U.S. automakers press for more electric car subsidies

Automakers are pressing the U.S. government for more subsidies to spur mass-market sales of electric vehicles, including new tax breaks for consumers, utilities and car companies. The government has already committed billions to electric-car programs, including aid to automakers to revamp plants and tax credits for car buyers. Industry lobbyists say more government aid is needed if the industry is to achieve U.S. President Barack Obama’s goal of putting one million electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015. (April 14, 2010)