A Mid-Michigan town stepping into the wave of the future Monday, and is a step closer to receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars to build plug-in electric car charging stations.The U.S. House of Representatives approving 500,000 dollars in federal funding for the Board of Water and Light to design five plug-in stations in Lansing's Delta Township.
Congressman Mark Schauer proposed the funding, and says the project will be used to show the big three's commitment to building cleaner and greener vehicles for the future.
"We need to begin with demonstration projects like this so we can demonstrate that this actually works. The auto industry is very very interested and GM is going to start rolling out the Chevy Volt next year," said Schauer.
The bill is heading on to the senate for consideration. The Department of Energy estimates plug-in hybrid electric vehicles would reduce fuel consumption by 50%. The plug-in station project is expected to bring about 40 jobs to the area.
Source : ABC News, July 20th, 2009
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