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Ready to buy a car that gets 100+ mpg?

Do you want plug-in electric cars with gas mileage better than 100 miles per gallon on the market, available for everyone to buy? So do we! But the US auto industry is standing in the way of getting this climate-saving technology onto the streets. For curbing climate change, for energy independence, for being prepared for peak oil, for cleaner air and for keeping good-paying jobs in the auto industry in the U.S. – it's time to bring plug-in electric cars to market! New technology to extend the range of hybrid cars by plugging them into renewable energy sources exists right now. We've been reporting on this technology in our publications for the past couple of years. Last summer, we produced a full issue of our quarterly magazine all about the most responsible fuel choices for our future, and we explained how plug-in hybrids are our best (and fastest!) hope for dramatically reducing the fossil fuels we consume for transportation in this country. Now we're ramping up our efforts. We want all of our members – each one of you – to talk to your local car dealer, and demand better from Detroit. The US auto industry killed the first generation of electric cars in the 1990s, and we won't let it happen again. That's why we've produced our online Adopt-a-Dealer guide to make it easy for you approach a car dealership in your area. All you have to do is start a conversation. Use our toolkit with talking points, sample letters, and a step-by-step guide to get your campaign on the road. Co-op America members have a history of taking collective action and achieving big victories for the green economy -- from pushing Procter & Gamble to start selling Fair Trade coffee, to pushing electric utility companies to cancel new coal-fired power plants, and more. Now is the time to take action with the auto industry. The largest chain of auto dealers in the country, AutoNation, is already on board with our campaign. "These new hybrids would offer consumers a 50-mile all-electric range, get the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon, be fully recharged at night and deliver all the performance and comfort of traditional gasoline-powered vehicles without the damaging emissions," says AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson. "We believe Americans will buy these vehicles, which is why we want to sell them." Help us get your local Ford and GM dealer on board with AutoNation, or visit your local branch of Penske Automotive Group, the country's second largest dealer. Please download our kit, and visit your dealer today. Any dealership you choose to visit represents one more step toward bringing these cars to market. Imagine each of the 60,000 e-activists reading this message today going to 60,000 different car dealers. And imagine each of those dealers learning more about plug-in hybrid technology, getting excited about selling these cars as the next generation of responsible automobiles, and communicating that enthusiasm directly to the decision-makers in Detroit. We can make a huge difference for the future of cleaner transportation. When you take action with our Adopt-a-Dealer guide, please let us know and feel free to contact us with any questions, and especially with news of your successes. Good luck! It's great to be working with all of you, Alisa Gravitz Executive Director Co-op America

Download our Adopt-a-Dealer toolkit and take action with your local dealer. DONATE to our Climate Action Program Help us push corporate polluters to make their companies more responsible. Donate today » PLUG-IN FACTS • Plug-ins powered by electricity from wind or solar can be 100-percent emissions-free. • Plug-ins charged with coal power still produce 30 percent fewer greenhouse gases than conventional gasoline vehicles. • Plug-ins cost less per mile, the equivalent of 75 cents per gallon. • Plug-ins can be a reality now. Current technology has been proven to work, and the current electrical grid could already power 73 percent of our commutes. Learn about plug-in hybrids, the cleanest cars we can make » Join Co-op America to keep informed about our work to build a green economy, including our work to push for better cars from Detroit. Don’t miss another issue of our Co-op America Quarterly, and also receive a copy of our National Green Pages™, our Guide to Socially Responsible Investing, and our bi-monthly green living newsletter Real Money. JOIN NOW »

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