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Helping Cities Prepare for Electric Cars

Posted July 27, 2009 8:08 AM

From CNET News.com:

When President Obama said that he wanted to put 1 million plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road by 2015, it sounded good to many people worried about the effects of fossil fuels. But when you consider that there are currently about 230 million vehicles on the road in the United States alone, you realize that Obama's goal amounts to less than one half of 1 percent--hardly what's going to move the U.S. into a post-gas future.

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07/28/2009 12:53 AM

You always have to do the first step. First you have to build the first electric car. Then the second one. Then the next ten. The first step is often not so impressing but its effect can be enormous.

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07/28/2009 12:35 PM

A responsible gesture; ain't it grand

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