A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America’s Streets
The car industry says it has an answer for drivers wary of going electric.
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Elon Musk’s car company is quietly poised to power the AI boom.
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EVs are poised to age like smartphones.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic The Great Tesla Sell-Off
You should buy a car from Elon Musk’s company—but only if it’s used.
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Many of L.A.’s signature places to get outdoors have been wiped out by the wildfires.
North Carolina’s Coming Run on Electric Cars
More than 1 million Americans are still without electricity. EV owners are using their cars to keep the lights on.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Electric Cars Are Still Not Good Enough
The long, torturous wait for cheap EVs isn’t ending in 2024.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The Solar-Panel Backlash Is Here
On sunny days, some states can waste lots of clean energy. Their response has been to make panels less affordable.
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The UAW strike is what happens when the car companies in Detroit start acting like Silicon Valley.
Jared Bartman / The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Rawpixel. The Inconvenient Truth About Electric Vehicles
The experience of owning, charging, and driving an electric vehicle makes the rising inequality of America more visible in new and subtle ways.
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