Op-Ed: Think bigger. Switching to electric cars isn’t enough
LA TimesIt might feel like the easy solution — just replace your gas-guzzling SUV with an electric SUV, and if everyone does that, eventually we’ll solve climate change. After all, car exhaust is the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California, so surely switching gas-powered cars to electric ones will make a huge dent in fighting climate change. There are some bottom lines that are true whether cars are powered by fossil fuels or electricity: Electric cars are just as dangerous for people outside the car; if you get hit by a 9,000-pound electric Hummer or a 7,000-pound gas Hummer, you’re dead either way. Electric cars take up the same amount of space as gas-powered cars; even if we could wave a wand and convert every car on the road today to an EV, traffic would still be miserable, and the demand for driving and parking space would continue to suck the lifeblood out of our cities. If all cars were electric, we would still spend a disproportionate amount of money building and maintaining car infrastructure, with little left over to build world-class high-speed rail, bus or bike infrastructure inside and between our cities.
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California emissions drop 2.4% due to electric vehicles and cleaner fuels, officials say
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Rethinking green transportation: Converting ICE vehicles into electric ones
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Biden administration revs up plans to transition from gas-powered vehicles to EVs
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California EV sales are falling. Is it just temporary, or a threat to state climate goals?
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Opinion: Greening our Northern California home and cars cut our energy bills by $11,000 a year. But it wasn’t easy
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Editorial: Don’t believe the naysayers. We can electrify the economy without leaving workers behind
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Editorial: California’s transportation spending doesn’t match its climate promises
LA TimesThe EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
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Editorial: California should tap its growing fleet of EVs to prevent blackouts
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Can California’s electric-vehicle push overcome the red-state backlash?
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California set a record for greenhouse gas reductions in 2020, but it means nothing
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Commentary: Driving an EV does not make you pro-environment
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California phasing out gas vehicles in climate change fight
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Editorial: Yes! California just banned the sale of new gas cars. This is a big deal
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EXPLAINER: California EV requirements face some obstacles
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California’s coming gas car ban: What it means
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Op-Ed: California can do better than carbon neutrality by 2045
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California plans to say 35% of new car sales must be EVs by 2026. Is the market ready?
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Editorial: California isn’t on pace to meet its climate targets. Here are 3 ways to cut pollution faster
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There's A Big Push For Electric Cars, With The White House Teaming Up With Automakers
NPRCheaper electric cars are coming but is it still too early to jump on board? It depends who you ask
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Editorial: To save the planet from climate change, gas guzzlers have to die
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Biden’s auto dilemma: How hard to push for electric cars?
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California is scrambling to avoid blackouts. Your refrigerator could help
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Climate change is actually pretty easy to solve — even easier than Joe Biden thinks
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