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Article: Study Finds Northeast Ohio Can Revitalize Its Economy by Becoming Center for Electric Vehicle Technologies and Manufacturing.
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- Energy Weekly News
- Article date:
- October 9, 2009
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With a substantial increase in the use of electrically powered vehicles nationwide and a retooling of its manufacturing base to support production of these vehicles, Northeast Ohio could potentially gain more than 10,000 new jobs and increase its annual economic output by billions of dollars, according to results of a study commissioned by the Cleveland Foundation.
Such a move would also improve local air quality and reduce the region's contributions to climate change and dependence on foreign oil sources, the authors of the study found.
The study, conducted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and facilitated by FirstEnergy Corp., recommends ...