In an effort to combine staving off economic woes with his pledge to continue bolstering alt. fuel efforts, President Obama has announced $2.4 billion in grants , divided among 25 states, to develop next-generation electric cars and recreational vehicles. Obama made this announcement in Elkhart County, Indiana, an area that he’s adopted as a weathervane for his administration’s effectiveness; Elkhart jumped from under 10% unemployment to nearly 20% in a year, which has spurred the president to

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Obama keeps driving electric cars forward