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Is the US Falling Behind in the Race to Electric Vehicles?
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Date:2025-04-14 13:36:06
The auto industry, along with the Biden administration, has bet billions on the electric vehicle industry, but as 2023 comes to a close the auto industry is scaling back on its investment in EVs, prices are higher than many consumers can afford and charging stations can be hard to find.
NPR's Scott Detrow digs into the state of EVs in the United States with Biden administration Infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu and Keith Barry senior writer with Consumer Reports.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org
This episode was produced by Elena Burnett, and it was edited by Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
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