French Research Minister Valerie Pecresse talks with workers at the Renault car factory in Flins, near Paris October 2, 2009. France will invest 2.5 billion euros ($3.6 billion) over 10 years in research, subsidies and infrastructure development for electric cars as automakers race to get the vehicles on the road, its energy minister said. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS)