Obama tours electric car facility and announces $2.4bn grant for industry

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Southern California Edison's facility one of two approved by the US energy department to investigate electric car performance

President Barack Obama yesterday toured a California electric car plant and announced a $2.4bn grant programme to develop plug-in vehicles. Obama visited the Southern California Edison electric vehicle...

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