( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and the U.S.” While sales of electric vehicles surge in China, the spread of more environmentally friendly vehicles is stumbling in the United States and Europe. [CutID: <Cuts> EVs-RECHARGE-house-q-WEDam.mp3 Time: 24s Title: EVs-RECHARGE-house-q-WEDam Out-cue: and the U.S.] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. China is the exception. Driven by […]
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EVs need a recharge as range limits, cost leave some drivers skeptical
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and the U.S.”
While sales of electric vehicles surge in China, the spread of more environmentally friendly vehicles is stumbling in the United States and Europe.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. China is the exception. Driven by government subsidies and mandates, vehicles with electric motors, including plug-in hybrids that combine electric and fossil fuel motors, topped 50% of sales in July.
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VERBATIM: Carmakers and governments have been struggling to meet years-old promises about affordability and charging stations. And consumers worried more about price and practicality are holding back where first-adopter climate warriors once piled in. Range, charging infrastructure and higher prices are sore points among both electric car enthusiasts and skeptics in Europe and the U.S.