National Security advisors lobby Bush for hybrids, lighter vehicles
31 former national security officials are asking the Bush administration to support $1 billion in funding for developing fuel efficient vehicles. “This really constitutes a national security crisis in the making,” said letter signer Frank Gaffney, head of the Center for Security Policy, a thinktank, and a former Defense Department official under former President Reagan, according to Reuters. Other signers included Robert McFarlane, Reagan’s national security advisor, and James Woolsey, Central Intelligence Agency director under President Clinton.
The national security officials believe that for national security, the U.S. must move from gas guzzling SUVs to lighter vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
Read more of this Reuters article on MSNBC.com.
The national security officials believe that for national security, the U.S. must move from gas guzzling SUVs to lighter vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
Read more of this Reuters article on MSNBC.com.
Labels: Hybrid Vehicles, plug-in hybrids
posted by Dahcredyns at
6:35 AM
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More people should learn about electric cars as a solution. It’s amazing how far the technology has come in just a few years. Plus the savings becomes more and more attractive the higher gas prices go. There’s even an EV that will do 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds (source: zapworld.com). Electric is looking more and more like the way to go.
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