The electric car is here. General Motors developed this experimental car called the EV1. Toyota came out with the Prius, and it was kind of a sensation. The 100% electric zero gas Nissan LEAF only went about 80 miles before you needed to recharge it.
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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