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Some sticks, a few carrots, a wide-ranging point of view and a little guts. Panelists in an energy policy session find consensus on the need for those fundamentals, if America is going to wean itself off oil dependency and produce more environmentally friendly vehicles. The sticks, the experts say, already are partially in place in the form of tougher fuel-economy standards that mature in 2016. But

byDavid E. Zoia