U.S. affirms commitment to EVs but eases off time-frame goal
January 31, 2013 at 14:04 PM EST
WASHINGTON/DETROIT, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy laid out a strategy on Thursday to promote green cars and lower their cost over the next nine years, but eased off its previously stated goal of putting 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015.