General Motors Maps Its Zero-Emission Future

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Oct. 4, 2017

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CityLab

"This summer, California passed a Zero-Emission Vehicle mandate, requiring automakers who do business in the state to produce and sell battery or hydrogen-powered vehicles. Nine other states (Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont) have followed suit, and more might follow, predicts Virginia McConnell, senior fellow at the environmental think tank Resources for the Future."

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Virginia McConnell is a senior fellow at RFF. Her recent research is on policies to reduce greenhouse gases from the transportation sector, focusing primarily on the role of electric vehicles.

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