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Article: Grant for electric batteries charges up RV builders
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- August 6, 2009
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President Obama told a grateful audience of recently re-employed RV builders that the government will give a $39 million grant to build electric batteries and car components here.
It's part of $2.4 billion in grants for batteries and other innovative technologies that Obama and his Cabinet are announcing in stops around the country today.
"That's why I'm here to announce $2.4 billion in highly competitive grants to develop the next generation of fuel-efficient cars and trucks powered by the next generation of battery technologies, all made right here in the U.S. of A.," Obama said to cheers.
Indiana -- which Obama narrowly carried in the November presidential election, the first Democrat ...