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Janice Schakowsky: “The average car on the highway right now is 12 years old, so it just seems to me--well, are there any considerations for…”

On the recordJune 24, 2015
The average car on the highway right now is 12 years old, so it just seems to me--well, are there any considerations for offering incentives for current car owners to purchase aftermarket DSRC technology?
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky questions the need for incentives for upgrading older vehicles with new technology.

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