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The future of driving is here—and it’s electric
A green revolution in daily travel has begun. Battery-powered cars are selling fast, and automakers—nudged by governments—are phasing out gas vehicles.
Once seen as staid substitutes for gas-powered cars and trucks, electric vehicles are suddenly the rage, embraced even by drag-racing enthusiasts. In June, carmakers from EV West in San Marcos, California, test their Electraliner—built with a Tesla motor and battery pack—in the Mojave Desert. They’re aiming to break EV land-speed records. A previous version of their EV dragster averaged 229.363 miles an hour on two tests.
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