Advances mean all new US vehicles can be electric by 2035, study finds

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Advances mean all new US vehicles can be electric by 2035, study finds

Rapid electrification could save drivers $2.7tn by 2050 as cost of batteries to fall and recharge points to increase

www.theguardian.com

• Cost of batteries to fall and recharge points to increase
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• Rapid electrification could save drivers $2.7tn by 2050

Rapid advances in the technology and cost of batteries should allow all new cars and trucks sold in the US to be powered by electricity by 2035, saving drivers trillions of dollars and delivering a major boost to the effort to slow the climate crisis, new research has found.

Electric vehicles currently make up only about 2% of all cars sold in the US, with many American drivers put off until now by models that were often significantly more expensive than gasoline or diesel cars, as well as concerns over the availability of plug-in recharge points.





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This situation is likely to drastically change this decade, according to the new University of California, Berkeley study, with the upfront cost of electric cars set to reach parity with gasoline vehicles in around five years’ time. As electric cars are more efficient and require less costly maintenance, the rapid electrification of transport would save about $2.7tn in driver costs by 2050.
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Funny that autos started out as electric vehicles but that changed with Henry Ford & Standard Oil. They are coming full circle.