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Surging sales of large gasoline pickups and SUVs are undermining carbon reductions from electric cars

  • Written by John DeCicco, Research Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan
Surging sales of large gasoline pickups and SUVs are undermining carbon reductions from electric carsPickup trucks for sale at a Michigan dealership.John DeCicco, CC BY-ND

Replacing petroleum fuels with electricity is crucial for curbing climate change because it cuts carbon dioxide emissions from transportation – the largest source of U.S. global warming emissions and a growing source worldwide. Even including the impacts of generating...

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