By Jim Snyder - 04/08/10 02:00 PM ET

A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to introduce legislation to set American transportation on a new course, away from the internal combustion engine and toward battery-powered cars and small trucks.David Crane, CEO of NRG Energy, an electric utility, told reporters the bill would adopt components of a blueprint the business-backed Electrification Coalition developed to solve a “chicken and egg” problem that’s kept drivers dependent on oil, often from not so friendly places. Customers won’t buy electric vehicles if there is not infrastructure to support them, and the infrastructure won’t be built if there are More >