Paying by the Mile

Drivers of hybrid and electric cars enjoy lots of benefits. They can feel good that they’re churning out a lot less carbon. Their energy costs are lower. And they don’t have to pay as much as they once did for the state’s roads. That support is paid primarily through the gas tax. When you don’t stop at the pump, you don’t have to pay. --But what’s been good for the environment has been bad for the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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Press Corp: High school students build zero-emission 300 mpg electric car

PRESS CORP, 3/4/2011 - A new electric car that can get more than 300 miles per gallon. You read right – three, zero, zero miles per gallon. But this car wasn’t created by any of the major car manufacturers in Japan, Detroit or Germany. It’s the brainchild of students from DeLaSalle Education Center, a high school in Kansas City, Mo. for students who need an alternative to the traditional system. Read more at Press Corp...

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