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news.yahoo.com - 4/16/2009
PROMISES, PROMISES: Plug-in cars goal hard to hit
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WASHINGTON President Barack Obama 's campaign pledge to put 1 million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015 is fraught with difficulties, from technical and engineering hurdles to the realities of the economy and the price of gasoline . It took eight long years to get 1 million hybrids on the ...

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The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future:  Drumbeat: April 16, 2009

The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future:  Drumbeat: April 16, 2009

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Drumbeat: April 16, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future — ... Today's intelligence and military missions rely more and more on high-tech gadgetry, such as remote communications and surveillance systems. As a result, the government's investments in companies that develop batteries and other portable, long-duration power sources have skyrocketed. Much of the bankrolling is being done through companies set up by the government to invest in businesses that are developing technology with national security applications. PROMISES, PROMISES: Plug-in cars goal hard to hit WASHINGTON – President Barack ...

Drumbeat: April 16, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future — ... Today's intelligence and military missions rely more and more on high-tech gadgetry, such as remote communications and surveillance systems. As a result, the government's investments in companies that develop batteries and other portable, long-duration power sources have skyrocketed. Much of the bankrolling is being done through companies set up by the government to invest in businesses that are developing technology with national security applications. PROMISES, PROMISES: Plug-in cars goal hard to hit WASHINGTON – President Barack ...

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