A report by the American Lung Association suggests that a switch to EVs could help avert up to 2.78 million asthma attacks, prevent nearly 110,000 premature deaths by 2050, as well as save over $1.2 trillion in public health costs.
A new incentive approved by the Biden administration aims to encourage more Americans to purchase electric cars. This is part of a larger plan to greatly increase electric car production this decade.
General Motors is about to go all electric. The US carmaker announced on Monday that it will be rolling out two new electric vehicles in the next 18 months and 20 electric vehicles over the coming six years.