WASHINGTON — Another day in the nation’s capital, another chance for President Bush to look over some advanced vehicles.

Bush reviewed a group of advanced technology commercial vehicles at an event at a U.S. Postal facility here — one day after meeting with the CEOs of General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler Group at the White House.

Bush talked about the need for additional government funding of research with the CEOs and alluded to that today, suggesting the White House may be more open to upping research funding for automakers, especially on advanced batteries.

Even Bush seemed talked-out on the subject — he spoke for less than three minutes today.

“The goal I laid out of reducing gasoline by 20 percent over 10 years is a realistic goal,” Bush said. “In other words, this isn’t a pipe dream, this is something that our nation can accomplish. It’s going to take more research dollars, it’s going to take working with the private sector, and it’s going to take innovative leadership.”

[Editor’s note: The Scuderi air-hybrid engine is designed to operate on a variety of fuels, including gasoline, deisel, and biodeisel].

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