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America’s current fleet of gasoline-powered cars and trucks leaves us dependent on oil, contributes to air pollution problems that threaten our health, and produces large amounts of global warming pollution. “Plug-in” cars are emerging as an effective way to lower global warming emissions, oil use, and smog. A plug-in car is one that can be recharged from the electric grid. Plug-in cars come in two types: plug-in hybrids that are paired with small gasoline engines, and fully electric vehicles that consume no gasoline at all.
The 2009 Congressional Scorecard released by Environment America found more environmental progress and more champions even as the group noted the challenges of enacting more significant environmental protections.
Environment America is releasing the scorecard as part of its campaign to pass legislation in Congress to repower our economy with clean energy and cut global warming pollution.
