Mt. Holly, N.C. – At an event today at the Daimler Truck factory
in Mt. Holly, N.C., President Obama launched EV-Everywhere, the
second in a series of Energy Department “Clean Energy Grand
Challenges” aimed at addressing the most pressing energy
challenges of our time. The EV Everywhere Challenge will bring
together America’s best and brightest scientists, engineers, and
businesses to work collaboratively to make electric vehicles
more affordable and convenient to own and drive than today’s
gasoline-powered vehicles within the next 10 years. Today’s
announcement is part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above
approach energy strategy to protect American consumers from high
gas prices over the long-term by offering consumers cost-
effective alternatives to gasoline-powered vehicles and helping
to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil. “The Energy
Department’s Clean Energy Grand Challenges will engage America’s
scientists, engineers and young people to solve some of the
nation’s biggest energy challenges