The Tesla Model 3 is an electric car, but it was more than just a car. By 2020 all the auto companies have realized electric is the future and they've been working for a couple of years to try to catch up. The real moment is 2018 when Tesla starts making the Model 3 in very large numbers and sells them invery large numbers.
As California watches the impact of rising temperatures devastate its environment with brutal heat waves and raging fires, the state is taking increasingly far-reaching steps to combat climate change.
One of those measures — banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 — could prove a turning point for the transition to electric vehicles.
Guest: Neal E. Boudette, an automotive correspondent for The New York Times.
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