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U.S. electric cars are starting to gain mass support

Setec Powerr

At the UN climate conference in November 2021, six major automakers, including Ford and General Motors, pledged to stop selling new gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040. “They’re called the ‘original majority’,” said Gil Tal, director of the university’s Centre for Electric Vehicle Research.

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Driving on sunshine

Plug in America

Finally, I was doing something that could really make a dent in climate change. I charge at night, when rates are lowest, so there’s a speck of non-renewable energy in my battery. “I’ve had to pay the electric meter charge, but not a penny for the actual energy.” Driving on sunshine! Goodbye guilt. Hello hope.

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