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>> bill: finally "consumer reports" magazine buys $100,000 electric car and tests it, go. >> this is "consumer reports," it cost over $100,000. that's right. we bought this car from a dealer. this is not a press car. it's an electric car that also has a gasoline engine, much like a chevy volt. and it looks awesome. it is low, it is sleek, it is sensuous, it's also broken. right here in the middle of our driveway. the car doesn't go in gear. it doesn't move. the dealer has to come with a flatbed and take it away. and hopefully they can fix it. >> bill: that was a brand new car. they couldn't st...

Report test drivers. watch what happened. >> this is "consumer reports" fisker karma. it cost us over a hundred thousand dollars. that's right we bought this car from a dealer, this is not a press car. it's an electric car that also has a gasoline engine, much like a chevy volt. it looks saw so many, it is low, it is sleek, it is seven ooh us, it's also broken right here in the middle of your driver. the car doesn't go in gear, it doesn't move. the dealer has to come with a tphrad bed and take i flat-bed and take it away. hopefully they with fix it. >> reporter: matt mccall is the president of...

Temporarily laying off workers who built them. you may remember the electric car was highlight of president obama's auto industry bailout. even after government rebates took thousands of dollars off the price tag of the sales of chevy volt fell flat. >> i remember the president saying he wanted to drive that car. >> after he leaves office that's what he says he wants to do. part of the volt's problem is it is pretty expensive. 40,000 dollars if you include the $4,500 tax credit to buy one. even with gas prices going higher and higher they are unwilling to take faith in an electric vehicle that...

Great idea. we've pioneered it. the coo is bill wade, johnny mccollum is to my immediate left. welcome. what's behind you? >> what's behind us is a vehicle that we're getting ready to give away tomorrow. the company has a program called the big we promote the use of compressed natural gas or cng in vehicles. half the cost of gasoline, better for the economy, better for the environment. tomorrow, we will give away 21 of these tahoes and trucks to employees to spread the word. >> that's great. what is compressed natural gas? >> compressed natural gas is just natural gas which has been compressed...

jong-un pubically mourned his father, state media referred to him as head of the ruling party. sunday a group of visiting south korean visitors met with the assembly. two swedish journalists have been sentenced to 11 years in prison in ooet yoethiopia. they were found guilty of supporting terrorism. britain's prince philip will leave hospital today. a buckingham palace says the 90-year-old will rejoin the queen and members of the royal family. prince philip spent christmas in hospital following a successful surgery to open a blocked artery in his heart. those are the top stories....