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Are electric vehicles poised to kill the gasoline engine car? Welcome to the ‘golden age’ of EVs

March 11, 2021 /

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After years of sluggish adoption, electric vehicles are poised for a sharp increase in sales, new products and investments that could eventually make the gasoline engine a thing of the past.

Look no further than Wall Street, where investors are positively giddy about the prospect of established automakers offeringfull lineups of electric vehicles, like General Motors, and about the chances of startups like Lucid Motors and Rivian that are promising groundbreaking EVs to come.

Nathan Bomey

USA TODAY

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The Path Forward: Electric Vehicles with General Motors President Mark Reuss – 3/11 – 9:30AM MST Online

As president of General Motors, Mark Reuss made global headlines when the company committed to go all-electric with its vehicle lineup by 2035. Automakers around the world are following suit to phase out fossil fuels in favor of more efficient, zero-emission vehicles. Reuss joins Washington Post columnist David Ignatius to discuss what is needed to drive mass EV adoption and how GM will drive the transition. Join Washington Post Live on Thursday, March 11 at 11:30am ET.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/03/11/path-forward-electric-vehicles-with-general-motors-president-mark-reuss/

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