Ener1 to Discuss Hybrid/Electric Technology with Congress
If you have not picked up a newspaper, turned on the TV or read a blog in the past few weeks then you are not aware of the Detroit 3’s plea to Congress. Let me bring you up to speed. In mid-November, Richard Wagoner (CEO of General Motors), Robert Nardelli (CEO of Chrysler) and Alan Mulally (CEO of Ford) went to Washington to ask Congress for financial help. Although this was newsworthy, what ended up in the headlines was the fact that these three flew in private jets to Washington DC. Yup, these three who make millions of dollars a year, and are asking for billions of dollars in assistance, hopped on company-paid private jets.
They were called on the bad choice and instructed to come back with a better plan by tomorrow. Now, a whole host of hybrid and electric vehicle technology companies are looking to get their chance before Congress. Ener1, a company that makes advanced lithium-ion batteries, is one of the companies attending the Electric Drive Transportation Association conference this week in DC. They are also hoping to get their chance to speak on the issue in front of Congress.
Ener1 CEO Charles Gassenheimer had this to say:
“Whether it is a plug-in hybrid like the Chevy Volt or a fully electric car like the Th!nk City, the future depends on better batteries. We need dedicated federal support to ramp up production and drive down costs. That’s already happening in China, Korea, and Japan, as well as in Europe. It needs to happen here, and it needs to happen quickly or we will miss the boat.” (Source: PR Newswire)
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