US President Barack Obama

"We can break our dependence on oil… and become the first country to have one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015"

"Allison's work on electric vehicles is helping U.S. rebuild. This is where the American economy is rebuilding and where we are re-energizing our factories"

"There are few breakthroughs as promising for increasing fuel efficiency and reducing our dependence on oil as electric vehicles"

"Soon, America will be home to 40 percent of global manufacturing capacity for these batteries. And that means jobs. But to make sure we stay on the road to this goal, we need to do more — by offering more powerful incentives to consumers, and by rewarding"

"Because of advances in the manufacture of these batteries, their costs are expected to come down by nearly 70 percent in the next few years. That's going to make electric and hybrid cars and trucks more affordable for more Americans"

"Electric vehicles would be the best fix to increase energy independence in the transportation sector"

"There are few breakthroughs as promising for increasing fuel efficiency and reducing our dependence on oil as electric vehicles"

"It doesn't take a Nobel Prize winner like Energy Secretary Steven Chu to tell you that electric vehicles run on electricity. So, he said, electricity should be generated in a safer, cleaner way"

"Just like the fuels we use, we also have to find cleaner, renewable sources of electricity. Today, about two-fifths of our electricity comes from clean energy sources. But I know that we can do better than that. In fact, I think that with the right incent"

"Show us that your idea or your company is best-suited to meet America's challenges, and we will give you a chance to prove it. Every company that wants a shot at these tax dollars has to prove their worth"

"The factor keeping electric vehicles from truly taking off is the size, weight and efficiency of the batteries themselves"