Illinois Gov. calls for ‘electric’ highway, says "Lincoln would be very proud"

The future is here when it comes to electric vehicles, and Gov. Pat Quinn has a vision for an electric highway. With the unveiling of the Nissan Leaf, a 100 percent battery-operated vehicle, this week in Illinois, Quinn says it’s time for an electric highway, a road from Chicago to Springfield with electric vehicle charging stations along the way. “I look forward to having a Land of Lincoln, electric highways from Chicago to Springfield,” Quinn said. “I think Abraham Lincoln would be very proud of us." The state, according to Quinn, has a plan in the works to buy some electric vehicles for state use. Asked where the funding would come from for electric vehicle charging stations, Quinn says money was already built into the capital budget for electrical vehicle enhancements, with emphasis on charging stations...more

Yup, would just be another "internal improvement" that Lincoln and the liberal Republicans of that era were famous for.

The Land of Lincoln has turned into the Land of Loonies.