WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama's administration on Thursday announced steps to encourage the use of electric vehicles, including the creation of 48 charging routes on highways across 35 states.
The U.S. Department of Transportation will establish the new routes to increase the United States' electric vehicle routes to cover nearly 25,000 miles -- adding to the seven already established. The Obama administration says it hopes the measures will help reduce the effects of climate change, increase public access to clean energy technology and reduce the country's dependence on oil.