The vast majority of a car’s emissions come from the fuel the vehicle consumes over its lifetime, not the materials that go into them. They now make up 13 percent of all new sales, making EVs the fastest-growing segment of the car industry. Wall Street and the auto industry seem to think so: Global automakers committed $1.2 trillion to develop electric cars instead of gasoline-powered cars. My bet is most car owners who keep gasoline-powered cars in their garages in a few decades will be people like Atkinson who are passionate about motorcars. Most people will be driving EVs and they’ll see gasoline cars the same way we see horses today: as hobbies.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2023 19:58 UTC