Report: Clean Cars Would Save Millions on Holiday Travel

RALEIGH, N.C. - With AAA projecting more than 500,000 North Carolina families traveling this weekend for the Thanksgiving holiday, and spending an estimated $12.4 million on gasoline for their cars, fuel efficiency and alternatives are in the spotlight.Electric cars have long been talked about, but are now poised to enter the mainstream with Nissan putting out their first all-electric car this fall -- the Leaf. The ad campaign has environmental groups like Environment North Carolina excited over the potential impact on consumer opinion of alternative fuel sources for cars. Locky Stewart, field analyst for ENC explains why electric cars have such potential
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