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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

Clean Fleet Report

With the recent growth of the electric automobile industry , it’s no surprise that EVs are a hot topic of conversation. For comparison, today only one percent of our current national fleet consists of electric vehicles. It All Began in the More than a Century Ago. Story by Martin Banks. EVs started simple.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. One reason for the delay according to GM CEO Mary Barra was that the company was taking “longer than expected” to hire and train staff for its new Warren, Ohio battery plant. One million.”. Neither does the U.S.

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