we re developing a near 100-year supply of natural gas. that s something that we expect could support more than 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade. and that s why we ve worked with the private sector to develop a high-tech car battery that costs half as much as other batteries and can go up to 300 miles on a single charge. think about that. that will save you some money at the pump. and that is why we are helping companies like this one right here and plants like this one right here to make more cars and trucks that use less oil. when i ran for office, i went to detroit and gave a speech to automakers where i promised that i was going to raise fuel standards on our cars so that they d go further on a gallon of gas. i said we should do the same thing on trucks. i have to tell you when i said it, i didn t get a lot of applause in the room because there was a time when automakers were resisting higher fuel standards, because change isn t easy. but you know what? after three d