Plug In America Celebrates Anniversary

June 9, 2007

PLUG IN AMERICA CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY, SENDS FILM, BOOK TO CONGRESS

Plug In America celebrates its second anniversary this month, and has sent each member of the U.S. Congress and every U.S. state governor a DVD of the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? and a copy of the book Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars That Will Recharge America.

Electric cars and plug-in hybrids have taken center stage among political strategies to wean the U.S. transportation sector off entrenched petroleum dependence, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Plug In America.

Initially called 'DontCrush.com: The Campaign To Save Electric Cars', Plug In America was founded as a chapter of the Electric Auto Association on June 2, 2005 by electric car drivers who were outraged that car companies were cancelling leases on electric vehicles and literally crushing them instead of selling them to eager buyers. The drivers organized campaigns that saved over 1,000 cars from destruction, cars that are still on the road proving the readiness of electric drive technology. The group evolved into a dynamic educational organization that is influencing the auto industry, politicians, and clean-air regulators.