1. Beyond Oil: Personal Mobility in the 21 st Century American Dream Coalition Conference Bellevue, Washington April 18, 2009 Steve Marshall, Cascadia Center (206) 909-2019; marshallsj@comcast.net

2. “[N]o single issue is as fundamental to our future as energy. America's dependence on oil is one of the most serious threats that our nation has faced. It bankrolls dictators, pays for nuclear proliferation, and funds both sides of our struggle against terrorism. It puts the American people at the mercy of shifting gas prices, stifles innovation and sets back our ability to compete. It will be the policy of my administration to reverse our dependence on foreign oil....” President Barack Obama, January 26, 2009

5. Stimulus bill spending* over 4 years: $787 billion Oil import bill over the last 2 years: $790 billion Oil import bill over the next 4 years: $800 billion+ *(largest federal spending bill since World War II)

6. Transportation Produces 51% of Puget Sound Greenhouse Gas Emissions

7. “To reduce oil dependence, nothing would do more good more quickly than making cars that could connect to the electric grid.” — Brookings Institution Report, January 22, 2007

8. GM’s Chevy Volt

9. The Tesla Roadster

10. The Fisker Karma

11. Ford CEO Alan Mullaly said that although gasoline prices are now low, “over time we are going to see ever-increasing prices for energy.” Asked about Ford’s long-term plans, Mulally said: “You’ll see more hybrids, but you will really see a lot more electric vehicles.”

12. Better Place announces a network of electric-vehicle charging sites in the San Francisco Bay Area )

13. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s CEO, has announced an agreement with Oregon to deliver electric vehicles to the state by 2010