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A new America electric vehicle charging station in San Diego, California on Friday, July 30, 2021, included Volkswagen and Nissan electric vehicles. (Photo by Rishi Deka/SIPA USA)No Use Germany.

Americans love cars, and trucks, and SUVs. Our country is designed around the automobile. This episode of Climate Sense, hosted by Samantha Gross, is about transportation–an important part of our culture, our energy use, and our greenhouse gas emissions. She talks with two experts on the use of electric vehicles and seeks answers to the transportation challenge. What is the solution? Expanding our perceptions on the way we get around.

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