Spain to Use Upcoming EU Presidency To Push Use of Electric Cars, Solar Power

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Spain will use its upcoming European Union presidency to encourage the use of electric vehicles and solar energy, Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian said Oct. 1.rnSpain's six-month term in the rotating post begins Jan. 1, 2010.rn"The electric vehicle is going to be our big industrial and energy policy goal in the coming years, and that's why one of the priorities of the Spanish presidency of the European Union, within the realm of the ministry I direct, will be the electric vehicle," said Sebastian, who is minister of industry, tourism, and commerce.