8 States Aim For Zero-Emission Vehicle Goal

In the US, we make decisions democratically, at the local and state level. On that note,
eight states have vowed to get 3.3 m zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025
California, New York, Mass, Maryland, Oregon, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont have all pledged to increase charging infrastructure, roadway signs, and make other changes to buoy the market for electric cars, hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrids. By 2015, 200,000 zero emission vehicles are expected to be on the road in the US. California's mandate of 15.4% zero emission cars on its roads accounts for nearly 1.5 million vehicles, nearly half of the 2025 goal. As of now, there are 16 zero-emission car models from eight manufacturers on the market. Nine run on electrically-charged batteries alone. Two are hydrogen fuel cell cars. And five are plug-in hybrid models which run on battery-power alone, or gasoline when the battery is used up.
But officials say that sheer competition will drive every automaker to offer a zero-emissions model by 2015.

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