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Reducing Carbon Emissions Quickly Is the Goal – Not Quarter-Mile Times (Commentary)

EV Adoption

At the Plaid launch event Elon Musk said that the Plaid was “faster than any Porsche, safer than any Volvo.”. The fast acceleration capability of electric vehicles was a key component to reducing the “golf cart” image of EVs that existed before the Tesla Model S emerged in 2012.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

Plug in America

Mayor Gary McCarthy of Schenectady, New York, likewise told his city’s Daily Gazette that internal combustion engines are on the way out. Mayor Gary McCarthy of Schenectady, New York, likewise told his city’s Daily Gazette that internal combustion engines are on the way out. We’re following the trend,” McCarthy said.

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