Following Bush’s energy proposals, A123 Systems of Watertown, Mass has manufactured a hybrid car with high-power lithium-ion battery that is able to power the car for about 40 miles while a white truck has been made by Phoenix Motorcars Inc. of Ontario, Calif. using a different kind of high-powered battery made by Altair Nanotechnologies in Reno, Nev.Both the vehicles got the White House showcase.
Bush had made the energy proposals in his State of the Union that U.S will produce alternative fuels such as ethanol made from new, non corn feed stocks.
White House assistants said that there is a sharp increase in alternative fuels and technological changes, more gas-electric hybrid cars are being used.
Kevin Curtis, senior vice president of the National Environmental Trust, said:
If Bush wants to meet his gasoline savings goal, he needs to include a mandatory, 4 percent annual increase in his fuel economy bill, without that, everything else is just talk. The best way to increase fuel efficiency is with a clear, enforceable mileage target, not a vague request for regulatory flexibility.
President Bush firmly believes that the goal of using 20% less gasoline over the next 10 years will be achieved.
Source: RedOrbit
