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January 29, 2021

GM to Phase Out Gas Cars, Aims to Go Carbon Neutral by 2040
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General Motors said Thursday it will stop manufacturing cars that
produce tailpipe emissions by 2035 as part of a pledge to become carbon
neutral by 2040. GM's move to all-electric cars could cause other major
automakers to follow suit. A recent report by the Union of Concerned
Scientists found electric cars generate half the emissions of the
average comparable gasoline car, even when pollution from battery
manufacturing is accounted for. 


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