San Francisco Bay area will be electric-car capital
| November 21, 2008 |  View for printing |
The mayors of the Bay Area's three largest cities pledged Thursday to make the region the electric-car capital of the country, unveiling plans to work with a Palo Alto startup to build the infrastructure needed to bring more electric cars to the road.
The announcement came as the country faces an economic crisis and as the domestic automobile industry hopes for billions in aid from the federal government in order to stay afloat.
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums said the challenges facing the auto industry and the economy in general, as well as the challenges posed by climate change and oil dependence, all have short-term answers but that long-term solutions are needed to confront them adequately.
By Kelly Rayburn Oakland Tribune
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