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US utilities pledge switch to electric vehicles

By Shannon Bond in New York

Published: September 24 2009 20:48 | Last updated: September 24 2009 20:48

Duke Energy and FPL Group said on Thursday that their vehicle fleets would become entirely plug-in hybrid or all-electric by 2020.

The US utility companies announced a $600m investment to convert more than 10,000 cars and trucks at the Clinton Global Initiative summit in New York. The companies said the switch, set to begin in January, could reduce emissions by more than 125,000 metric tonnes over the next ten years.

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