Plug-in Partners National Campaign Press Conference

A national initiative to encourage automakers to produce flexible
fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles

Tuesday, January 24
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
529 14th St. NW
Washington, D.C.

* Learn more about how America can dramatically reduce gas
consumption and reduce dependence on foreign oil while significantly
cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
* Find out why cities and counties, national policy organizations,
electric utilities, national security experts, and environmental
groups are uniting behind the push for flexible fuel plug-in hybrid
vehicles (electric-gas vehicles that can be recharged by plugging
them into standard sockets).
* Hear how the Plug-in Partners campaign makes a compelling case for
automakers to produce plug-ins.
* Talk to some of the leading flexible fuel plug-in hybrid vehicle
experts in the country to understand the development of the
next-generation of hybrid vehicles.

Speakers include:
* Austin Mayor Will Wynn;
* Frank Gaffney, President, Center for Security Policy;
* James Woolsey, Former CIA Director and currently with Booz Allen Hamilton;
* Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy;
* Alan Richardson, President & CEO, American Public Power Association;
* Professor Andy Frank of the University of California - Davis,
widely regarded as the inventor of plug-in hybrids, will be available
to address technical questions.

Contact: Daryl Slusher, Austin Energy (512) 322-6210;
Daryl.slusher@...
or Lisa Braithwaite, Austin Energy (512) 322-6511;
Lisa.braithwaite@...


Also, see James Woolsey on the Daily Show --scheduled for this
Wednesday, Jan. 18

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Felix Kramer fkramer@...
Founder California Cars Initiative
http://www.calcars.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calcars-news
http://www.hybridcars.com/blogs/power
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/priusplus
http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/EAA-PHEV
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