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Electric cars

A sign for an electric car charging station at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

The UK joins a move to ban gas and diesel cars by 2040

Economics

Britain plans to outlaw the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans starting in 2040. But what are the hurdles to going electric?

An electric car being charged outside the new production line of the Transparent Factory of German carmaker Volkswagen in Dresden, Germany, March 30, 2017.

UK to ban sale of gasoline and diesel cars by 2040

Business
Electric Studebaker

The battle between gas and electric cars isn’t new

Science
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