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No Hostage to Oil

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must not be 'hostage' to foreign oil Monday 20 February 2006 By Tabassum Zakaria MILWAUKEE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The United States must reduce its dependence on oil from foreign countries that can hold it hostage, President George W. Here is part of the Reuters Story. These countries know we need their oil and that reduces influence.

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DOE Funds PHEVs

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Department of Energy ( DOE ) today announced that it will provide up to $14 million in funding for a $28 million cost-shared solicitation by the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) battery development.

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Toyota Plug In

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more ) M eanwhile, in the United States, the political environment to support plug ins continues to grow. "On Plug-in electric vehicles have the potential to significantly reduce the United States’ dependence on oil. Yet can this potential be realized? If so, how? How should policymakers in Washington, D.C., respond?

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On the Horizon

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by ’10 By BILL VLASIC Published: May 13, 2008 DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the race to develop environmentally friendly vehicles. Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S.

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Earth Policy Institute Joins

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The average new car sold in the United States last year got 22 miles to the gallon, compared with 55 miles per gallon for the Toyota Prius. Hybrids of the future For the U.S. automotive fuel economy, the key to greatly reducing oil use and carbon emissions is gas-electric hybrid cars.

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Right Here, Right Now

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With roughly 16 million new cars sold in the United States every year, once auto manufactures commit to the PHEV, that tipping point should be easily reached." As production volume increases, however, costs will come down with the introduction of automated manufacturing lines and economies of scale. Here, Now.

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Nissan Pushes the Plug

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The maker has released only hybrid minivans on a limited scale, but as hybrid car sales by Toyota and Honda have grown in Japan and the United States, Nissan decided it would lose market share unless it entered the market with its own models. Compared with nickel-hydrogen batteries, which Toyota and Honda Motor Co.

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