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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

And the first plug-in cars mass-produced in the USA in a century will go on sale this fall. We’re about to enact the “Home Star” and “Building Star” programs—putting people to work on “Cash for Caulkers” retrofits that will make buildings more comfortable and cut owners’ fuel costs. Meanwhile, we all still need to drive all the time.

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"Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" Update -- "Spirit of DC's" Visit to Nogales High School with Nogales International Reporter, Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Plug-ins can be moving the USA to regain its energy independence with good ole homegrown American, if not Arizona solar, electrons! After all, if the US Stimulus Package program could do "Cash for Clunkers," then why not "Cash for Conversions!". with lots of conversion opportunities definitely abounding in Nogales.

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