A national security no brainer: plug in hybrid vehicles

Gaffney in a plug in hybrid, joined by Senator Brownback and Felix Kramer
Gaffney in a plug in hybrid, joined by Senator Brownback and Felix Kramer

Frank Gaffney’s testimony in the House of Representatives today: “Since only 2% of our electrical grid relies on oil to generate power, electrification of the transportation sector is a key element of the effort to reduce our consumption of oil.
Automobiles and other vehicles that can use electricity to provide some or all of their fuel can make a real contribution to weaning us from our oil addiction and diminishing the national security vulnerabilities that arise therefrom.”
Read the whole thing.

Rep. Markey and Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe and Rep. Markey, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, standing next to a plug in hybrid after today’s hearing.

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