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DWP welcomes release of the General Motors EV1.


LOS LOS Length of stay, see there  ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1996--The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles.  has long been an advocate for the development and commercialization of advanced electric vehicles (EVs), and has eagerly awaited a·wait  
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 the first EVs to be manufactured by a major automaker for the general public.

With GM's EV1 being offered at Saturn dealerships Dec. 5, the wait is over.

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 applauds GM and Saturn on being the first major automaker to come to market with an electric vehicle," said Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM).

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 McCloskey, DWP assistant general manager for marketing and customer service.

"Since transportation is responsible for about 70 percent of the air pollution in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  area, replacing gas-powered vehicles with EVs offers enormous potential for improving local air quality," he said. "In addition, electric vehicles will reduce the nation's dependence on imported oil."

In Los Angeles, McCloskey said the DWP has developed a number of initiatives to help ensure the successful commercialization of EVs. The DWP is offering a discount charging rate for EV owners, working to streamline utility-side EV services for residential customers, and expanding the network of city and private charging stations for public, work site and fleet uses.

For further information on DWP's electric transportation program, call toll-free to 800/552-2334 or access DWP's Internet site at http://www.ladwp.com .

CONTACT: Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles

Ed Freudenburg, 213/367-1382
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