Why everyone suddenly got religion about electric cars

This year, the automotive world had a collective come-to-God moment around electric vehicles. 

Major auto players from all corners of the industry announced their plans to replace internal combustion engines with all-electric and hybrid systems, laying the groundwork for a world filled with battery-powered cars and the lower vehicle emission levels that come with them.  

The shift away from gasoline didn't just come from some predetermined edict sent from an auto-deity on high. There were several factors that brought all of these disparate actors together to embrace electrification en masse this year.  Read more...

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