Plug In America's Inaugural Parade
Plug In America will jump start the nation's presidential inaugural celebrations with our own "Inaugural Parade West: Plug In, America!" The event will take place on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 17 from 9:30am to 11:30am. We'll start with a press conference to send a message to Congress, Detroit, and Barack Obama: America wants plug-in vehicles, the cleanest cars in the world. Plug In America wants one million plug-in cars by 2012, 15 million by 2016. Then we'll parade through Santa Monica with an expected three dozen plug-in vehicles, including RAV4 EVs, Teslas, Vectrix bikes, PHEVs and conversions. Please contact us today if you have a highway-capable EV or plug-in hybrid electric and would like to participate.
Plug In America is also asking all our friends and supporters-with or without EVs-to attend our event. Come to celebrate our new president and to witness
the world's first plug-in parade. Come to show the auto companies and our elected leaders that Americans want and will buy plug-in vehicles!
Check back soon for more information on the parade.
Facebook Users: Help Raise Money For Plug In America
Jack The Donkey is a group raising money for different nonprofit organizations around North America. Their first $1,001 has been raised, and it will be divided amongst 20 different nonprofits, including Plug In America. Jack The Donkey is looking to Facebook users to decide how to split up the money. To vote for Plug In America, simply visit Jack's Prequel Challenge Page and vote for us (you must have a Facebook account and be a member of Jack's Group).
If you have a Facebook account, and aren't already a member of our cause, please show your support by visiting our page and joining our cause.
Tell Automakers to Retool for Tomorrow
A $25 billion loan was approved by Congress in September, designed to help the auto companies retool for the manufacture of fuel-efficient vehicles. The automakers are asking to use that money instead for short-term cash flow needs. In other words, at the brink of bankruptcy, the automakers are still resisting technological change and wishing for business as usual.
Congress may retain the existing fuel-efficiency provisions, or could decide to give the automakers the $25 billion with no strings attached. Congress doesn't want to risk being blamed for "letting the carmakers go under", and so may drop the fuel-efficiency requirements. They need to hear from us that we support keeping the requirements in place.
Visit our "No Bailout Without Strings" page and enter your ZIP. You will get a form that makes it easy to send an immediate message to your local representatives. Please act now.
President-elect Barak Obama is asking Americans to identify the
issues most important to them. His transition team's website asks us all to "help solve the biggest challenges facing our country." It's a quick survey with the chance for more detail.
Plug In America's new First 100 Days Campaign has one main message for the new Administration: One Million Plug-in Cars by 2012; 10 Million by 2016. The new administration is already committing to one million PHEVs by 2015.
We suggest that you use this language if you take the survey. For many more "plug-positive" actions to recommend, see Plug In America's Wish List for the New Administration.
Plug In America's Year-End Summary
2008 was a great year for the EV movement. Plug In America's year-end summary is now available. View all the acomplishments that were made possible by your support.
Federal Tax Credits for Plug-ins Signed into Law
On October 3, 2008, Federal tax credits were signed into law a s part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, section 205.
Tax credits for first 250,000 plug-in vehicles:
$2,500 if at least 4kWh of batteries
Each additional kWh earns another $417 up to:
$7,500 if vehicle weighs up to 10,000 lbs
$10,000 for vehicles 10,000-14,000 lbs
$12,500 for vehicles 14,000-26,000 lbs
$15,000 for vehicles over 26,000 lbs
Widespread adoption of plug-in vehicles can truly lead to economic stabilization!
What People Are Saying About Plug-In's
GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz "what started out as a fuel cell project is now an electric vehicle project." (AutoWeek November 2006)
GM CEO Rick Wagoner his worst decision was "Axing the EV1 electric-car program and not putting the right resources into hybrids." (Motor Trend, June 2006)
Former CIA Director, James Woolsey "A plug-in hybrid is an electric car with an insurance policy - a gas engine." Read more
Facts About Plug-in Vehicles
Read more FAQ
Today's batteries can take EVs 300 miles on a single charge.
Battery Electric Vehicles (EVs) are by far the most efficient vehicles in the world and use 3-4 times LESS energy than hydrogen fuel cell cars.
Enough excess generating capacity exists at night in the U.S. to charge 180 million EVs without adding any new capacity (no new coal or nuclear power plants). Source US. Department of Energy.
We will never fight a war over electricity.
EVs powered by the US electrical grid are cleaner than gas, E85, biodiesel & fuel cells.
Half of EV owners surveyed use solar energy to power their houses and cars.
EVs by the millions could be built today.
Plug-in cars capable of 50 miles per day would meet the needs of 80% of the American driving public. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation.
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