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Hybrid vehicles remain competitive in the evolving electric car market
Amid the growing popularity of electric vehicles, hybrids continue to play a significant role in the automotive industry.
In short:
- Hybrid vehicles are maintaining popularity alongside fully electric vehicles, despite some manufacturers scaling back their production.
- Issues like high costs, maintenance complexities, and charging infrastructure challenges are slowing the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
- Hybrids offer a practical middle ground, combining electric and gasoline power, potentially aiding in reducing overall carbon emissions.
Key quote:
“Just because an electric vehicle is cleaner than an internal combustion engine-powered vehicle doesn’t mean that it is better to adopt the electric car. Is the goal of the policy to buy electric cars, or is the goal of the policy to reduce emissions?”
— Ashley Nunes, a researcher at Harvard Law School
Why this matters:
Hybrids are important for health outcomes as they can help in reducing carbon emissions, a major contributor to environmental pollution. This trend is vital in the context of national efforts to mitigate climate change and reflects a complex, evolving automotive market where consumer choices and technological advancements are key.
Be sure to read: The role of electric vehicles in the push for environmental justice.
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Hybrid cars enjoy a renaissance as all-electric sales slow
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India's capital bets on more e-buses, solar energy to curb pollution
India's New Delhi, the world's most polluted capital, is betting on expanding its fleet of electric buses and using more solar power in the next three years to improve the city's air quality, its finance minister said on Wednesday.
Miami Beach hybrid reef could help Florida coasts battle climate change
A new manmade hybrid reef being tested off Miami Beach aims to do what climate change has increasingly foiled: provide a powerful protector to storm surge and rising seas hammering Florida’s shores.
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Farmers rediscover benefits of traditional small grains in Zimbabwe
Farmers in southern Zimbabwe are shifting back to growing traditional small grains and maize after experiencing food shortages from the failure of their hybrid maize crops, which haven’t adapted well to the region’s dry soils and climate.
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The climate crisis could be driving the hybrid salmon population
The climate crisis appears to be increasing the numbers of hybrid salmon in western Canada. The hybrids of Chinook and Coho salmon were discovered in the Cowichan River on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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