Minn. girl delivers petition after biking to D.C.

Minn. girl delivers petition after biking to D.C.

She rode 32 days to deliver signatures promoting electric vehicles.

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press

Last update: July 21, 2008 - 4:29 PM

WASHINGTON - Fourteen-year-old Liza Stoner looked none the weaker today following a monthlong bike ride from Minneapolis to Washington, energized by her cause: to promote more environmentally-friendly electric vehicles.

Stoner met with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on the steps of the Capitol to deliver a petition urging Congress to authorize tax credits and incentives to encourage the manufacture of electric vehicles. Liza gathered about 1,200 online names for the petition.

"I want to raise awareness for electric vehicles and try to get something started," she said on a sunny, hot morning, in a spot overlooking the Washington Monument. "I want to let people know that the technology exists, and we could have electric cars — we just have to do something about it."

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