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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. million gallons of gas consumed by those white little trucks trolling your neighborhood. If those trucks are put into use 300 working days a year, that’s 87.5

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. That would require a dramatic increase in EV sales: In the United States in 2021, just over 1 million vehicles—less than 1 percent of those on the road—were fully electric.