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How Are EVs Part of Environmental Justice?

Clean Fleet Report

For starters, those with the least income are unlikely to be able to afford to purchase a new car, let alone a Tesla. million households) would continue to experience high transportation energy burdens, defined…as spending more than 4 percent of household income on filling the tank or charging up.” “EV ownership in the U.S.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable. Electric vehicles require new or re-tooled factories , each requiring thousands of employees. North Carolina has provided $1.2 billion to Rivian.

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