top official at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was about to give the keynote address at the University of Minnesota's annual E3 conference at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, the lights went out, bathing the audience in darkness and a deep sense of irony.
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