1. Advanced Energy Initiative: Changing the Way We Fuel
Our Vehicles
Develop advanced battery technologies that allow a
plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle to
have a 40-mile range
operating solely on battery charge
Foster the breakthrough technologies needed to
make cellulosic ethanol cost-competitive
with
corn-
based ethanol by 2012
Accelerate progress towards the President's goal of
enabling large numbers of Americans
to choose
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by 2020
--White House National Economic Council, Advanced
Energy Initiative, 2006
These proposals most clearly reflect the federal
government's developing roles in-
A. Harvesting natural resources
B. Supporting environmental conservation
C.
Nationalizing manufacturing industries
D. Promoting business competition