BRENWIN NAIDU | Beyond-the-electric-car warm and fuzzier

Electric cars don’t represent a complete solution to environmental issues

07 August 2022 - 18:32

All major carmakers are going electric. Some have taken a more aggressive strategy, announcing the complete demise of internal combustion, by the end of the decade. Envisage a world of zero-emissions mobility, with vehicular pods scooting about in near-silence, no nasty puffs emerging from tailpipes (no tailpipes at all) — a pollution-free automotive utopia...

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