Need to recharge your car? Try Capitol Hill.
A Toyota Prius Hybrid charges on a city street. Soon hybrids might be able to charge up on Capitol Hill. (Rick Bowmer - AP)
By Ed O'Keefe
5/11/2011
Washington Post
"Looking for a place to recharge your electric car? Pretty soon you might be able to plug in on Capitol Hill.
A bipartisan klatch of senators is trying to tackle rising gas prices by installing automotive battery recharging stations in Senate parking lots and garages.
The group plans to introduce a bill Wednesday that Senate aides said would cost about $7,000 initially for the installation of the plugs. But they said the program would pay for itself by charging users $20 to $30 a month..."
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