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Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure.
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the Obama Administration’s focus on nearer-term vehicle technologies to reduce. USCAR was founded in 1992 with the goal of strengthening the technology base of the US autoindustry through cooperative research and development. A separate interim report by the National Research. Earlier post.).
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