With Gas Prices Still Soaring, Electric Cars Meet A Moment
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4.2 • 6.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2022
⏱️ 12 minutes
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NPR's Brittany Cronin reports on one of the biggest EV launches of the year: Ford's F-150 Lightning. NPR's Camila Domonoske explains why China dominates the market for electric car batteries.
Also in this episode: General Motors President Mark Reuss, who spoke to NPR's Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition.
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| 0:32.4 | All right, we've been hearing about it for years. |
| 0:37.8 | Electric vehicles are the future. |
| 0:39.9 | Well, that future might be here. |
| 0:42.4 | The all new electric Volkswagen ID4. |
| 0:45.1 | The fully electric Hyundai Ionic 5. |
| 0:47.1 | The fully electric Kia EV6. |
| 0:50.1 | There are almost too many to keep up with. |
| 0:52.5 | The first ever all electric Chevy Silverado. |
| 0:55.5 | Just years ago, Tesla was the only game in town. |
| 0:58.9 | Ford's first all electric SUV is a must-a. |
| 1:02.4 | But now there are more and more new cars hitting the road. |
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