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title: "How The Economics Of The Left And Right Have Failed The Electric Car"
summary: |-
  We need greater innovation to create electric cars that American consumers will actually want to buy and drive.
date: "2012-11-09"
issues: ["Clean Energy Innovation"]
authors: ["Matthew Stepp", "Clifton Yin"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2012/11/09/how-economics-left-and-right-have-failed-electric-car/"
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# How The Economics Of The Left And Right Have Failed The Electric Car

If the world is to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, EVs must become the vehicle of choice for consumers everywhere. The most important step, however, is greater innovation to create electric cars that they actually want to buy and drive.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2012/11/09/how-economics-left-and-right-have-failed-electric-car/*